eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. Since 2012, Verizon Innovative Learning has committed a total of $535 million in STEM education efforts in support of digital inclusion. billion in 2019.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. I’ve always thought of the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning. Photo by Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is most commonly associated with extended reality technology (virtual reality and augmented reality), as well as with social media capabilities and the use of digital avatars controlled by users. Additionally, the use of avatars within the metaverse delivers something akin to student-centered learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education, a Beijing company I consult with that delivers U.S. online degrees to Chinese working professionals, says that China’s distance-learning programs are largely two- to three-year, second-rank vocational and professional schools. Recently, in the wake of uneasy relations with the U.S.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

So when Piedmont is looking for great digital science and social studies programs for its middle school, it’s hard for them to know where to look and what’s out there. WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Every year, educational technology companies introduce new platforms, devices, and apps, all of which bring exciting new possibilities for teaching and learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour. Their plan seems to have worked.

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Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. Like I invented laptops, iPads and the app store. Like I'm the one who started this digital revolution as a way to enhance the curriculum in school. Spoiler alert #3 - computers aren't just in technology companies!

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

At the turn of this century, adventurous faculty ventured out into cyberspace on their own, propelled by their own talent, accompanied merely by a laptop and internet access. Of course, as with every digital service provider, not all clients are happy.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There was a person behind the scenes basically typing on a laptop and a teacher kind of controlling it. We had a company that was pushing automated class roll call. That was a really good example of what we call a Wizard of Oz approach. You might as well just have a puppet in a classroom. Facial recognition can do that in two seconds.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

EdSurge: Your new company is building a video platform for online teaching. Dan Avida, CEO and co-founder of Engageli I started working out of our living room [when the pandemic first hit and offices closed], and I noticed that my two daughters were walking around and holding a laptop. And the other was playing video games.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

The approach aims to solve a major downside of remote learning—a sense of social isolation as students and professors sit alone at laptops. And even when students have the right gear, there can be a learning curve to new tools. Not every student has the technology to get to these virtual spaces, however.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long. But the phones aren’t the problem.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Companies like Amazon and Facebook have systems that continually respond to how users interact with their apps to make the user experience easier. The system, which harnesses AI, recently won first place in the annual XPrize Digital Learning Challenge , which boasts a purse of $1 million split among winners. “In

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2016

The e-books will be readable on e-readers, tablets, smartphones, laptops and other devices. “This partnership is illustrative of Amazon Education’s overall commitment to making connected classrooms a reality by helping students and educators with the transition to digital learning,” Amazon said in a statement.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. By guest blogger Leo Doran.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning?

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2020

pi-top, creators of computing devices that combine digital making, coding, and practical projects, today announced their partnership with Maker Mask. Founders Jesse Lozano and Ryan Dunwoody created the first 3D printable laptop in 2014, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2017. About pi-top.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning? I spun around my laptop, which was currently displaying Mancrates , a website that sends Valentine’s boxes to avid lovers of artisanal meats. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?” There was something for everyone.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long. But the phones aren’t the problem.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2015

New technology offerings include convertible laptops, immersive computing. New products include two convertible laptops, the HP Spectre Pro x360 G1 Convertible PC and HP Pro x360 310 G2 Convertible PC. HP also announced new features to Sprout by HP , the company’s immersive computer: 3D scanning capability.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

-New Collaboration Introduces Unique Combination of Dynamic Digital Content and Targeted Professional Learning to Chilean Schools- Silver Spring, Md. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc., million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education’s services are available in approximately half of U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Expansive, digital workspace deepens collaborative learning. a collaboration-solutions company, announced the integration of its Span system into Riverview High School’s innovative, high-tech science lab in Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. m) digital canvas. Nureva Inc.,

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student? It could be argued that both ridesharing app companies are popular not only because of the technology that drives them, but because they were launched at the right time.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Novel, online programs enable adult student to learn anytime, anywhere. I’ll just pop open my laptop for an hour or so after the kids go to bed,” says a one adult learner, working to complete her bachelor’s degree online with the ASU Global Freshman Academy. We invite you to suggest products to add here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets?

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The prognosticators at Futuresource, meanwhile, are bullish on 2-in-1 devices, or devices with detachable or convertible keyboards that can be used either as a traditional laptop, or as a tablet. educational devices sold run on the company’s operating system, up from 51 percent during the third quarter last year. percent in 2014.

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techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

Attendees attended Learning Labs and Poster sessions facilitated by educators. These opportunities encouraged participants to take a deep dive into educational topics and try tools like laptops, 3D printers, exploratory equipment like Google cardboards, and other interactive tools and programs. Joseph Ed.D

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Intelitek ’s learning solutions have provided learners across the globe with the competencies needed for in-demand careers in production.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

Since many districts didn’t have a digital learning plan in place for an event like a global pandemic, they are scraping together varied approaches of online learning that are evolving as the situation changes. It’s been one area that teachers can do themselves just by accessing a few tools on their laptop or smartphone. .

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Technology solutions can provide the personalized learning, lower costs , and encouragement needed at community colleges where increased fees and lack of structured-support can have a negative effect on the nontraditional student population. Embracing Innovative Digital Tools: Johnson County Community College.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

A computer scientist, she opens a door in the table’s guts where a laptop computer is hidden, types on its keyboard and, within seconds, the animated gorilla is back to her pedagogical self again. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. Castano and Willow Oaks schools are expected to open their makerspaces in the fall.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. We’re getting legislation [about online learning] pushed in quickly and rolled out really rapidly, and we really still don’t have sufficient evidence,” Miron said. Related: Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops. Why Mississippi?

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