Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. LaunchPacks offers the highest quality learning content, assessments, reading support tools, and translations that enable non-native English-speaking parents to engage with at-home learning. More online learning help.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Maggioncalda calls Coach a “hands-on, interactive” tool, one that lets learners set their own pace with the material. The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. She’s now completing an online MBA from Western Governors University (WGU).

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2023

What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. LaunchPacks offers the highest quality learning content, assessments, reading support tools, and translations that enable non-native English-speaking parents to engage with at-home learning. More online learning help.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Study Accessibility 196

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

Early stage edtechs are also participating in the AWS EdStart program, the AWS edtech virtual startup accelerator, designed to help entrepreneurs build the next generation of online learning, analytics and campus management solutions on the AWS Cloud.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Free Distance Learning Resources. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Sure, having specialized software for learning is great, but these will at least start you off on the right foot. And, without a doubt, it has disadvantages.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. Reflecting on the process of shifting from on-campus to online teaching reminds me of a recent experience in my personal life.

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Digital Learning Blackboard Course Exercises 192

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Over the course of about 10 chapters, players read about different tools they can use to repel an animated robot attack on a facility they’ve built. The game explains why certain tools—door badge readers, for example—are government mandated and illustrates cybersecurity best practices to employ at work.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating some new and exciting teaching opportunities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Jacksonville, FL — TeacherMade, the online platform for making interactive digital learning activities, has released a software update that allows Teachers to share account access with other Teachers, paraprofessionals, substitutes, administrators, IEP/504 teams, or any other stakeholder. said Farrow.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

“Learning is not a spectator sport.” On this blog I’ve shared thousands of web tools, apps, and resources that are free or offer a freemium option for teachers. Even if you are just a beginner these products are easy to learn and implement. These companies did not pay me or ask me to write about them.

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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.

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EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 169

Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. para to enable and deliver rich learning experiences with equity at the centre, where learners are seen and valued for who they are. para, students have access to, and ownership of the tools that best support them as learners.

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Hapara EdTech Digital Citizenship Groups 130

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. The other Moraine Valley students will finish spring semester with online simulations developed by the faculty. Based in Englewood, Colo.,

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

There will be some important lasting impacts, though, experts say: Faculty may incorporate online tools, to which many are being exposed for the first time, into their conventional classes. Along with their students, faculty were “thrown into the deep end of the pool for digital learning and asked to swim,” Moe said.

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Tools Coursera Course Survey 117

Neo LMS

MAY 26, 2016

They need to measure everything in order to personalize their instructional practices — online or otherwise — and improve all their metrics. These skills may not develop only in an online learning environment, but they surely aren’t hindered either. Success of online education for students.

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Education Course Personalized Learning Data 253

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 94

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Now First Book wants to apply this model—where teachers drive demand for educational materials and shape the market—to the market for digital learning products. To do that, it is partnering with Games and Learning , a for-profit company, to build a new marketplace for online educational materials, particularly games.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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Schoology Digital Citizenship Learning Libraries 77

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice. Here in the U.S. Parents quickly complained and Boyle’s team began moving to something more structured.

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Khan Academy Secondary Blended Learning Facebook 218

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Nowadays students of all grades complete their homework, communicate with their peers and teachers, check their grades and conduct research for assignments online. Learning is more digital than ever and it will only continue in that direction. Digital security threats can come from new and unexpected sources.

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Symantec Software Data Smartphone 334

Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Are some subjects more or less conducive to online learning than others? Why were some better than others?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The company’s business model calls for giving its services to schools for free but charging families for them. We woke up on a Monday and saw 10 to 15 times” the number of customers the company had served at the same time the year before, he remembered. “It Credit: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for TechCrunch. “We It was nuts.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

As a side note: We’ve been fielding a lot of reader mail on the topic, and we’d love to hear more from you—particularly if you’re a science teacher covering the subject in class, or are working with consultants to shore up your digital learning plans. Or ping us if you simply have ideas for what you’d like to learn more about.

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Education Conference EdTech Industry 157

ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. The question was only posed to faculty and not to digital learning leaders.

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EdTech Survey Software Report 156

Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

Here we are talking about virtual campus management solutions or online learning management solutions that can essentially digitize the teaching-learning. Some of them are developing their own courses to train workers in the skills the company needs. Go with a company that offers great customer support.

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How To MOOC Mobility Course 119

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. He calls it an “evolution in digital literacy.” “I Smith University.

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 209

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s a trilogy in the making, and for 2U’s third chapter, the online program management company wants in on bootcamps. This marks the largest purchase to date by 2U, which launched in 2008 to work with colleges and universities to create online graduate degree programs. The two companies officially signed the deal at 6 p.m.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Discovery Education will help HNCS achieve this challenge by providing engaging STEM learning opportunities throughout the curriculum.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day.  Discovery, Inc.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Because the COVID-19 Pandemic has restructured U.S.

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Student Engagement Advocacy Outcomes Report 78

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The college counseling company at the heart of the “Varsity Blues” cheating scandal did more than just help students get into college through fraudulent means. It also had its employees pose as students to take online courses for them once they were enrolled, to make sure they passed.

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Course Study Policies Company 148

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Len Evenchik “We needed a vendor partner with a flexible approach to developing courses and working with faculty, one that wouldn’t lock us into using a particular tool or platform in the future. Some companies had a cookie-cutter approach to course development. Online course at Boston College's Carroll School of Management.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI holds much promise for the future of education AI tools can offer personalization and targeted interventions Discover more about what AI in education holds for teaching and learning Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

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Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning Gamification 52

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

DUBAI, UAE–29 September, 2020 : The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

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