The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

A photo from a 2018 report shows a teacher using Lumilo smart glasses, developed at Carnegie Mellon University, in an experiment. Computerized instruction offers the promise of a technological version of a personal tutor, giving instant feedback and tailoring lessons for each child’s needs. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Study Learning Analytics Data Software 132

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If a learning platform uses videos to explain concepts, and a designer doesn’t think about the effect of slow internet, students with spotty access are shortchanged. They’re putting pressure on ed-tech companies to be more accessible,” Aguiar said. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Accessibility Company Trends Survey 106

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

For example, companies who do not invest significantly (or at all) in research say they don’t do so because their investors and customers (districts and IHEs) aren’t asking for it. Across these presentations, discussions, and breakout group report outs , several common themes and potential next steps emerged.

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EdTech Guidelines Groups Survey 194

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. Optimizing Data Reports. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Data Education Report Professional Learning 53

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Personalized learning lets Champlain Valley Union High School sophomore Bella Curtis study toward a certificate in horse management. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based learning. Photo: Austin Haeberle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. –

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Advocacy Learning Conference Common Core 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

For example: These teachers are far more likely than their less-confident counterparts to report daily use of digital curricula, learning management systems, and parent communication tools. . In fact, just 1 percent of this group of teachers reported being “resistant to new technologies.” –Eric Risberg/AP-File.

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Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. This story also appeared in The Nevada Independent. That’s going to be difficult, under the circumstances.

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Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 133

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Retail Price: Contact company for pricing. With the purchase of a Wowzers subscription, teachers and administrators have unlimited access to on-demand PD, including an informational overview document and video tutorials. Teachers have their own dashboards and can request a variety of reports or make changes in student paths.

Blended Learning 46

Blended Learning Tablets Data Assessment 46

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.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422. I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. Snagit will enable teachers to grab text from a screen capture and paste it into another document without retyping the text. Docebo Learn LMS.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

In recent years, K-12 education has moved toward competency based education which focuses on supporting students to learn at their own pace, which requires highly personalized and technology-supported instructional methods like Gooru. Around the country, schools using this approach are documenting student success.

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Haiku Learning Competency Based Learning Wiki Common Core 40

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

He noted that this approach, which tracks and documents successes and failures, might yield to more results than anecdotal experimentation done by classroom teachers in the past. For us, it’s really about enabling learning.” That claim was quickly debated on Twitter ). I disagree with all of them.”

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EdTech Microsoft Conference Outcomes 92

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

They not only look at how the product would fit with their learning standards and curriculum, but the product must also work within their LMS. At every step, they involve the developers so the companies understand Broward’s expectations and why the team made its final decision. She thinks the industry is lagging behind. and Mark C.

EdTech 40

EdTech LMS Robotics Training 40

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This “Swiss Army knife” artificial intelligence learning assistant can do so much. Here are a few features of Read&Write from TextHelp: Its text-to-speech tool reads web pages, emails, and documents out loud. It defines words and makes a personal word dictionary. It can highlight, research and collect notes.

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Personalized Learning Smartphone Khan Academy Learning 245

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. has joined the ENA family of companies. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 53

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker. 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.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 130

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Strong opinions may be weakly held. .'

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EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

during the early months of 2020, we all wondered how—or if—students would continue to learn amid the turbulence. Seemingly overnight, educators, parents and edtech companies churned out crisis plans for remote instruction in hopes of carrying on, at the very least, until summer break. Enter interoperability.

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Data LMS EdTech Accessibility 212

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Oh, and unroll.me collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Kate McAnelly, chief academic officer, and Natalee Feese, math instructional specialist, for Fayette County Public Schools in Kentucky, a partner district of Savvas Learning Company, faced those questions when putting their LMS to the test. With the enVision program,” explains Feese, “it's built for at-home learning.

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LMS Learning Assessment EdTech 137

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Oh, and unroll.me collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Teachers now, more than ever, need a consistent, convenient and customizable toolset to help document time on task and individual student progress through key learning objectives – all to help close those gaps,” said Sean Ryan, President of McGraw Hill’s School Group. this fall. . . McGraw Hill.

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Assessment Adaptive Learning Facebook Company 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

He’s put $100 million of his own money into his company Kernel (which I guess means we’re supposed to believe it’s a real, viable thing) with the promise of developing computer chip implants that will bolster human intelligence. ” “ How Can Educators Strike a Balance Between Blended and Social-Emotional Learning?

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

THE CITY, Columbia Journalism Investigations, Type Investigations and City Limits have spent a year documenting the NYC Department of Education’s response to COVID-bereaved children in public schools. Recent reports reinforce our findings. New York City schools have yet to do that. The city moved quickly.

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Training Report Analysis Elementary 96

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. EDSBY ( edsby.com ) Edsby has introduced new ways to capture and report on evidence of student learning.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 53

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 6, 2015

According to the MDR 2014 State of the K–12 Market Report, there’s a growing demand for solutions that improve teaching and personalized learning and educators are willing to consider new instructional models. Blog All About It–Before, During, & After Learning. For example, programs like Easel.ly

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Strategy Technology Social Media Facebook 40

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 21, 2023

Has the company disclosed this? There are many categories of AI tools, but here are a few examples that might be relevant to schools: Personalized Learning : AI tools can create personalized learning experiences for each student, adapting to their individual learning style and pace. Transparency is a must.

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Tools Classroom Data Policies 90

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. She is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

But when it comes to the biggest stories of the year thus far, what are the writers themselves—education reporters—reading and thinking about? Nichole Dobo (The Hechinger Report): I think there's been a real push in schools to (to use a jargon term) personalize learning.

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Report E-rate Technology Education 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And, in an age where teachers are being asked to shoulder an increasingly heavy load, AI-generated content can save time, unlock creativity, personalize learning, inspire joy, and ultimately make the profession more sustainable. AI edtech companies like Hypatia are already making this incredible technology a reality.

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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EdTech Industry Assessment Data 134

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Read the page one story in The New York Times on North Dakota third-grade teacher, Kayla Delzer, who according to the reporter is one of the “tech-savviest teachers in the United States.” Reporter Natasha Singer says: Her third graders adore her. She agrees to use their products in her classroom and give the companies feedback.

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Social Media Facebook Instructional Materials Report 71

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

.” Via Wired UK : “ UK’s Nudge Unit tests machine learning to rate schools and GPs.” Via Education Week : “Two Districts Roll Back Summit Personalized Learning Program.” Via ProPublica : “What We Discovered During a Year of Documenting Hate.” ” “Nudge Unit.”

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OER Education Robotics LMS 44