eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Then there was the $95 million payroll system snafu back in 2008. It was even greater to hear it from industry veteran, Elliott Levine, Qualcomm’s Director of Worldwide Education, the company that commissioned the research from Project Tomorrow , and who always provides a great interview. And who can forget the $1.3

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

They are the Learning Management System (LMS) I use. Download this episode as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “Save As.” DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT 10MT #12 31 Favorite Tools I’m Using Right Now. Storybrand Productivity System by Donald Miller – [link]. I’ve included links below for you.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Companies that are committed to diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) provide products and services that authentically and accurately reflect the learners they serve—whoever they are and wherever they live. DEI, in general, can translate to different actions for every company, but all initiatives are rooted in the same values.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. Once teachers have uploaded their syllabus and material into the software, the system analyzes the content to create books and core concept material that is perfectly tailored.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools are building their esports programs. If a school adopts iPads, teachers can only use games that work with the Apple operating system. Platforms like xCloud and Steam are trying to make online catalogs that are open to any device , with games that are easier to download,” says Schaaf said.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Just in the past few months, a law student sued an automated proctoring company , students have complained about their use in student newspaper editorials and professors have compared them to Big Brother. Some say the systems often lead to false-positives, add stress to the test-taking process and invade privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Mixed reality brings new life to the K–12 classroom. The cube comes to life when using specific MERGE Cube apps , which can be downloaded and used on students’ tablets or phones.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Go to coolcatteacher.com/wellness and download your free educator wellness toolkit from Advancement Courses. If you want to replace a system like Evernote, then start with how to turn Notion into a notetaking system. Notion is free for educators. I hope you'll experiment and learn about Notion. Free Educator Wellness Toolkit.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It may not seem too surprising that one of the best-funded edtech startups in the past year of pandemic has been a company that piggybacks on the success of Zoom to add tools for running online classes. The plan when the company started was to start with higher education and K-12 and later expand into the corporate learning market.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

For years now, tech companies have been selling colleges tools that collect information about how students learn, where they travel on campus and what they do online. The hope is not only to avoid blowback , but also to design systems that work better for everyone.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This indicates a complementary relationship between AI and traditional support systems in the college application journey. Collaboration with traditional guidance: While AI tools are gaining popularity, the survey reveals that seniors also seek guidance from traditional sources, with 57.5% consulting a college counselor and 48.3%

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Instead of company founders presenting to crowds at a venue in the San Francisco Bay Area, they provided one-slide presentations, a company description and biographies of employees for a Y Combinator website. Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Once used by almost every major tech company to create computer content Flash is being replaced by more modern and open platforms. No updates for operating systems and browsers. Many teachers are still using EdTech that is generations behind other schools. Get your free download today. Adobe Flash software after 2020.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? School administrators considering legacy data platforms might also be underestimating the technical expertise needed to operate these systems. Not so fast. Finally, consider the limited focus of legacy data platforms.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Wayland Baptist University professor Don Ashley received a call this week from a student saying she couldn't log in to her learning management system (LMS), preventing her from attending a live online lesson. would tell a user to either upgrade (if the version is out of date) or download a browser that’s supported.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

A school secretary probably put together the three-page PDF, but it contained an order form from a yearbook company and a flier from the parent-teacher association. It was sent out by a school communications professional using a mass notification system provided by a vendor. Let text be text.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2020

Levin, a former director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association who now heads the consulting firm EdTech Strategies , is more concerned about what happens when millions of devices that have been removed from the protection of school district firewalls for five months are reconnected to district networks in August. “We

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

Moodle , one of the most widely used learning management system across the world today. EdSurge: Across the edtech industry, Moodle is perhaps one of the most recognizable tools and brands out today. The structure that we have is a central company, Moodle Proprietary Limited. That project would go on to become. in the U.S.)

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. Sessions will showcase techniques from Lightspeed Systems experts and include time for Q&A. 20:13 Um, Excuse me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Jesse Lubinsky Right, and if you think about it, it's as simple as duplicating a scene, moving, and just making it simple, but now it's web-based and we're not worried about downloading a video editing suite to do that. Vicki Davis Yeah. I can see we're BYOD. So some have Chromebooks, some have PC, some have Macs. Vicki Davis Yeah.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. By asking three key questions, leaders can get a better sense of their K-12 edtech ecosystem. Thus, while a school may think it has 20 official edtech tools in the classroom, the unofficial list could be over 200.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. The company will not take more than $30,000 over the two years.) The company says it has 50 hiring partners and plans to grow the list.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” Carnegie Mellon has a long history of commercializing its digital-learning tools, though. But Kenneth R.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Do your school’s students submit their school assignments by uploading PDFs or other files within a learning management system? As of now it integrates with many learning management systems, specifically, ones that support the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard , such as Blackboard.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2018

In fact, Gartner recently estimated that, on average, 40 percent of IT spending at companies is on shadow IT. It’s likely that in K–12 school districts, where IT is typically more physically and logically distributed than in the average company, shadow IT may be even more widespread.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

The goal is to merge engineering and design research happening at the city’s universities with resources and opportunities from the media and technology industry—to develop new prototypes, explore applied R&D projects, launch new companies and encourage the latest thinking.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. The book costs $4.99

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Nearly four years later, the Utah-based company is taking another business leap, with a $10 million investment from edtech venture capital firm Owl Ventures. We needed a company that was able to do that.”. Then going forward, the company would charge for services, like maintenance or software hosting, to drive revenue.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

What if the best way to help people was to reach them before they touched the criminal justice system? He has worked in collaboration with innovative tech and publishing companies (Google, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Apple) to redefine teaching and learning in the digital age. How do we grade remote learners?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system out there. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. Download the PDF Transcript. Sponsored by Bloomz I’ve been using Bloomz for three years now and I love it.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 23, 2020

As state-imposed lockdowns continue to hamper business activities, companies are finding out ways to mold themselves in this ‘new normal’ situation. It is worth noting that many universities and companies had online platforms in place, but they were not utilized much. One of the hardest-hit sectors among others is the education sector.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

And I remember my first year in the education system; my teachers thought I was mute; they thought I couldn't speak. If you have an iOS device or Android device and download the Microsoft Translator app, which takes it to a different level, you have the ability to do the same thing. Bios as Submitted. Teresa Magpayo Castro.

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