Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The truth is edtech products that foster more learning than would happen in analogue settings can be difficult to find. So naturally, one of the big questions we face is, how can we help ensure effective edtech happens more often? The key lies in helping educators to look at the available evidence and make careful decisions.

EdTech 208

EdTech Comparison Study Groups 208

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 8, 2015

Businesses working with schools can help themselves by closely monitoring applications to the E-rate program, and their use of federal discounts made available, a newly published guide says.

E-rate 40

E-rate Company Broadband Online Learning 40

Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Ratings and reviews . Students can rate the classes they take in an LMS. An LMS class rating can be displayed as a five-star system. Students can give feedback through class ratings and reviews. You’ve probably seen it dozens of times before, in e-commerce for example. AI recommendations and personalized goals.

LMS 403

LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out what administrators should consider when integrating new education technology!

Trends 407

Trends E-rate Analysis Education 407

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology.

Company 86

Company E-rate iPad Training 86

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn what K–12 schools can do to balance student privacy and security. Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. Marquita Brown is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K-12. by Marquita Brown.

Digital Citizenship 181

Digital Citizenship E-rate EdTech Software 181

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

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. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You also can hold down “e” or “n” to get accented characters. Finally, my Zoe can type her name the way that it’s supposed to be typed, because it had an accent on the “e”. You probably won’t need it until you say, “Oh, I need an accented ‘e’…” So then hold down the “e’ and see what’s there. Vicki: Awww… Yeah.

iPad 258

iPad E-rate iPhone Company 258

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Moving to the cloud can be good for both vendors and schools It is in the interests of the edtech industry for educators to feel confident about using technology. Edtech cannot afford to let the specter of cybercrime dampen enthusiasm. Wireless, once a frustration for many teachers, has largely improved. Cybercrime is the next threat.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Often they read about these incidents on the news before receiving official notice from the district or company. “We Fortunately, the company confirmed that no one else had accessed that data. over 77 million users compromised.

EdTech 88

EdTech Data Edmodo Company 88

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. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 3:48 Great. 4:13 All right.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. PublicSchoolWORKS became possible in the late ’90s when the government launched the E-Rate Program. This can negatively affect student progress, grades, and even graduation rates,” explains Temming.

E-rate 100

E-rate Software Report Company 100

Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

If a school receives E-rate program discounts for Internet access, they need to follow CIPA guidelines, including implementing a web filter. Organizations and companies across the globe use web filtering tools to protect users, networks and devices. Watch the short video What are examples of web filtering software and features?

Software 245

Software Digital Citizenship Social Media E-rate 245

Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

While textbook publishing companies now offer digital versions, you can also find open textbook options online. Search results will give a star rating for a peer review and a user rating to help you find high-quality materials. TextBookGo is a website that has free e-textbooks that teachers and students can download.

OER 130

OER E-rate Hapara Libraries 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

28, children’s media company Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Outright Games to launch CoComelon: Play with JJ on Nintendo Switch. Existing regulations focus mostly on content appropriateness, she adds, which may lay the groundwork for some gaming companies to continue to promote false advertisements about their products.

Video 181

Video E-rate Mobility Tablets 181

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

Adobe 60

Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

The federal Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted in 2000 and requires schools to have an internet safety policy in place to receive E-rate program discounts. You need to update these categories often, though some web filters come with databases that the company updates periodically. Keyword filtering.

Digital Citizenship 243

Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Hapara 243

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.”

Online Learning 130

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 130

eSpark

AUGUST 8, 2023

OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT and the Dall-E image generator, has been particularly scrutinized since the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022. The company has had to address bias issues on the fly as its users surface unforeseen issues in their outputs, ranging from political ideologies to ethnic stereotypes.

E-rate 98

E-rate Training Comparison Outcomes 98

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

It tells you the rate it gives you is so much data and it took a matter of not even a minute. That’s R-e-a-d-l-e-e – get started with Readlee today! The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

Accessibility 387

Accessibility Tools Microsoft Data 387

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. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market. percent and negative 1.1

Report 70

Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. References Bjork, E. & Bjork, R.

Education 60

Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Listen Now.

Google 291

Google Twitter Data Tools 291

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

The 29-year-old lives in Beijing, where she leads a team at an education company that develops English curriculum for kindergartens and schools across China. For some people, the policy shift had immediate consequences, as fortunes fell when stock prices for China’s giant edtech companies crashed.

EdTech 153

EdTech Company Industry E-rate 153

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. 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.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

VIDEO: HOW TO MEASURE EDTECH PILOT SUCCESS The Digital Promise Edtech Pilot Framework can help develop a personalized and measurable pilot goal through the application of hundreds of free tools and resources, videos, and best practices.

Guidelines 40

Guidelines Student Data Privacy E-rate Data 40

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition). This is an area where it would improve the job of edtech developers if we said, 'Here’s what you’re allowed to gather and share.'

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Following hashtags such as #mlearning, #slide2learn, #iOSedApp, #edtech and #edchat can be beneficial. School districts can look into E-Rate funding, local and national grants, local company contributions and help from their PTO. Talk to neighboring school districts. Find out what has worked well and what has not.

E-rate 40

E-rate Mobility Mobile Learning Policies 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act.

Technology 174

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 174

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Read more: 6 Awesome examples of EdTech for the visually impaired student. However, many technology companies are becoming increasingly aware of how different tools regarded as “assistive technology” could be impactful to everyone. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design. Encourage usage. All in all.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Five PRIME Factors for EdTech Evaluation As someone who has evaluated and published findings on an edtech program for two decades, closely watching the marketing hype in the math edtech market in particular, I’ve come to believe something you may find shocking: All edtech programs work.

Comparison 52

Comparison EdTech E-rate Outcomes 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The thread on this tweet has the details. Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. Among its recommendations, New America calls on policymakers to “expand the E-Rate Program so that libraries and schools can get discounts on the technology services that patrons and students need to get online from home.” 2,200), U.S.

Libraries 154

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 154

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst. How do we get reliable bandwidth at a decent rate?

EdTech 40

EdTech E-rate Google Company 40