Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Just when many school districts were starting to feel good about their wireless coverage and internet bandwidth, they face yet another question about technology infrastructure: how good are their defenses against hacking, or what’s more formally known as “cybercrime”? Wireless, once a frustration for many teachers, has largely improved.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

(Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource, said that the U.S. educational devices sold run on the company’s operating system, up from 51 percent during the third quarter last year.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Teachers can easily manage esports teams by focusing on managing students rather than being experts in the games or technology. Equipment for esports can often be repurposed from existing technology used in other classes. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state.

E-rate 362

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 362

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Theresa Ellington is the instructional technology manager for Life Schools, an eight-campus charter school district south of Dallas, TX. How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The marketing tools used to promote a company online are a significant component of the approach adaptable to companies of any size and operating in any sector. If your company uses software to help it find and categorize its social media followers, you must go deeper into your customers’ profiles.

Tools 26

Tools Social Media Data Industry 26

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Verizon has committed over $3 billion to help schools pay for technology, hoping “to leave no student behind.” K-12 school districts must plan for a variety of costs related to technology integration.

Technology 170

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. Schools should focus on e-books more which will help to cut down the cost of books from the cost of tuition. Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. You know the saying “The only constant is change”. Jennie Magiera.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. And your latest story, Benjamin, focuses on the Federal Communications Commission, and you talk about E-Rate.

Report 102

Report E-rate Technology Education 102

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Campus Technology: “ CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps.” You can get a Microsoft certification! Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” It lives.).

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Beheshti, IEEE Senior Member, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 115

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” ” Idaho Ed News quotes local high school students who protested the visit and their school’s reliance on technology.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. . Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” DESTROYED. .

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? Via Masslive.com : “ Massachusetts state government announced a new partnership with an online education company on Thursday to help public employees and the state’s public universities take advantage of online classes.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. ” asks Chester E. ” $100,000. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Some cited him.

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned. ” Shrug.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” Racism, Immigration, and Education. ” Bye, Mercator.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Oh, how very different “the politics of education (technology)” drumbeat sounds from some ed-tech publications: Trump will mean more “ innovation ” in higher ed, according to eCampus News. Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” ” Wheee.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Rasmussen College is expanding its CBE program, Campus Technology reports. ” asks MIT Technology Review.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The Department of Education has released a “Higher Education Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan ,” just in the nick of time I guess. ” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” ” They’re suing the company.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Denny Sanford, whose company – checks notes – sells social emotional learning curriculum to schools. The company has raised $15.7 million total.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” Jackso n, acting assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. for-profits? ” Immigration and Education.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” I mean, yes, I’m totally making up the framing of the “trends” angle here (in the hopes, I confess, to defanging all those ridiculous clickbait articles that just list a bunch of shiny new consumer technology products and predict that they’re poised to “revolutionize school”).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. ” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” Reuters continues its investigative series on various education (technology) scandals. ” Pay attention to student loan companies ! The company has raised $38.5

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40