The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

Classroom 427

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 427

eSpark

AUGUST 8, 2023

Amazon tried building a similar program to improve their hiring process and almost immediately realized the system was penalizing women because the dataset it was trained on reflected the male-dominant tech culture of the time. The humans who fine-tune the system The initial dataset is only the first step in ChatGPT’s training process.

E-rate 98

E-rate Training Comparison Outcomes 98

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. implemented Lightspeed Systems’ Relay , the service helped the district avoid four potential crisis situations. Some tools can be very invasive, Attai says. .

Digital Citizenship 190

Digital Citizenship E-rate EdTech Software 190

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. The district staff often came into the office on weekends to handle the backlog reporting system.

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E-rate Software Report Company 100

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

And as they revise, they can see how long learners spent looking at that passage and other details about how they moved through the digital tool, since every action leaves breadcrumbs to analyze. As a result, educators have been forced to rethink how they teach using digital instructional tools and practices.

Education 202

Education Learning Software Knewton 202

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. Vicki: Fantastic.

Google 291

Google Twitter Data Tools 291

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

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. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools? Using Google Tools to Help Improve Behavior and Increase Engagement. Listen Now.

Google 176

Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 176

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. Top 7 Marketing tools to analyze the market and accelerate growth . The most effective marketing tools include: Carto.

Tools 26

Tools Social Media Data Industry 26

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

After taking steps to update and increase funding for the E-rate program in 2014, this year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. sees E-rate’s expansion to include dark fiber provisioning as yet another way for U.S.

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E-rate Broadband Laptops Meeting 59

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

Online Learning 114

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 114

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. percent to 76.6

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. A company or organization’s interests in positive findings can bias or lead to selective reporting about the findings.

EdTech 175

EdTech Comparison Study Groups 175

Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Compare & Connect K-12 is our free online tool that shows bandwidth prices and speeds for school districts across the country. Although the E-rate program provides substantial financial support, there is sometimes still a “gap” in funding that cannot be covered using the district’s existing budget.

Broadband 70

Broadband E-rate Tools Company 70

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

For years, the federal government has helped local schools buy computers through E-rate, the money it collects through a service fee charged to telecommunications companies. To get E-rate money, though, local systems have to pitch in matching funds.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Company System 40

Discovery Education

MAY 10, 2022

Minecraft: Education Edition uses game-based learning to prepare students for the future by building future-ready skills like creativity, problem solving, and systems thinking while nurturing a passion for play. Minecraft, the Minecraft logo and the Mojang Studios logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Learn More.

Game-Based Learning 59

Game-Based Learning E-rate Microsoft Digital Citizenship 59

Brainscape

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The makings of great salespeople Companies hire salespeople because they’re go-getters, charismatic, can talk the talk, and bring the deals across the finish line. Salespeople waltz into their positions without the right product knowledge training, and the company’s sales funnel suffers. It makes sense, doesn’t it?

Training 52

Training Study Company E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate. E-rate is funded by collecting fees that telecommunications companies pass on to customers, and it supports massive discounts on goods and services for schools and libraries.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 49

Education Superhighway

MARCH 26, 2018

Although this year’s E-rate cycle has come to a close, it is never too early to start planning for upgrade implementation and your future network management. Acceptance testing helps you to verify that you have been given a clean, working system with functionality as agreed at the start of the project.

E-rate 63

E-rate Company Survey Policies 63

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. She also created a system through Google Classroom for them to easily submit materials and documentation electronically. Life Schools started small in the first year. First, they identified their desired goals.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

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. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is a program that I'm reviewing for my own renewal that comes up this year and I'm excited about their microcredentialing system, which is why I'm recommending it to you! And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. E-sports competitors have to be physically fit.

E-rate 364

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 364

EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The most common goals for any project are: Attract more customers: these strategies should focus on increasing conversion rates and getting users to take a specific action (download an app, buy a product, subscribe to your newsletter, etc.). User experience (UX) refers to the user’s interaction with your product, system or service.

Strategy 52

Strategy Social Media E-rate Meeting 52

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. As a company, our focus and priority is the students we serve and the academic outcomes that result from our services.

E-rate 40

E-rate Survey Policies Technology Support 40

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

The companies and other entities creating those forums presumably get the exposure of having users enter and navigate sites they’ve created. The new online forum, HMH Marketplace, was launched with several thousand resources already loaded into the system, the company said.

E-rate 40

E-rate Education Company Resources 40

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Usually, it is the CTO/CIO who first raises the alert that the system is too outdated to support current responsibilities and requirements. Provide the support your leadership needs to understand existing risks as you do, and give them the road map to elevate your school system to a better place.

Guidelines 40

Guidelines Student Data Privacy E-rate Data 40

The Game Agency

AUGUST 29, 2019

Over the past decade, health care professionals have adopted game-based learning in volume, resulting in improved training and compliance rates, boosted patient care, and time and cost savings for clinical practices. ?. According to Bayer, reps can play virtually unlimitedly, and the company has seen positive results. James Rosser Jr.

Industry 40

Industry Training Game-Based Learning Gamification 40

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Data comes from many sources : Student Information Systems (SIS) : provide demographic and academic data. Learning Management Systems (LMS): provide students’ activity records as well as students’ performance information. Other systems: provide multiple types of information. Benefits of learning analytics.

Learning Analytics 62

Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls.

Broadband 90

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

Possiblye the FCC will extend E-rate funding to poorer areas. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ). The LMS market is mature, although the tools are immature. Providers are growing more features, each company or project following or leapfrogging the others.

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. When buying specific software, administrators may have to purchase directly from one company.

iPad 80

iPad Broadband Software Company 80

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. He was working for a tech company, but this was no tech job. The same thing happened shortly after with a television marketing firm—and then again with a retail company.

Training 88

Training Company Analysis E-rate 88

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Its purpose is to raise awareness of how overly restrictive Internet filtering can impede student learning by blocking access to legitimate educational websites and participatory learning tools (including social media). Develop a toolkit for school leaders. Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies.

E-rate 40

E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

We are delighted that Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year''s European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) Conference in Zagreb in June. tools or user generated content tools are very exciting and I think promise to greatly enhance distance teaching and learning.

E-rate 73

E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. The system is set up for failure from the start if they fail to provide the most basic access students need today.

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, merely throwing tools at a class is not enough. Before devices in the classroom became commonplace, students would often be afforded different specialized tools based on their needs and their IEP. In many cases, companies are developing accessibility features to be built into devices to promote access for all.

Accessibility 525

Accessibility Assistive Technology E-rate BYOD 525