Edsurge

MAY 23, 2022

It also brought an explosion of private investments into edtech. The pandemic bump that many edtech firms experienced has faded, but private capital’s interest in edtech, and in shaping the education system, remains. Tower has been sharing his take in a weekly newsletter called Edtech Thoughts , focusing on deals in edtech.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

For example, if you need to communicate factual information , do it via email. For example, a student can be praised for their reading progress and given suggestions for improvement on their equations. 4 Great ideas for boosting parent engagement through edtech. 4 Great ideas for boosting parent engagement through edtech.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Singapore-based company Genius Group has turned some of its attention to the U.S. edtech market recently. In July, the company bought the for-profit University of Antelope Valley in California, saying it would incorporate it as a portal in the metaverse, part of the voguish effort to link the globe into “one big classroom.”

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This blog post is the second of a two-part series discussing relationship building in the edtech purchasing process. In our first blog post , we addressed how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. As an edtech vendor, you should do the same.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization dedicated to promoting equity and accessibility, invests strategically in companies worldwide to address challenges such as limited access to quality education. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. After the pandemic, the edtech market exploded with new products and services, and investment flowed freely. Global edtech funding plummeted 49 percent from 2021 to 2022, falling to $10.6

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

By mid-March, schools closed, sending students home to figure out how to keep learning from their kitchen tables. But how to make the most of the moment? Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Ever keen to catch a trend on the upswing, I’ve curated a list of EdTech tools, apps and programs that are not only effective, but teach through joy. EdTech that sparks joy. But what of the more complex arena of senior appropriate EdTech — can it too be joyful? We prepare children to learn how to learn, not how to take a test.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

Its goal is to not only provide schools the resources they need to pick equitable ed tech products, but also to hold ed tech companies accountable for tools that could negatively affect historically underrepresented students. Hebbar said tech companies’ claim that they don’t track race because of data privacy issues is a cop-out. “If

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 20, 2023

It is always a good time to review spending and look for possible savings United States schools spent over $27 billion on edtech in 2021. If your district is like many others, there’s plenty of opportunity to trim the fat in edtech budgets. Here’s a high-level look at how to begin to answer that question.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls not only empathize intellect but also social skills in their mission statement. Examples are STEM, PBL, Inquiry-Based Learning, Interdisciplinary, and Base Learning. Figuring out how to do modern assessments. Choosing an education model wisely.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. 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.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Despite the challenges educators face when trying to purchase edtech tools, new procurement tools have emerged that support evidence-based decision making when choosing and buying edtech products. Start with a Needs Assessment to Prioritize Students when Purchasing Edtech. Discovering Edtech that Aligns with Students’ Needs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Students who expressed confidence in their ability to learn and adapt to new edtech were more likely to also feel they were learning effectively online, that edtech enhanced their learning, and to want more online learning options. The network is a project of WGU Labs, an affiliate of Western Governors University.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. For example, if schools want teachers to manage their time better, they should try to reduce the admin work before creating online courses on time management. PD never ends.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the years, I have taken what teachers have requested and sent a ton of feedback to companies. But I was curious: What do the companies do with that feedback? Edtech developers take feedback from schools seriously. But the relationship between the requester and company should not end there. Most of the time.)

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edWeb.net

JUNE 6, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Post-pandemic, districts are looking to eliminate the edtech bloat and determine which products they should keep and which ones to scale back. But what about how the programs are impacting current students? Each process will lead to more questions, but that is part of the RCE cycle.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

On today’s show, Julie discusses these four shifts and how it compares to other models such as SAMR. She gives examples of effective design using technology and where many programs are falling short. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

But how do we protect learners while they are working online? Let’s take a look at how to safeguard students and block websites in K-12 schools. How to manually block URLs . You need to update these categories often, though some web filters come with databases that the company updates periodically. Keyword filtering.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

And even now, some of the company's other services appear to still be down, according to updates from the company. edtech: Information technology for K-12 public schools in America is a $760 billion sector, affecting over 50 million students. What schools can do, experts say, is to diligently vet the edtech they use.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Furthermore, we share how to design lessons with a personal interest to engage students who struggle to engage. For example, things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.” Currently, this year’s “Remember When.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. Maybe some educators will go back to business as usual, but many more will embrace edtech and a hybrid education model as part of a long-term strategy. Read more: How to get started with hybrid teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Joni Degner and Mark Schwartz will show how to use data to improve writing. Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. Shaelynn Farnsworth will help us understand how edtech tools and the learning analytics they provide will help us reach our students (and differentiate.)

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2019

Foreign direct investment in the country has fallen by nearly 20% in the last three years, and the same period has seen British companies less likely to enter into foreign trade than before. The edtech sector certainly shows promise. technology companies, and is projected to be worth £3.4 s commercial relationships.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But what goes into building a game-based learning startup—or any edtech startup? That’s left the company “scrambling to figure out” how to approach selling its product outside the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, predicted last year that it will usher in the greatest tech transformation ever. The sudden-seeming pervasiveness of AI has even led to faculty workshop “safe spaces” this summer, where instructors can figure out how to use algorithms. And so far, AI is shaking things up. That’s why the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2020

What began with faculty interest in Stephenson’s Canadian company, Riipen, which connects students with class projects offered by actual businesses, led to conversations with a university accelerator that invests in edtech startups and connects them with faculty to launch pilot programs.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Under the law, California residents can ask companies what personal information they have collected and how they are using and sharing that data, according to the Office of the Attorney General. Additionally, residents can ask companies to delete and not sell personal data they have collected.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

Under the law, California residents can ask companies what personal information they have collected and how they are using and sharing that data, according to the Office of the Attorney General. Additionally, residents can ask companies to delete and not sell personal data they have collected.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ling Lam, an edtech and innovation teacher at a K-8 independent school in northern California sets specific social-emotional goals for every edtech tool she uses. For example, he works with teachers to understand how to use Google Suite to intentionally support executive functioning. “As

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And therein lies the challenge for both educators and EdTech leaders – how can we best serve an industry that’s constantly evolving every nine months? Let’s explore what makes K-12 unique and how to best leverage technology to drive the experience. Barrier to entry is critically important as a K-12 teacher or an EdTech company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Every time I try to leave it, I end up back in January 2023, it was acquired by a company called Bending Spoons, a very reputable software company out of Europe. Like that's an example of the kind of stuff you can do with knowing where things are. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Matthew Pittinsky wants the equivalent of disarmament talks between edtech companies and colleges. They didn’t know how to program. How are we going to use the technology for teaching and learning? You recently offered some advice for entrepreneurs starting an edtech company in today’s landscape.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how digital literacy programs prepare students for a tech-enabled future. Knowing how to use the internet safely is crucial to good digital citizenship. Successful digital citizenship curricula teach students two things: how to protect each other and how to protect themselves. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. For example, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Vicki: Ok, so how can a teacher get started with FlipSnack without getting overwhelmed? How to get started. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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