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MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023, Sandbox AR was named was named Best XR/VR/AI Product as part of the  GESS Education Awards and was the winner of the first prize in the Hardware, AV, AR/AV, Robotics and Digital Device category at the BETT 2023 Awards. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” The next day after the administration’s announcement, several tech giants – Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Salesforce, and other – said they would help fund the White House’s commitment to CS, to the tune of $300 million more.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. HAPPY MEALS, PERSONALIZED: McDonald’s just acquired an AI tech company to personalize the drive-thru experience. SNEAK PEEK!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Edtech gatherings that attract more than 1,000 attendees, such as LearnLaunch’s Across Boundaries Conference last week in Boston, are usually echo chambers of hubbub and hoopla about technology’s potential to transform education. That’s why educators need to pay attention to cultivating skills in students that robots don't do efficiently. “We

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education. If I took a class on robotics, I could put the actual robot [coursework] on the chain, not the grade. The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

The annual tradition dates back to 2012, and features early-stage companies showing off the latest efforts to solve intractable problems across the education landscape. Some things were once simpler: Edtech pitches used to concentrate on either the K-12 or higher education market. Eight startups took the stage this year.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

Some wonder what the company expects in return, but he is confident the partnership will benefit his students and the region. The district wants to prepare students for internships during high school, she says, and for careers including electric vehicles and robotics. Salazar says reactions from locals have run the gamut.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Another surprise was a turn in public perception of giant technology companies, especially Facebook and Google, as well as Twitter and Amazon. Related to this development was the rise of what I think of as Social Justice Edtech. Cathy O’Neil’s criticism of data analytics’ misuse resonated with a large number of people.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

STEAM-based learning emphasizes both hands-on and digital experiences with engineering, art, game design, prototyping in makerspaces, authoring, robotics, and much more. I treated my classroom like a business by investing in long-term purchases, I made an investment in my company.”. Facebook events. UNC MEITE website.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 #SUL #edtech Click To Tweet. 2. ” #SUL #edtech Click To Tweet. Program a Robot. So not only is AI becoming mainstream, but we have some pretty cool robots available for our classrooms. Or try something more sophisticated like the Wonder Workshop Dash and Dot robots.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. ” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ” William H.

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Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ Betsy DeVos ’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales.” “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Facebook had its big developer conference this week, and honestly I couldn’t bear to pay attention. “Soon.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Once you register for the project, we’re going to give you a link to our special Facebook group so that you will be linked up with other teachers and the project creators to give you that extra support that you might need. So we’re really excited about the support in the Facebook group that we have going. He’s the robot there.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via The New York Times : “ Transgender Girl , 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent.” “ Facebook is going back to college,” writes venture capitalist Ryan Craig. “ Is The LMS A Distraction In EdTech Futurology? ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.” ” The largest student loan company is Navient. She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

For me, ISTE is the ultimate professional development conference to catch up on the latest in EdTech, collaborate with old and new friends, and to spend time with my people. Last year they presented their favorite new edtech through a Let’s Make a Deal style presentation. Technological Darwinism. it’s an interesting trend.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. ” LOL.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Wayne Johnson, the head of the department’s financial aid division and a former executive at a student loan company , says that those “non-traditional” servicers could include companies like Visa , Amazon , or Goldman Sachs. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Remember: Jeb loves Betsy.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via Marketwatch : “One company will now handle close to half of all student-loan payments.” The 74 interviewed Sal Khan on personalized learning and his goal to create a “ global diploma ,” which he says his company can “uniquely” do. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” ” WeWork, an eight-year-old company that has raised almost $7 billion in funding, has committed to pay some $18 billion in rent. The financial services company has raised $8.9 National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). ” ECOT is the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school company. Meanwhile on Campus… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ U.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Just grand that Facebook is running a bunch of media literacy and digital training courses for community colleges. I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information.

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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. ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” Yup.

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Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

The Office of Students and Young Consumers had actively and aggressively policed the student loan industry and monitored credit card companies and other financial institutions that serve – or target – college students and other young people.” Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.).

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” ” Ed-tech: where you don’t need an actual product idea for a company, and you can incubate your neoliberalism anyway. So many people predicting this company would disrupt higher ed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

In education, there were breaches at colleges and universities, breaches at K–12 schools, breaches at the Department of Education, breaches at education technology companies, and breaches with software schools commonly use. 77 million users accounts stolen from Edmodo. million students. Investing in hardware and software.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. Here’s how the Des Moines Register wrote about Des Moines Area Community College ’s involvement: “Facebook chooses Iowa college for rare digital marketing education partnership.” The company has raised $15.7

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.” ” The company: the Student Loan Assistance Center. Blackboard’s Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Mayr, is also leaving the company.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below, perhaps prompting another question that Edsurge doesn’t think to ask: “How viable are these companies that are being used to outsource and privatize online higher education?” The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). “Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled Facebook ’s new mission statement,” says The Verge. Via Buzzfeed : “ Violence On Facebook Live Is Worse Than You Thought.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies. “ Edsurge on the ethics of ed-tech companies paying teachers. million total.

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. for-profits? ” Education in the Courts. “What if the US had an OU?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

SoFi is the ed-tech company that has raised the most venture capital. And more on who’s buying student loan companies in the “business of ed-tech” section below. .” Changes too at another textbook company as Doug Levin, the CEO of McGraw Hill Education announced he’s stepping down. Pay attention.).

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. Worth noting: the website promotes private student loan companies SkillsFund and Climb to students looking for tuition assistance.). Via Techcrunch : “ SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin is leaving the company.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” That’s a school district in Wisconsin , and the learning software in question is the Summit Learning Platform , created by the Summit charter school chain and built by Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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