techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. Apple had an event focused on education on March 27, and if anything it clarified Apple's place in the EDU market. It's incredibly dependent on third-party tools, and most camera placement makes it difficult.

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Microsoft Comparison Google LMS 41

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.

Education 175

Education Groups Robotics Course 175

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

In its 20th year, the Summit had a feeling of rolling up its sleeves: People talked about the tensions of trying to have civil dialogue between people who hold different points of view; they struggled with the ongoing challenge of trying to figure out “what works” in edtech and reform, particularly when efforts don’t seem to live up to expectations.

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EdTech Microsoft Conference Outcomes 91

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Each year in January, London hosts the edtech extravaganza known as Bett. They find dozens of free seminars and keynote talks, several hundred exhibitors, and many special events outside of the official program, including seminars run by Microsoft and Google and debates hosted by Smart. WHAT’S THAT? 4 THEMES FROM THIS YEAR’S SHOW 1.

Report 40

Report Robotics EdTech Microsoft 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

23-26): the companies who supply the tools, and the educators who use them; The Education Show (Jan. One teacher described The Education Show as “a ghost town for companies who can’t afford Bett.” (A companies have always had a strong presence, and this year was no exception with Microsoft and Google having the largest stands.

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Conference Education EdTech Company 72

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?! million total.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's different?

Assessment 46

Assessment Robotics Digital Citizenship Tools 46

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's different?

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's different?

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

RafranzDavis.com

JULY 10, 2016

This was a perfect start for me as a graduate from a program that empowered us to be creators of experiences instead of taking on the robotic like lens that many first year teachers were forced to do. Time and again, with every tech company that I encounter, the feedback is real.

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Advocacy Training System Robotics 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

But that technology won’t be entirely homegrown: Chinese companies, particularly those building products or services laced with the machine learning algorithms, are increasingly playing a role in the tools that we call “AI.” He then went on to work at Apple, Microsoft and Google, where he served as president of Google China.

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Khan Academy Company Software EdTech 140

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. Those interactions look a lot different than just evaluating consumer or edtech trends in isolation. It’s hard to make a case that there is still a separate edtech industry. And determined. Outside of the U.S.,

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 154

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Coalition members include Microsoft, Amazon, Computer Science Teachers Association, College Board, and Excellence in Education Foundation, and other local tech and education organizations. launch of Be a Maker, an all-new mobile application that teaches children how to code by allowing them to program their Jibo robot. K-12 market.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

com ) & ( www.bvlp.com ) & ( www.schoolmint.com ) Hero K12 and BV Investment Partners announced SchoolMint will be joining their EdTech Platform. The combined companies now extend from enrollment to graduation in districts that include traditional public, charter, and independent schools across the country.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 72

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

An AI tech company can help by giving teachers the power of AI to scan text and turn it into well-designed slides. AI edtech companies like Hypatia are already making this incredible technology a reality. The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable. That’s over ten hours a week.

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Badges , patents, and the world’s ‘least popular’ education company” by Doug Belshaw.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

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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Robotics Company Industry Data 63

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” ” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” What could possibly go wrong?

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $16.6 million total.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

.” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi. The company: RIB Software SE. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” ” The company in question: edX. Linda Zecher declined to explain to the newspaper why she was leaving the company. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Two U.S.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

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. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft’s Imagine Cup crowns its 15th winner, the X.GLU smart glucose meter for kids.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” 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.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned. ” That’s to the ed-tech company Bridge International Academies.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

“ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Steve Dembo recently announced that he’s leaving the company after 10+ years. As Phil Hill notes, Amazon is already a powerful player in the ed-tech market, providing the “ cloud ” platform for many major ed-tech companies.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. ” “Universities are changing their business model,” Microsoft’s Ray Fleming claims. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” NYU. .”

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

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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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. for Robotics Contest.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

More on professional development company Bloomboard’s pivot to micro-credentialing in the HR section below. “What Students Want Their Professors To Know About Edtech ” – according to Edsurge. Via Edsurge : “Battle of the Classrooms: Apple , Google , Microsoft Vie for K–12 Market.”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

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.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49