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 she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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EdTech Company Data Software 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The speakers all pressed that digital learning, and in particular online charter schools, are falling short for students and teachers. There has been a huge explosion of online learning and edtech in our schools… and online education is privatizing education through for-profit companies and their apps,” said Haimson.

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Personalized Learning Conference EdTech Education 156

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Taking a more critical look at edtech. Why do we hold edtech products to a lower standard than many other educational factors that interact with our students? We need to make a change.

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EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 299

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Classrooms are evolving as technology influences the way students learn and educators teach. Educational technology (edtech) companies have capitalized on technology’s potential to personalize learning experiences for students, which can result in content that is layered with mechanisms to support the needs of diverse learners.

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EdTech Assessment Company Trends 228

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. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, predicted last year that it will usher in the greatest tech transformation ever. For edtech firms, this partly means figuring out how to prevent their bottom line from being hurt, as students swap some edtech services with AI-powered DIY alternatives , like tutoring replacements.

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Education EdTech Report Outcomes 175

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Here are three different areas of connectivity K–12 IT teams may want to consider when deciding how to configure their schools’ networks: MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools are preparing their infrastructures for IoT integration! Video has proven to be an effective learning tool as well. Individual Classroom Technology Use.

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Broadband Survey Mobility EdTech 319

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

According to the FBI, utilizing education technology offers a number of useful services, including “adaptive, personalized learning experiences, and unique opportunities for student collaboration,” as well help with administrative services. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Student Data Privacy Data EdTech Company 310

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “ Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022 ” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools have adopted AI in 2019. The challenge? Separating market interest from authentic impact.

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Education EdTech Data Outcomes 401

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Education is awash with efforts to personalize learning. But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? An EdTech Startup that Actually Gets It. When I Buy Edtech Products, Our Teachers Don’t Use Them… What Do I Do?

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Company EdTech Common Core Assessment 109

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

to address an essential question: How might we collaborate to ensure evidence of impact, not marketing or popularity, drives edtech adoption and implementation? Although over $13 billion is spent on edtech each year, many of the decisions on which products to purchase, implement, and scale are not based on evidence.

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EdTech Guidelines Groups Survey 195

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. Substantive insights for teachers, rather than just numerical reports, will require less time spent decoding data.

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EdTech Data Professional Learning Assessment 159

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This is especially true during this pandemic, with learning disruptions causing some vulnerable and disadvantaged students to fall further behind than their peers,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. About Savvas Learning Company. At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire.

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Assessment Company Learning Outcomes 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning. Reporting dashboards should become more student-focused. Scott Kinney, CEO, Discovery Education.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 144

Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

At this time of the year, some businesses are busy filing expenses and reports. And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security.

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EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 114

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. million to the firm for personalized-learning consulting services.

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Personalized Learning Education Elements Learning Outcomes 123

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Yet these student growth gains are not reflected in most edtech implementations.

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EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Millions downloaded it—and first learned of it—back in early 2020, when lockdowns forced billions of students online, and at least 100,000 schools onto Zoom. But as the company itself will tell you, it didn’t spring up overnight. In the future, there may be many such companies piggybacking off Zoom’s popularity.

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Online Learning Gamification Blackboard Company 218

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a. Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a.

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Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 73

eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Savvas Realize , recognized as one of the most innovative learning management systems (LMS) in the industry and the winner of seven edtech awards, has now been made even easier to use with intuitive navigation for both teachers and students and time-saving tools for teachers to make the most of their teaching day.

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LMS Differentiated Instruction EdTech Company 93

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

The 2022 Best of STEM Award provides EdTech companies with a fresh twist—an awards program judged by STEM educators for STEM educators: “The Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards.” Three years ago, we created the awards program EdTech was missing—Educators Pick Best of STEM,” said Daylene Long, CEO and Founder of Catapult X.

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STEM EdTech Company Data 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students.

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EdTech Academic Standards Social Media Technology 154

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map , including a couple of new TV news reports of the same. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition).

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EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

This data can also be used to create student profiles , which educators can use to enhance their personalized learning programs. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 IT leaders can mitigate cybersecurity risk. Enforcement and Redress: Compliance needs to be enforced so that the misuse of data has consequences.

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Symantec Data Meeting Guidelines 288

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Take Chile, for instance. percent) still bests the U.S. 75) and China (54).

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 141

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

This certification was awarded by Digital Promise , a non-profit established by the US Congress in 2011 to develop research, practice, and technologies to drive education equity, in partnership with the EdTech Equity Project. SoapBox is a privacy-first and equity-by-design company. Learn more at www.SoapBoxLabs.com

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Accessibility Learning EdTech Company 96

techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

BOSTON (May 7, 2018)– Educational technology that adapts to meet the personal needs of individual students is in big demand in the pre-K-12 learning environment, with reading being a discipline where one technology-based adaptive literacy tool is driving better outcomes and learning experiences.

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Personalized Learning Report Comparison Outcomes 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

During these listening sessions, EALA members, including CAST and Digital Promise, facilitated conversations with educators and students currently implementing, and being impacted by, UDL, usability and accessibility features of edtech tools in their classrooms. UDL expert, Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D., percent to 22.5

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 167

EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

K–12 schools transitioning to a connected classroom model should be focusing on four key aspects, or the “four C’s” of learning , to create a successful learning environment, according to a Cisco report on using technology in the classroom. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Classroom Learning Report Robotics 310

eSpark

JULY 7, 2021

It has always been our mission to help educators personalize learning and improve student outcomes in a meaningful way, and NWEA’s MAP Growth data allows us to do that quickly and accurately.”. eSpark then adapts as the student learns and progresses, so they remain challenged and engaged with new skills at their own level and pace.

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Personalized Learning Data Learning Assessment 52

Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. AI is changing how some edtech companies are approaching the goal of creating intuitive, intelligent teaching bots.

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Classroom Software Assessment EdTech 255

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out what administrators should consider when integrating new education technology! Analysts expect machine learning to play an important role in 2019, offering support for tasks that may require more time, energy and training than teachers and administrators have at their disposal. Quantum Computing.

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Trends E-rate Analysis Education 407

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2017

Nothing short of “creating the world’s best education and providing personalized learning for all,” he tells EdSurge. Vodicka’s new position is part of AltSchool’s mission to bring its personalized learning platform across the country. We’re not a typical edtech company,” he explains. “We His end goal?

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Personalized Learning Learning Company Assessment 94

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2023

Just try to have a conversation about edTech these days without mentioning AI. To be fair, Powerschool’s announcement this week that it will integrate Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to use OpenAI’s large language models within the company’s Personalized Learning Cloud will probably be the biggest news to come out of ISTE next week.

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Microsoft Personalized Learning Assessment EdTech 57

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This summer, the White House persuaded seven major tech companies to make substantial commitments toward the responsible development of artificial intelligence; in early September, eight more joined in. And ed tech companies must demonstrate that their AI is accurate and without bias before it is used by young students in a classroom.

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Policies Social Media Company Learning 98