EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. He wanted to create that for students with the added benefit of helping teachers educate core subjects. “I Goyal understands the human fascination with developing new technologies. By Kenna McHugh.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

How can educators, technologists and academic researchers—three groups that don’t often convene—shape new ways to assess teachers and students? That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. How do we invest in education?

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. If this imbalance isn’t a cause for concern among educators, it should be. When students don’t feel engaged, their education suffers.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

When I first started working in educational technology 40 years ago , the discipline was very new and none of us really knew where we were headed with it, but it was advancing rapidly. You could say we were pioneers in the field of technology supported learning. There certainly weren't many of us around.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

When I first started working in educational technology 40 years ago , the discipline was very new and none of us really knew where we were headed with it, but it was advancing rapidly. You could say we were pioneers in the field of technology supported learning. There certainly weren't many of us around.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

They were not a Disney company, but Disney purchased them in the last 18 months. Again, I think the way it works — from the technology behind the scenes — I don’t feel like I’ve seen any slowdown whatsoever with any of them. He has eighteen years of experience in K-12 technology support serving in a wide variety of roles.

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

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. So have students learned more?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As the name implies, this option lets parents borrow money to fund their child’s college education, but on terms that are less favorable than federal loans. That’s because, he says, students who receive the funds are also eligible for other services, including technology and career development opportunities offered by SFI partners.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

This issue has many implications for student learning, but one that is often overlooked is that a shortage of qualified instructors can have a crippling effect on a school district’s ability to implement technology effectively. While technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

That’s the question leaders in the Foster-Glocester Regional School District (RI) asked as they reimagined education for the 21st century. Next, they surveyed the educators. To address this, the data team created policies that emphasize legitimate educational interest for each situation. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As more nonprofit colleges and universities bet their futures on online offerings, many are turning to for-profit companies to help create and advertise their new digital degree programs. There, he helped 2U raise nearly $100 million, and left shortly before the company went public.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

. – February 15, 2018 – Learning.com is joining thousands of educators and students nationwide to celebrate Digital Learning Day, February 22, 2018. In addition to free lesson plans, Learning.com will also feature helpful ideas and tips for teachers to show students how technology supports learning in high school, college and careers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We live right now in a world that the educational systems are very rigid. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is. His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support.

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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. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Often, in higher education, accessibility is often a medical condition that prevents a person from learning in a traditional way (labeled "disabled") thus requiring accommodations. The first 3 are especially important to consider for international education. What is Learning Accessibility in a Digital Environment?

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. We live in unprecedented times where everything technology touches grows exponentially. Whether you use technology or not is relative. Learning is learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2023

This story also appeared in Fast Company Now, facing staffing shortages, the district of more than 16,000 students dumped extra work on those who remained. At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, 53 percent of public schools reported being understaffed, according to the Institute of Educational Sciences.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

New survey reveals how school leaders feel about policy, tech-supported learning. released the results of its Annual Education Leadership Survey. The survey asked school leaders to rank on a scale of 1-5 their largest challenges when it comes to equitably implementing best practices in technology-supported learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

“Fiscal 2016 marks an important milestone for Cengage Learning as we transition from a traditional print publisher to a digital education company,” said Michael Hansen, Chief Executive Officer at Cengage Learning. For the 12 months ending March 31, 2016, Cengage Learning activated 3.5

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It is also both comprehensive and progressive in the way of education conferences. As with all education conferences it is easy to identify what trends in education have been most popular over the last year by the number of sessions being offered on any given subject. That will not be comfortable for anyone in education.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Would your school district like to save money and cut down on technology-related and technology support costs? Online tool suites like Google Apps offer users an increasingly wide variety of tools highly suited for education organizations. That is a legitimate concern of course.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 1, 2013

This is part 2 of the series on technological futures. When discussing the future, especially the future of technology, there are some writers who almost always seem to be quoted. In a nutshell, the Singularity describes a tipping point in technological development when computers exceed the power of total human capability.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I really encourage educators to create folders for each student that they teach (subfolders under a classroom folder works great) so that you can compile a collection of student work over the year. We all know that palette feels better with good company! Middle School Teacher & Technology Support. Emma Cottier.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

In a move to make high-quality educational content easily available all in one place, The Girard Education Foundation will migrate its teacher-created resources on Activate Instruction to Gooru. Gooru’s resources are contributed by credible online sources and educators from over 60 public school districts. “At

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. 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. Stay tuned on The Innovative Educator blog for the additional considerations in future posts.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? The only time I had to explore technology was during professional development and over the summer. And the summer?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Ed note: This post is promoted by bettermarks, a company looking for teachers to beta test their adaptive Math software. Despite this, in our educational system, mistakes are more often punished than seen as an opportunity to learn. Use technology that supports mistakes and personalized mistake analysis. Our Platform.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

Vicki: Today we are talking with Mike Daugherty @MoreThanATech , Director of Technology in Ohio. He also won 2016 Outstanding Technology’s Administrator of the Year for Ohio. Vicki: If parents can have some education, they feel like they’re not completely a lost deer in the woods. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e281.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 3, 2012

Ahead of his keynote speech at this year’s EDEN conference , to be held in Porto, I asked him some questions about his life, his passions and what he believes about technology supported education. The best education has something to do with sharing our excitement about the business of life. Even with education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We live right now in a world that the educational systems are very rigid. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is. His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Laser technology holds tremendous promise for projection technology, improving efficiency, performance and delivering costs savings through maintenance-free operation. Vice President, Visual & Imaging Business Operations, Panasonic System Communications Company of North America. “In

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