Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

Take the World’s Largest Matt’s Maker Space for example, which will be hosted by Mt. Matt’s Maker Space is a place where kids can explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through experiential and hands-on learning. What is Remake Learning Days Across America? Build robots? Learn circuitry?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Their visions represent a journey into cybersecurity and space travel, racism and robots. All four students say they think humanoid robots are “creepy.”) Noelani Velasco Polley, 10, imagines that robots will take over a lot of jobs and hopes to pick one in science or engineering that will be robot-proof and earn plenty of money.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies. District of Columbia Public Schools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Robotics Engineer. The partnership ties into where the almost five-year-old company sees itself in the future. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered. Tynker is exploring a long-term business relationship with Mattel, and is interested in partnerships with other companies as well. Pastry Chef.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This idea that “the child will be the customer” is, of course, also a nod to “personalized learning” as well, as is the invocation of a “Montessori-inspired” model. Last year, VCs poured millions into similar sorts of companies, including Tinkergarten, Sawyer, and Kinedu.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Given the enormous potential of edtech to assist teachers in highly diverse classrooms to truly personalize learning and obtain significant student academic growth, why are we seeing such consistent and large-scale edtech failure when it comes to gains in student academic achievement? blended learning).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The hush was troubling, because students learn a lot from debating ideas, sharing feedback and collectively exploring big questions. In doing so, Desmos joined a handful of other startups using tech to boost student interaction and class discussion, so that in the rush to personalize learning we don’t lose the benefits of learning together.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics. “We We learned in 2020 that the “new normal” for educational facilities will need to look a lot different than the normal we’re used to. Scott Kinney, CEO, Discovery Education. We must create an environment where every educator can thrive.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

To borrow from “ Norman’s Law of eLearning Tool Convergence ,” no matter the stories we tell about innovation, no matter the predictions we make about disruption, in time everything in ed-tech becomes indistinguishable from the learning management system. But that’s not new.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. A company called Sphero, for example, has successfully marketed a ball to teach coding, geometry and genetics. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? I didn’t want that.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

Robotics room? First and foremost, it’s a place for families that homeschool their children to come and engage with others, supplement their learning and dive deeply into a wider range of topics than most parents are equipped to teach themselves. Recording studio? Makerspace? Community garden? Costume shop? Virtual reality suite?

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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. Students and teachers are learning to innovate hand-in-hand. They might sell some content they created, write a book, or build an app, for example.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Worries have included the effects of screen time on young minds, along with questions about whether robots will replace teachers. Many educators also say that providing this type of personalized support to tens of millions of students will be nearly impossible without dramatically improving the way we select and use ed tech.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This includes the adoption of AllHere, a 24/7 texting-based chatbot that provides personalized support so that every family can get questions answered within seconds or be escalated to a support staff member within the district. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc. Emily Herring is a champion of students!

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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. Her professional blog, Always Learning, is an invaluable resource for teachers seeking examples of authentic student engagement. Father Goose).Sea

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT in education Take, for example, a lesson plan on the War of 1812. If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. An AI tech company can help by giving teachers the power of AI to scan text and turn it into well-designed slides.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

.” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ” The city uses algorithms, for example, to place students in public schools. ” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

The Hechinger Report on personalized learning : “The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed.” A fabulous example of our healthy capitalist economy working its magic. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Roombas, for example. ” Immigration and Education. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” In November, Bloomberg reported that WeWork , a co-working space startup that acquired both the coding bootcamp Flatiron School and the meet-up company MeetUp this year, planned to open a private K–12 school in one of its facilities.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

But as it turned out, the zeppelin company had gone out of business – I imagine that many people, like myself, could only think about Christopher Walken and Grace Jones’ characters and opted not to go. In the meantime, these companies continue to collect a lot of “driving” data. Google versus Uber.

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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? Bless this headline ( from The 74 ) ’s heart: “Educators & Experts Say Personalized Learning Is Not About Technology or Money but Leadership and Relationships.” million total.

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The networks of canals, for example, were built along rivers. And the word “intelligence” is now used – oh so casually – to describe so-called “thinking machines”: algorithms, robots, AI. You can’t opt out of the learning management system. Railroads followed the canals.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” Here, via Edsurge , is a great example of how, instead of investing in public infrastructure, schools wield ed-tech to outsource and privatize key resources for students and communities. Via The New York Times : “ Texas Students Will Now Learn That Slavery Was ‘Central’ to the Civil War.”

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

.” From the press release (which explains why there’d be an article on the company this week): “ YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $20.4 million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

The learn-to-code company Treehouse has launched “Techdegrees,” “a guided-learning experience designed to prepare students for entry-level developer jobs at companies across the country.” ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.” Credit Cards).”

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Steve Dembo recently announced that he’s leaving the company after 10+ years. Updates from ISTE. ” Upgrades and Downgrades. Clair Smith.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“Without Net Neutrality , How Would Internet Companies Treat K–12 Districts?” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Adtalem Global Education , the company that owns DeVry University , announced Monday that ownership of the for-profit institution would transfer to Cogswell Education LLC.” “Huh?

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Hack Education

JULY 6, 2018

Via The Wall Street Journal : “ California plans to sue one of the nation’s largest student loan companies.” Look at former Harvard President Drew Faust , for example! Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. This article on personalized learning has graphs so it must be true.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. ” Last year , the Ugandan government decreed that company’s schools be shut down because they failed to meet education and sanitation requirements; Kenyan courts have also ordered the schools to close.

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