The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

In 2018 Berners-Lee kicked off a global campaign that included a “Contract for the Web,” urging governments, Internet companies and users to commit to a set of principles to protect the openness and accessibility of the Web.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 26, 2017

A set of 16 guidelines describes how companies should conduct and report ed-tech research to meet ESSA requirements and educators' expectations. The post New Guidance on Conducting Research Unveiled for Ed-Tech Companies appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

As an SAT/ACT tutor in New York City for a tutoring company that charges over $200 an hour, I have worked with multiple students who are encouraged to retest even after scoring in the upper 1500s on the SAT or above a 34 on the ACT. This is a jump from 46 percent of student test takers whose families earned $80,001 or more in 2016.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With little to no oversight from government or industry regulators to hold them accountable, companies can ride into town with a new product and lofty claims. There are also some companies that invest heavily in third-party assessments, hoping they will be arbiters of what students know. Edtech evaluation is currently the Wild West.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

In 2018, the education sector had 101 reported data breaches and 292 additional incidents , according to Verizon’s “2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.”. While the FTC’s principles provide guidelines for keeping student data safe, they can also create obstacles for schools.

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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 tech companies’ claim that they don’t track race because of data privacy issues is a cop-out. “If

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2023

and tech companies building AI tools, including Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. He says the strength of the effort is the inclusion of both education groups and the companies making the latest AI tools. .); education ministries including those in Brazil, Germany, Kenya, Malaysia, South Korea and the U.K.;

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

In an effort to close the gap between claims and facts, Entangled Solutions has issued a near-final draft of a new set of “quality assurance” standards for how programs report and communicate student outcomes. One option is to charge accounting firms a membership fee to apply the standards in their audit reports of schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And like so many technologies before it, companies are now in a rush to find ways to monetize and adopt AI, applying the technology to customer service, law enforcement, transportation–and education. AI companies need to disclose and be able to explain how their products function in order to meet the needs of education customers.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We found that school districts don’t always trust the product information that tech companies provide them and don’t regularly use third-party sources of information, either. On the other side, technology providers report mixed satisfaction with the chance to have their products piloted, especially in a crowded market.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

The next logical question is, are those entrepreneurs’ companies any better, in terms of diversity? A few edtech companies are now using resources to document—and potentially address—disparities in their ranks. Edtech companies aren’t the only ones creating inclusion surveys.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a customer survey by Lightspeed Analytics, districts reported more than 2,000 apps in use. Curriculum guidelines can help. Edtech companies sell edtech. Be especially wary of companies who make bold claims without the (independent, peer-reviewed) proof to back them up. Evaluate efficacy Another hard part.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

BOSTON – During the 2021-22 school year, Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, supported over 200,000 students and teachers throughout Massachusetts with instructional and professional learning programs. Progress reports revealed significant results. About Lexia Learning.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

“ Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing ” is a new report from Digital Promise and the Education Industry Association that identifies the key obstacles and potential solutions for the procurement of K-12 personalized learning tools. See our report below. ” Assistant Superintendent. "[It's] ” Ed-Tech Provider.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Last month, a lawsuit was filed by California parents alleging another online monitoring software company illegally collected students’ personal data, including location data, without their consent and sold it to third-party vendors. NOT collect personally identifiable offline contact information.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2019

Alan Aspera first learned he could go online to buy equity in private companies through, of all things, a book he read about a year ago. In February, the company hosted a crowdinvesting campaign on Republic, one of the more popular platforms to attract individuals like Aspera—unaccredited investors who chip in small amounts.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

According to a pre-pandemic report , the average American teen spends approximately seven hours online per day. Companies such as Edpuzzle and Flipgrid provide interactive tools to actively engage students with academic content. American youth are spending an alarming amount of time online. instead of broad lectures (e.g.,

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report On this autumn night, Alleyne and his team are fielding questions from the dozens of students they advise, on everything from early decision deadlines to which schools are most likely to give generous financial aid and scholarships. My school even now has a dedicated space for prayer during Ramadan.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

It’s a sign of fraught times for these schools and for the training boot camps that offer ISAs, with lawsuits mounting, federal and state governments imposing restrictions and students reporting mixed satisfaction. Some of those closing shop report lack of interest. Purdue’s pause points to bigger problems in the ISA industry.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

The guidelines also repeat previous advice that infants should sleep in the same room — but not the same bed — as their caregivers. It was later recalled in 2019 after a Consumer Reports investigation found dozens of infants died in the sleeper, which featured a 30 degree incline. Dreamland Baby Co., Babies are not little adults.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2019

Online tutoring is big business—especially for a growing number of companies that connect native English-speaking teachers with children in China for live video lessons. And what should the companies who run these tutoring services do? There are now dozens of companies that do this, and they are raking in lots of venture capital.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

Credit: Carly Graf for The Hechinger Report But, two years in, enrollment had dropped to 87 kids, a 65 percent decrease. Credit: Carly Graf for The Hechinger Report “Do we continue to fund something that is showing declining enrollment?” said Rachel Aaker, the principal of SpaRRK Academy, who spearheaded its creation. “I

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

The company that’s helped Pupko go online is Sawyer, one of a number of startupsthat have emerged in recent years to connect parents with local child care providers and in-person educational programs for young children. Companies within this nascent sector include names like Tinkergarten, NeighborSchools and Kangarootime.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

Here are some basic guidelines for effective parent-teacher communication: Clarity. And edtech companies have taken notice of this trend. Keeping it simple and to the point makes it easier for parents to cut through the noise of information overload. However, setting up parent accounts should be almost a must for K-12 schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2017

recently released the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting EdTech Impact research in U.S. These guidelines help clarify how research is conducted and how information is presented to users of edtech products based on the changes brought by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). K-12 Schools. The 4 Main Sections.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Follett Corporation, a textbook distribution company, announced this week that it has agreed to adopt a set of “ Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices ,” a list of guidelines co-developed and endorsed by four major textbook publishers. I think this sends a message to others in the industry to what the expectation is now.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Investors seeking to fund tutoring companies usually look for those that target massive markets, have scalable tech-enabled products and focus on highly-sought skills. Since 2010, nearly 99 percent of disclosed investment capital in the tutoring space has gone to companies in these three countries. and 12 times that of India.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

For example, companies who do not invest significantly (or at all) in research say they don’t do so because their investors and customers (districts and IHEs) aren’t asking for it. Across these presentations, discussions, and breakout group report outs , several common themes and potential next steps emerged.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

The report from Entangled Solutions provides recommendations for ensuring QAEs remain impartial and keep students’ best interest front-and-center. You don’t see any mention in the guidelines about who can be a QAE.” The report suggests that programs rotate QAEs every five years. QAEs really weren’t thought of very seriously.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2020

Thousands more work for transportation companies that contract with public schools, colleges and private employers. Similar to scaled-back guidelines from the federal government, the state board’s criteria for reopening schools make no mention of bus drivers or student transportation. School districts in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2016

Help your students learn to write a better lab report. Educators can do all of that with a set of free tools created by CAST , a nonprofit research and development company dedicated to breaking down barriers to learning. UDL Guidelines. A tool that scaffolds the process of composing science-class and lab reports.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

AI Action #8: Ask for Advice on Improving Your Writing as a First Pass of Editing The other thing that's great, it gives pretty good reports when you paste in an essay on writing advice. I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to work with such a supportive and fragrant team at [Insert company name.]

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

The report found that hybrid teaching and learning will continue. Updated fonts make letters and numbers more distinguishable, while meeting accessibility guidelines. Instructure is an education technology company dedicated to elevating student success, amplifying the power of teaching, and inspiring everyone to learn together.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

So I started with her, creating the social media guidelines for the New York City Department of Education. So now I come into my room every day and I see almost a little book report I did for that book, reminding me what I need to do in my classroom every day. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

As college students head back to school, electric scooter companies want to help them get to class. Some cities, like San Francisco, issued cease-and-desist letters until officials and scooter operators agreed on how the companies can operate. The next battleground for scooter companies may be colleges and universities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 14, 2016

GTmetrix generates a report that will show you a complete history of the website’s loading speeds, along with a detailed report with suggested ways to improve your website performance. YSlow is a browser plugin that provides a series of tests that looks at different aspects of a website based on Yahoo’s guidelines for web developers.

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