Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Students could visualize the outcome of binary code without sitting in front of a device. For example, Ms.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Students could visualize the outcome of binary code without sitting in front of a device.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

During her time there, the company tripled in size and she earned a promotion. One of the most high-profile initiatives this century was the “One Laptop Per Child” effort led by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte. Yet the results revealed that devices, by themselves, have a limited impact, at best, on learning outcomes.

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Khan Academy Technology Laptops Education 157

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

In an interview with EdSurge, Knowles said that emphasizing educational outcomes more than processes would allow schools and colleges to embrace nuances about learning that the steady tick, tick, tick of a clock cannot. I haven’t met a parent that wants their child to be socialized by a laptop, or an AI symbiote,” he says.

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Classroom Learning Company Assessment 215

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization.

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Digital Divide Broadband Khan Academy eBook 155

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Limited quantities on desktops, gaming laptops, high quality monitors, thunderbolt docks, wireless mice and more. They have everything from computers, gaming, laptops, or even a slick wireless mouse. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Handbook Flipped Classroom Learning Competency Based Learning 436

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This means that similar learning outcomes can be achieved at any time, even if the conditions a re not ideal and if observing something or traveling somewhere is not possible. Nevertheless, in order to maximize learning outcomes, other elements like social interaction must also be factored into the equation.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. Most had the lecture slides up on their laptops or iPads, or were using paper notebooks and pens.

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Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 208

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. Self-efficacy is a pretty strong predictor of lots of academic outcomes for students,” she says. Photo by Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.

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EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 169

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Mursion does something no other VR training company does: include live “Sim Specialists” in each training session. Today, universities and districts like Aurora Public Schools and Orange County Public Schools use Mursion to train teachers and administrators on teacher effectiveness, learner outcomes and education leadership.

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Training EdTech Company Laptops 158

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2021

From showing teachers how innovative technology could help improve learning outcomes to ramping up workshops geared toward preparing educators to teach online, this small but mighty team of six went above and beyond to make an impact during unprecedented times.

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eBook Laptops Analysis Outcomes 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

When we get to see effective edtech products in practice, the view is exciting: We see kids engaged, teachers energized about the kinds of thinking their students are generating and strong learning outcomes that result from well-made tools matched to the students and educators using them. Who did the research? is something you care about.

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EdTech Comparison Study Groups 211

Digital Promise

JUNE 11, 2019

Many of these opinions amplify especially troubling outcomes that typically do not affect most children or families. Doing away with screen time is not only unrealistic for my life, but it’s also a double standard in a home where the two adults use their laptops and mobile phones for a substantial amount of work and play.

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Learning EdTech Video Outcomes 285

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long.

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Study Assistive Technology Data Course 156

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They include companies in The Business Roundtable, an association of corporate executives, that have pledged to provide internship opportunities and discounted laptops and other devices to students. These programs have to be powered by student outcomes and their ability to successfully transition into jobs,” says James.

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Laptops Analysis Report STEM 217

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 30, 2017

And he said, “No, I watch your laptop.”. Well, I took the laptop and just pointed it at him and just kind of nodded. and you just turned your laptop so I can see it better. And I still don’t know what I did on the front end, but that’s the outcome that we want. He nodded back at me. That leaves a lasting impact.”.

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Laptops Company Twitter Meeting 185

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2023

Justin Reich: When I was a high school history teacher, I was relatively early in the United States to have a classroom that was one-to-one with wireless laptops with the internet. There wasn't a clear sense of, ‘What are the learning outcomes that you would like to be better on the basis of having made these investments?’

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iPad Course Google Laptops 129

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2018

My day normally starts at the breakfast table with a cup of coffee in one hand, my cat circling the table below, and a laptop in front of me—all subjects vying for my morning attention. These two shifts have resulted in a number of positive outcomes.

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Software Policies Laptops Meeting 163

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

She began her career as a third-grade teacher, later served as director of technology for a school district, then directed a research department at BrightBytes, which helps K-12 administrators and school leaders align school spending with learning outcomes. When you walk into a room in morning do people just get on their laptops?”.

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Professional Learning Classroom Edcamps Learning 110

Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

It''s easy to use and many teachers who use it have seen positive outcomes from using it with their students. Now that roughly two in three teachers have a personal smart device, more teachers can access ClassDojo’s full set of experiences without using a laptop or desktop computer.

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Android Mobility Smartphone Laptops 172

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In particular, many students, for whom these efforts intend to protect, are still unaware of their rights when it comes to how their online footprints are tracked—whether by third-party companies or sometimes the school districts themselves. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A. “I

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Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 128

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long.

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Study Assistive Technology Data Course 88

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park As described in our modern mythical tale, Jurassic Park, technology may not always lead to positive outcomes if implemented without critical thought, moral ground or inquiry. Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should.

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Education iPad Policies Social Media 142

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Technology companies offer their products as the solution, and technology advocates promote the narrative of techno-solutionism. If schools are struggling right now, education technology companies — and technology companies in general — are not. Tech companies are dominating the stock market. Let me fix that sentence.

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Robotics Software Company ProctorU 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

One soft-spoken student, who often wore a camouflage jacket and weathered boots to class, said he wanted his own trucking company. Related: ‘You can’t help but to wonder’: Crumbling schools, less money, and dismal outcomes in the county that was supposed to change everything for black children in the South.

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Report Laptops Company Online Learning 86

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It''s easy to use and many teachers who use it have seen positive outcomes from using it with their students. The free service also operates on the Web, allowing teachers to alternatively use a laptop, desktop computer, or any smartphone or tablet via Web browser. To date, over 3.5

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System Classroom iPhone Smartphone 180

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Now, educators are focused on linking edtech tools directly to student learning outcomes. As we took notes on our $2000 laptops, those stats seemed too far off. But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Technology must support and empower better teaching and learning. But the consultant was right.

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EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 176

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. Trish Torizzo, chief information officer for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Company Survey Report Training 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

We were able to get girls laptops. Typically when we run our summer immersion program, it’s girls coding from 9-5, seven days a week, in tech companies. Did they have the tech, would they be able to attend? That was absolutely the No. 1 thing that we had to do. And so we were able to identify those broadband issues.

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STEM Accessibility Broadband Report 187

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

It was bought in 2010 by News Corporation, which invested more than $1 billion into the company and rebranded it as Amplify. The company is no longer as high-profile—or as big—as it once was. What have the past years taught him, and where is the company going? And I would say Amplify is increasingly a curriculum company.

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Company EdTech Personalized Learning Laptops 74

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. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Early signs suggest that technology, smartly chosen and carefully implemented, can improve learners’ outcomes, lower costs and ease difficult transitions. Networks: The beta of our Digital Learning Network aims to link scholars, practitioners, institutional leaders and entrepreneurs driving change at their institutions and companies.

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MOOC Digital Learning Outcomes EdTech 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. Still, as more rural schools look to virtual programs for help, there’s little evidence that online learning is equal to or can exceed outcomes from traditional in-person instruction, and some experts are urging caution — along with greater attention to quality.

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 65

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. The latest Lenovo Education portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level hybrid learning.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 24, 2015

Intrapreneurs work within an existing organization to take direct responsibility for turning an idea into a successful outcome often through assertive risk-taking and innovation. It was now neatly on every coaches laptop. This was a big need for companies and for our district. That is the role of an intrapreneur.

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Social Media Guidelines Company Libraries 40

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Zoom for Education allows students to virtually join a class from any device, laptop, tablet, Android mobile phone, or iPhone. Although learners’ test grades and class attendance help measure effectiveness, educators need survey software to measure indirect outcomes like learners’ experience, behavior, and student engagement.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

A computer scientist, she opens a door in the table’s guts where a laptop computer is hidden, types on its keyboard and, within seconds, the animated gorilla is back to her pedagogical self again. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. It’s hard to keep the kids from going off task.”

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Tablets Learning Elementary Software 74