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.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

According to the Education Week Research Center, for example, just 17 percent of the least confident teachers report that their students use laptops daily, compared with 50 percent of the most confident teachers. What District Leaders Really Want From Personalized Learning. –Eric Risberg/AP-File.

Survey 66

Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Imagine how many customers a company could get running 10 miles of fiber somewhere else. Subscribe today!

E-rate 54

E-rate Broadband Laptops Company 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. Conversations cover topics like technology, nature, the future, personal growth, society, collaboration, and more. Khan Academy. Zoom for Education.

Flipped Classroom 97

Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Broadband 94

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state.

Online Learning 68

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state.

Online Learning 31

Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. The data and results that come from testing can show powerful trends about student achievement.

Assessment 40

Assessment Poll Everywhere EdTech Khan Academy 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. We’re the buyer and there are tons of companies out there. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Data 91

Data Report System Laptops 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

By letting students see trends in their grades and attendance and making that data fun to track, administrators hope students can be nudged toward behaviors that are actually good for them academically. But Strides lets the student see trends over time and communicates that information in a game-like way. But it’s not quite the same.

Data 76

Data Education Gamification Software 76

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students. –Dr. .

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Also Read: Ensuring Continuity in Learning in the Times of COVID-19. The trends are visible all around the world with a recent push to transform higher education through the use of technology. It will also be the dominant trend for higher education and career education markets. A comprehensive learner audience.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education OER 98

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The idea for the company came out of Steven’s own sense of frustration and boredom in science classes. Subscribe today!

Robotics 103

Robotics Chromebook Education Company 103

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 111

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. .”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Steve Dembo recently announced that he’s leaving the company after 10+ years. Microsoft must’ve paid the big bucks to have this announced at the opening session: “ISTE and Microsoft collaborate to provide new school planning and professional learning resources.” Maybe this time folks will learn their lesson.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority.” This isn’t really financial aid per se, but it’s part of the larger suite of financial products that schools (and the companies they partner with) push. ” Via Wired : “Tech Companies Try to Retrain the Workers They’re Displacing.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

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?

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. Sensing a trend here? Via Inside Higher Ed : “ OpenStax Launches Learning Platform.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. Alphabet was sitting on $94.7

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. Alphabet was sitting on $94.7

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

In education, there were breaches at colleges and universities, breaches at K–12 schools, breaches at the Department of Education, breaches at education technology companies, and breaches with software schools commonly use. 77 million users accounts stolen from Edmodo. million students. Investing in hardware and software.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” The results are self-reported based on a survey administered by a private student loan company which offers loans to coding bootcamp enrollees, but I’m sure it’s all on the up-and-up. ” “ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Hiring Personalized-Learning Engineers ,” says Education Week. million total.

Education 47

Education Coursera Robotics Broadband 47