Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The latest round of deals in the school marketplace underscores investors’ and ed-tech providers’ burgeoning interest in data analytics and instructional technologies. The program is part of AT&T’s $350 million “commitment to empower students to reach their full potential,” the company said in a statement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. This August, Subaru of America, Inc.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

1) You’re currently professor of educational technology at the British Open University. My field was ArtificialIntelligence , but I started experimenting with online tutor groups, producing web pages, etc and migrated into educational technology (as many people did). I joined the OU in 1995 just as the web was taking off.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 4, “Technology Curves.” That’s not where the chapter begins. ” (2247).

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. — Babak D.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected?

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? The company has raised $20.4 The company, which claims it’s like “LinkedIn for students,” has raised $14.1 ”). .”

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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. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It’s time once again for my annual review of “the year in education technology,” something I’ve done since 2010. I’m feeling quite tentative about whether or not the insights that I might be able to glean about the year will have much relevance for the business and politics of education technology under Trump.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.” Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The Department of Education has released a “Higher Education Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan ,” just in the nick of time I guess. ” They’re suing the company. “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive.

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