Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries. Education is now a high-growth market that combines attributes of consumer and enterprise software.

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Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 133

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Hummingbird Robotics Kit. Sylvia also headed product development for consumer software, video games, and educational games at several software publishing companies. I hope you enjoy this episode with Sylvia! Selected Links from this Episode. Twitter handle: @smartinez. Blog: [link]. Download the Transcript.

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Maker Movement Software Twitter Robotics 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Now the company has pivoted, and it is poised to formally announce its own online courseware that will compete head-to-head with those publishing giants.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 119

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Software & Online 3DBEAR AR INNOVATOR PROGRAM ( 3dbear.io/product/ In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 50

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? The software would have registered students' locations when writing essays on the app.)

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Coincidentally, as part of another role I had with the district to develop relationships with the business community, I was organizing a field trip to a tech company. These companies were eager for qualified young candidates to fill positions. By the the second hour of the trip, he had connected with a programmer at the company.

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Company Industry Data Elementary 106

Bryan Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Garter invites us to imagine these developments, assuming AI and intelligent software just keeps getting better: By 2018, 20 percent of business content will be authored by machines. By 2020, autonomous software agents outside of human control will participate in five percent of all economic transactions. 2: Internet of Things.

Technology 40

Technology Trends Software Mobility 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

In a windowless room in the library, first- and second-graders experiment with a strange teaching device that’s half computer and half wooden play table. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. Toymail has invented a two-way communications device that can be used to transmit lessons.

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Tablets Learning Elementary Software 77

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

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects. Others show up just for the internet. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 89

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. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 127

MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a windowless room in the library, first- and second-graders experiment with a strange teaching device that’s half computer and half wooden play table. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. Toymail has invented a two-way communications device that can be used to transmit lessons.

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Tablets Learning Elementary Software 28

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. Our Internet service providers today are likely telephone and TV companies.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad. announced the U.S. K-12 market.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 55

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, we’ve seen huge growth in edtech as companies partner with educators to develop software and hardware that can support teaching and learning. Opportunities for technology-enabled learning extend beyond AI. Education requires innovation.

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Technology Education Broadband EdTech 123

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Thirty maze challenge cards are also included. Add-Ons: No add-ons are available at this time.

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Robotics Android Software Tablets 70

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

Most schools to date have given the task of digital asset tracking to their technical staff to collect the major system software, the devices, and network information. Library Management Systems. Technical skills software, such as Adobe Illustrator or AutoCAD . Student Information Systems (SIS). Talent Management Systems.

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LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

Baltimore, MD – July 12, 2018 – Edtech company Workbench Education today announced the expansion of a partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for the 2018 - 2019 school year. The Workbench mission is to make teaching with projects easy and scalable in schools, districts, and libraries across the globe.

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Future Ready Elementary Industry Robotics 47

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 68

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. She spent $19 to host a website and contacted software companies for free licenses.

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Education Online Learning Report Elementary 106

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Technology and software programs that save time by doing most of the work for you. Having a job you wanted at your favorite company. Imagine the world without gears; how will an egg beater, clocks, helicopters, or robotics work. Eating cereal, ice cream, and soup with a spoon and not a fork. A Rainy Day. Technology. Secure Job.

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Exercises Social Media Meeting E-rate 112

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

.” Via Bookriot : “On Wednesday, August 23, the city council of Escondido, California voted, 3 to 2, to move forward with plans to hand their public library over to the private, for-profit company Library Systems and Services.” Via The AP : “ Learning software in classrooms earns praise, causes debate.”

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Education Khan Academy Company Libraries 97

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) ” The Scholarly Kitchen weighs in on layoffs at DPLA , the Digital Public Library of America. ” Any piece of education software or curriculum that puts “fun” in its name is not. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. on Coursera.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.

Maker Movement 150

Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.

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Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “Mixing Automation and a Human Touch, New Software Helps Keep Students ‘ On Task ’,” says Edsurge. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. The learn-to-code company has raised $1.19 million total. ” asks Diane Ravitch. .”

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. His education portfolio.)

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” ” Oculus Rift boasts that it’s opening an education pilot program in 90 California libraries. That’s despite privacy concerns about the company. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. She uses a software program popular among architects and designers.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

.” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi. The company: RIB Software SE. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” More news about a data breach at a testing company in the infosec section below. Edsurge covers Clever ’s new product “Clever Goals,” which takes the data that the company gleans about student usage of technology and sells it back to schools. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

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. ” At this stage, any company that compares themselves to Uber is out of their mind. ” $100,000.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via Education Week.

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. “Despite the buzz, competency-based education remains a challenging market for software vendors,” says Inside Higher Ed. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Oh. ” (Wow.

Education 47

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