eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Sesame Workshop: Make Our Earth Better Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery, Inc.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 2, 2016

In the latest dealmaking news, ed-tech company EverFi has raised $40 million from investors who include Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and Google chairman Eric Schmidt, while children’s robot company Wonder Workshop raised $20 million. The company has raised $61 million to date, according to CrunchBase.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2023

The company has launched Gale Community For Educators , a new Facebook community designed with K-12 educators in mind. About Cengage Group and Gale Cengage Group, an education technology company serving millions of learners in 165 countries, advances the way students learn through quality, digital experiences. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Lindsey: Our library media specialist knows more about this. You can ask experts.

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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. And when they hit send, we're integrated in the background.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The organization will serve and represent a wide variety of spaces, events, and institutions serving makers, including non-profit organizations, museums, libraries, science centers, educational institutions, foundations and for-profit companies. .

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

New Castle School District, also in Pennsylvania, will host an upcoming workshop addressing how educators can redesign learning spaces to support personalized learning and student agency. Family-friendly events are located at libraries, museums, schools, tech companies and nonprofit organizations.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2020

And we’re running one of our own: Immersion , a workshop for edtech entrepreneurs on the day before ASU GSV, on Mar. Green events are oriented around a specific product or company. Orange events are tightly focused around a specific topic or audience, such as libraries or community colleges. Come by and say hello!)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject. Training and Workshops. This includes videos, free live online training, customized webinars, and onsite workshops. Click to view slideshow.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2022

But those companies’ well-funded marketing efforts obscure the reality that most colleges offer peer tutoring services to their students—for free. The idea is that students today feel more comfortable calling up an app to get help than they do walking into a campus building, like a tutoring center tucked in the basement of a library.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The company has also enlisted artificial intelligence to track hate speech on the platform. Both companies have also published policies around so-called “deepfakes” of manipulated and altered media on their platforms. The company wants input from young people on how they like to learn, she said. “We

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2017

EdSurge HigherEd also regularly hosts meetups and workshops on online learning and higher education technology. Gold events are tightly focused around a topic or specific audience, such as libraries or community colleges. Green events are oriented around a specific product or company. What gives?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2019

At that time, the company only offered math materials for grades three to six. In addition to its library of resources, Tailor-ED allows educators to group students by indicators including proficiency, confidence in the material and their motivation. Tailor-ED graduated from the Y Combinator startup accelerator earlier this year.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Get in touch if you’d like to learn more about licensing deals for your school, college, group, or company.) “Despite our best efforts, students struggle with recollection and comprehension of the most difficult rules and doctrines. The rest, as they say, is history. ( Wanna play? Join the Brainscape challenge game!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

EdSurge also offers its own annual edtech conference, Fusion , and our one-day entrepreneur workshop, Immersion. Gold events are tightly focused around a topic or specific audience, such as libraries or community colleges. Green events are oriented around a specific product or company. Can’t make any of these events? What gives?

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2019

EdSurge also regularly hosts meetups and workshops on online learning and higher education technology. To help narrow things down, we've designated the primary audience for each event by the following colors: Gold events are oriented around a specific product or company. Red events emphasize the business of edtech more than pedagogy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Can vacant parking lots be redeveloped into libraries for children in “reading deserts?” These were among the projects pitched at Early Futures, a conference hosted by the Omidyar Network, Promise Venture Studio, and Sesame Workshop in San Francisco on Nov. That got a couple companies perked up. 27-28, 2018.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2019

Maker Media was a for-profit company that had raised $10 million in venture and debt capital.) Since its beginning, the Maker Education Initiative has organized maker education workshops for kids and adults across the country. It has established 21 regional “hubs” across the U.S.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia. A rough draft?

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Indeed, $2.3

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Through our innovative Learning Engagement System (LES), districts can build a custom library and even create and sell their custom training. Blending personal growth and professional development puts school districts on par with for-profit companies, who have been doing this for decades.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Robb is a keynote and featured speaker at conferences and leads workshops all over the country and in Canada. So the other piece that I didn't mention, which is self differentiation, is classroom libraries. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries. A library is about 600 books. Absolutely.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. Parents couldn’t really look at it unless they were in the library for parent-teacher conferences or whatever. It was a more authentic way to showcase the student work than just having it one spot in the library.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2018

EdSurge HigherEd also regularly hosts meetups and workshops on online learning and higher education technology. Gold events are tightly focused around a topic or specific audience, such as libraries or community colleges. Green events are oriented around a specific product or company. What gives?

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

And companies sponsoring employees’ education feel the stress too, causing many to cut back on efforts to pay students through a traditional masters program. The university and aerospace company recently partnered to create an MIT certificate program for Boeing employees that lasts 17 weeks. Are Libraries Ready to Code?

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

Investing is humbling because we inevitably miss out on or pass on companies that go on to achieve great success in realizing their mission. It brought over the companies from the Seed Fund into its portfolio as well, and re-invested in 14 of them.) In total, this first fund supported 35 investments. Yet not all investments pan out.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

A formerly incarcerated youth, Greene and his team run programs and social justice workshops that equip young people from historically oppressed communities with leadership skills based in relationship building, community organizing and political education. Short for “How Our Lives Link Altogether,” H.O.L.L.A.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges. Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

the company offers an app that lets kids access unlimited books, educational videos, quizzes and audiobooks — and it’s free for educators. and the company reports people read about 12 million books per month right now. We have an ever-growing library of Spanish and Chinese books and will be adding more languages in the future.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I know in one workshop, this was a tip that really changed the world of one of the teachers and one of her students because she said, “Oh! You click Done, and then your annotations are saved right there on that image, which then you can use in a project, or share, or just keep there in your Photo Library.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2016

The Benefits of Collaboration One way to overcome these hurdles is for school districts to collaborate with outside organizations and companies, many of whom are thrilled to provide volunteers and support. Jonathan Lewis is the Coordinator for Educational Technology and Library Programs at DC Public Schools.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Professional learning and support tools include in-person workshops, webinars, video tutorials, grant opportunities and more. Hands-on workshops: These free educator-led seminars provide teachers with innovative ways to integrate probeware into their curricula. More than 1,000 sample experiments are available.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Workshop participants found it truly easy to identify identify the whys of successful companies. In this Flipgrid , I also asked the same friends how they connect their whys to thei r innovations, those other dots , to move their libraries and their learning communities forward. Mindset for School Library Innovators poster.

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