EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These online tools help teachers quickly create quizzes, surveys, polls and other assessment materials, which can then be manipulated individually to fit the growth of each student and generate data pools of new types of student data. Microsoft Forms is flexible enough to support formative assessments of an entire grade.

Data 333

Data Assessment Adaptive Learning Microsoft 333

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

While the rate of growth is lower than in 2014 and 2015—when the market was fueled by a national trend away from paper and pencil and toward online assessments —lower average selling prices and a replacement market for outdated devices continue to drive volume, according to a release issued by the consulting firm.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Teq , a Long Island-based educational technology and professional development (PD) company, has received approval from the New York State Department of Education to provide Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE). A new round of funding is enabling the company to make an even bigger difference in the way students learn.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Edmentum Internet Safety Survey 40

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. Sometimes they strike a deal.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

on Wednesday announced new guidelines that aim to provide more transparent information for borrowers and more accountability for the companies that manage repayment of federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Excluding the debt financing (it raised $275 million that way in January), the company has raised $78.61

Education 40

Education Report Company Software 40

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond. Try MAP Reading Fluency.

Assessment 44

Assessment Robotics Digital Citizenship Tools 44