EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

With virtual reality headsets, students are forced to interact with their studies by excluding all else, making the technology ideal for educators who work with kids who have varying levels of ADD/ADHD. . Companies such as Microsoft have developed tools for using their virtual reality headsets in just this way.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

Unlike fully self-paced competitors that give students practice videos and content snippets for individual consumption, ChalkTalk generates personalized lesson plans and actionable teaching materials for teacher-led instruction—whether that teaching takes place in-person or remotely over a web-conferencing platform such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Then Tuminez, a former Microsoft executive, proposed a third core value: “exceptional accountability.” It’s not a retail company. It’s not a retail company. Administrators who treat faculty as employees have it backward, said Scott Abbott, a professor of philosophy and integrated studies. And you can’t. It’s not a bank.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Grand View Research ) Statistics shared on Forbes Advisor are staggering: 64% of businesses expect AI to increase productivity, AI will have an estimated 21% net increase on US GDP by 2030, and 25% of companies are turning to AI to address the labor shortage issue. AI is expected to see an annual growth rate of 37.3% from 2023 to 2030.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

Practical AI in the Classroom 00;00;06;20 – 00;00;35;12 Vicki Davis Hello, the 10 Minute Teacher is back with a special extended episode about Artificial Intelligence, something that I have been studying for several months. This is episode 798. Who funded Chat GPT? We need to always look at that because that does impact things.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 13, 2019

For schools using Office 365, Microsoft Teams brings together lesson content, collaboration and apps in one easy place for students to access. Here are five great apps you can use with your class inside Microsoft Teams. Want to have Video Questions and Answers directly in your classes Microsoft Team Channel? Find out more….

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

In a recent study from educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow , nearly 62 percent of teachers reported using video games in their classrooms. But Microsoft ’s Project xCloud may be the furthest along. A majority of educators agree that video games can help K–12 learning. Why Cloud Gaming Is Taking Off Now in Classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the heart of formative assessment is the underlying goal of meeting students where they are in their learning,” notes an anonymous study from Digital Promise. In one middle school that participated in the Digital Promise study, teachers used Microsoft Forms, which utilizes Azure to collect and analyze data. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

For example, the tool used by Paragon Prep came from Prof Jim, a software company that can turn existing written materials—like textbooks, Wikipedia pages or a teacher’s notes—into these animated videos at the push of a button. “We This makes AI-related features accessible to almost every edtech company,” he added.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

Dynamic Approaches to Learning in the History/Social Studies Classroom – Nate Gildart. Tool Sessions on: Padlet, Microsoft Teams, Kognity, and more. Kognity is a Swedish edtech company that focuses on creating high-quality interactive content and time-saving features for teachers. Bulosan, MA.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A study conducted at Georgia Tech found that students who used mobile augmented reality platforms to learn coding performed better on assessments than their counterparts. . “We Technology Companies Invest in AR and VR Education Apps. The mods then materialize on students’ desks when they look through a mixed reality headset. .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Think of the giant digital companies formed by founders who met in a dorm (most notably, Facebook and Microsoft). But are those who study at all-online programs making the same connections—or are they finding other ways to connect to the job market after earning their diploma?

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

A growing number of companies have moved beyond training their own employees or providing tuition assistance programs to send staff members to higher education. In publicly traded online education company 2U’s last fiscal year, “alternative credential” revenue surged 83 percent to $288 million. And we should ask what the U.S.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Microsoft will invest $75 million over the next three years in initiatives to increase access to computer science education for youth. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella made the announcement during his keynote speech at Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual gathering in San Francisco for its customers and partners.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Air Force, DynCorp Aerospace, and the Boeing Company. Current student Alexis Cheney agrees, “She’s always there next to us, whether we’re testing or studying. Before becoming a teacher, Karen worked for more than a decade as a licensed avionics technician and airframe and powerplant mechanic for the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

“Today’s methods are quite cumbersome,” explains Frederik Wetterhall, the CEO and co-founder of Lexplore , a company that has devised a dyslexia screening tool that pairs eye tracking cameras with AI and algorithms. One study from 2015 reported being able to identify dyslexic readers using eye tracking with 80 percent accuracy.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

 Through expanded, lasting partnerships with Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Brightspace, and Clever, integrating Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform into existing Information Technology architecture is easier than ever. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Click Here for the Webinar Sponsor This week's guest Justin is an associate professor of digital media in the Comparative Media Studies/Writing department at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab. He is an associate professor of digital media in the Comparative Media Studies and Writing Department of M.I.T.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

“Of course we’d be thrilled to see innovative ideas and even companies emerge from this, but the goal for the grants program is to help students and faculty discover our cloud and do incredible things,” Bout says. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services offer an education partnership in free trials or discounted pricing. Cloud leaders.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. After the TSA, he worked out of the country, studying Microfinance and traveling to South Asia, and then worked at Honduras for about a year before returning to business school at Harvard. By Kenna McHugh.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. MAKING THE PRIVACY CUT: A 2013 Fordham study found that less than 7 percent of the district-vendor contracts restricted the sale of student information by vendors.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. Apple had an event focused on education on March 27, and if anything it clarified Apple's place in the EDU market. It's incredibly dependent on third-party tools, and most camera placement makes it difficult.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The study is part of an ongoing series, “ Privacy Not Included ,” which previously looked at fitness trackers, pet apps and internet-connected “smart” toys for children. The report looks at 15 popular video-conferencing apps, some of which have been adopted for use by companies and schools, including Zoom, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

And one of the best ways to improve the odds of landing a particular job is to ask an employee at the company to recommend you as a top candidate. This week, a software engineer in Atlanta is willing to pay $40 for a referral at IBM, Microsoft, or Warner Media. Now, you can pay strangers on the internet to refer you for jobs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

So what you want to do in any kind of, not just in English classroom, this could be a science classroom, a social studies classroom. Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft's AI is Changing Education Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored podcast episode.” Vicki Davis (06:50) Mm-hmm.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 8, 2016

“The senior officials are almost apologetic to me as an official for Microsoft,” he said, telling him that within the next five years some large percentage of their teachers will be retiring. Microsoft is preparing to launch its MinecraftEDU for schools this fall, Salcito said. That’s a problem.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2021

classroom.cloud is particularly relevant during the ongoing pandemic transitions because it can be accessed from anywhere, it works on many platforms, and it integrates with Google Classroom and Microsoft School Data Sync to pre-populate classes. Read a case study about preparing for the hi-flex model here.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Even before then, the company had already taken a big hit. “We

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

A call center near the University of Utah where students can make money and get help with their tuition by working for Microsoft and Discover. The companies get reliable employees and prospective hires while universities can promise students help with keeping their loan debt low. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report. Joseph University.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

Rachelle is an ISTE Certified Educator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. But there's a great book that my computer science students and I study called The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter Diamandis. Rachelle has a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law and a Master’s in Instructional Technology.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Some companies are already offering clear pathways to help cut down on tracking cookies so schools can feel more confident in maintaining their students’ privacy while still encouraging the use of online resources and devices in classrooms. Best Practices to Keep Student Tracking to a Minimum.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2016

In this week’s news: Microsoft replacing MinecraftEDU with new education edition. Starting this summer, classrooms hooked on MinecraftEDU will be given the option of migrating to a new education-focused Minecraft title, recently announced by Microsoft who has acquired the rights to MinecraftEDU from Teacher Gaming, a Finnish company.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. . Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Even though the school equips every student with a Microsoft Surface tablet, it has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education : a computer lab for robotics and coding; and a zSpace lab full of 3D virtual reality computers that allow students to study human anatomy, dive into a volcano and explore the solar system.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2020

Lifelong learning” is an ideal often celebrated in education circles, and a new company is setting out to prove that the pursuit of new skills and knowledge doesn’t stop at age 55, 62 or whenever Social Security retirement benefits kick in in the future. Yet he would argue that the early traction his company has seen suggests otherwise.

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