Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As part of this project, we conducted a survey of educators about their use of instructional technology; interviewed 14 educators; and interviewed product leads from 12 edtech companies. Learn more about this EdSurge Research project.) This research has shown that Lam isn’t alone.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Technology Companies Invest in AR and VR Education Apps. Technology leaders are noticing this window of opportunity too.

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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.

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Of 2,000 K–12 teachers surveyed, only 10 percent reported feeling secure in their abilities to incorporate “higher-level” technology into their classroom. K–12 teachers are interested in adopting technology, but low confidence in their abilities to use it well enough to make the integration worth the investment is a significant barrier. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

He has been featured in the book, “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom,” recognized as a Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Educator, and certified in biology, physics, math, health, and technology education. Job Loss by McKinsey and Company. Yeah, I'm super curious. and use it effectively.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2019

But if we’re going to ensure the class of 2030 succeeds, our current education system needs an overhaul and a refreshed focus, according to a new report from Microsoft. The report, which is based on surveys of 2,000 students and 2,000 teachers, was conducted with McKinsey & Company.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

The company says it’s making these available to any “teaching-focused institution that grants degrees or certificates,” including non-traditional bootcamp-style coding programs. million companies across the world, GitHub is considered the standard when it comes to software development platforms.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

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. Researchers also reached out to the companies to clarify confusing policies and for additional information, she added.

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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. classroom.cloud, like all NetSupport solutions, is heavily piloted and tested in real classrooms.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer.

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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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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

We interviewed a number of leaders and decision-makers in the space, including heads of learning and development, workforce strategists, and executives and corporate development teams of public and private education companies. In a SHRM survey, 68 percent of respondents reported sustaining their training budget through the pandemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

Rachelle is an ISTE Certified Educator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Especially with AI, I noticed like back in December, I did a session in Tennessee, I did one in January at FETC, and I always use a survey to see, you know, what people's interest is, what their concerns are.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Schools that use Microsoft have access to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Microsoft Teams . Collect Feedback Through Polling. Poll Everywhere.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. Our bread and butter has always been middle school ELA,” a representative from the company explains. “Our

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Dr. Erik Gundersen, Superintendent of Suffern Central School District (NY), recommends starting with surveys and discussions to determine what educators and other stakeholders know about AI and what their views about it are. We also offer workshops on Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Lacking longitudinal data, some states survey high school graduates about their careers, but the responses often are scant and unrepresentative. Still, as of 2020, only 35 percent of states and territories included workforce data in their student tracking systems, according to a department survey.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Microsoft employees in Redmond, Washington. With a huge shortage of college graduates in data and computer science, tech companies are taking matters into their own hands and providing education directly to prospective tech workers. Photo: Stuart Isett for The Washington Post via Getty Images.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2019

But if we’re going to ensure the class of 2030 succeeds, our current education system needs an overhaul and a refreshed focus, according to a new report from Microsoft. The report, which is based on surveys of 2,000 students and 2,000 teachers, was conducted with McKinsey & Company.

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Mark Smithers

APRIL 9, 2024

The integration efforts of major technology companies and the availability of developer tools have played a vital role in driving the surge in passkey use. Major entities like Apple, Google, and Microsoft have integrated passkeys into their services. Passkey adoption is increasing among developers and across various sectors.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

They give companies another reason to stop relying principally on academic degrees when hiring, since candidates who are Black are less likely than white candidates to have one , according to the U.S. Caitlin Storhaug, director of global recruiting communications, McKinsey & Company. Steve Yadzinski, Jobs for the Future.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Later, during an afternoon session, Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy at Temple University, shared findings from a 2017 study that found more than half of the 33,000 students surveyed were housing insecure, while 56 percent face food insecurity and 14 percent are homeless. “We

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

According to the 2017 PWC Global CEO survey , human capital was among CEO’s top-three business priorities—alongside developing digital and technology capabilities. According to a Pew survey , 87 percent of Americans believe it will be necessary to develop new skills throughout their career to keep up with changes in the workplace.

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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. A committee of faculty and staff agreed with newly inaugurated President Astrid Tuminez that the institution should be about “exceptional care” for students. And you can’t.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Speaking at the morning keynote on the third day of SXSW EDU, boyd, a researcher at Microsoft and the founder and president of Data & Society, offered this provocative observation: “Many of the forms of critical thinking that we’ve introduced into American education are backfiring right now.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms. When its creator, Mojang, was sold to Microsoft in 2014 , educators had every right to be freaked out that a homegrown educational modification might die.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. What does it reveal about how these companies imagine teaching and learning. "Just every other aspect of your whole life." The real issue is the process of learning."

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. What does it reveal about how these companies imagine teaching and learning. "Just every other aspect of your whole life." The real issue is the process of learning."

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EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2003, a team of Harvard University researchers concluded a survey and mapped out the idiosyncrasies in the pronunciation of common English words across the globe. The company said it has fixed the glitch.) Today, the company claims its technology can power assessments for phonics, sentences and other fluency measurements.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 14, 2023

In a survey conducted by BestColleges of 1000 students, including both undergraduate and graduate students, more than 51% of students agreed that taking help from ChatGPT, Google Bard, etc is considered cheating. She replied with an enlightening insight.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

Startups are also working against what is known as the “Empathy Gap,” where companies must quickly close sales to stay alive, while educators need more time to properly integrate tools into their teaching. Startups use time-consuming surveys to learn what teachers want, but innovation-empowered teachers can shortcut this.

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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.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Plenty of parents, students and faculty may find all this data collection, analysis and application “creepy,” said Rob Curtin, director of higher education for Microsoft, during a conference session. We have been burdened with some definitions of ‘innovative’ that benefit Silicon Valley and companies and not humans,” Gilliard said.

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