The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Whether you're new to AI or a seasoned AI-enthusiast, you'll gain invaluable insights into one of the companies on the forefront of AI in education. Let's do this!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This month the company made clear its ambitious research agenda: to achieve the science-fiction dream of building next-generation teaching aids with artificial intelligence. One exception, he said, has been the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

A still shot from an online course about the Python programming language, created with the help of a generative AI tool. For this generation of students, an avatar is one of the tools that would work.” A number of startups are trying to bring so-called generative AI to classrooms as a teaching tool.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2023

5000 list of Faste Intervene K-12 ranks 162nd overall, 18th in Texas and fourth in education on Iist st-growing Private Companies in America. This highly regarded list puts Intervene K-12 amongst an elite group of companies who have received this distinguished achievement over the years, such as Oracle, Microsoft and Patagonia.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

NEW YORK PRNewswire/ — Today, Merlyn Mind, an AI company focused on building domain-specific AI platforms and solutions for improving human productivity, announced the launch of its AI-powered classroom solution, Merlyn Origin. Our first solution is Merlyn, the AI assistant for education. Merlyn Mind is headquartered in New York City.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2023

Free AI Course for Educators from Microsoft Microsoft 's Free AI Course for Educators Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools. AIforEducators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2023

Propello , today’s tool of the day, allows you to reach every student in your classroom in a unique and customized way. I highly recommend this tool. Which is why now is the time to test this tool!) Teachers will always have rostering for free which includes Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams and manual rostering.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

(CHICAGO) – PowerNotes , a provider of tools that help students and professionals create high-quality research quickly and efficiently, has added Composer, an advanced, web-based word processor, to its PowerNotes+ platform. The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing in an AI-enabled environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

In this show, she shares some ideas for streamlining and discusses the future of AI in VR and AR and how she thinks it can help us use these advanced tools even more. AI is changing rapidly, and you'll want your team to take advantage of this free course from Microsoft today. I highly recommend this free AI course from Microsoft.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Future of School (FoS) today announced that Microsoft has joined as a partner in the Resilient Schools Project (RSP) to provide access to valuable training sessions from Microsoft Store aimed to support educators with remote and hybrid learning. About Microsoft. Learn more at www.futureof.school.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn how to leverage tools like the ViewBoard IFP105S to achieve greater inclusivity, collaboration and overall productivity. Most companies know that diversity makes for a stronger workforce, but diversity isn’t the same as inclusivity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mike Tholfsen’s YouTube channel – great tips for Microsoft products of all kinds! Other Episodes with Richard Byrne: 8 Epic Edtech Tools to Try This School Year. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Richard Byrne’s Most Exciting Edtech Tools. Freedom.to. Easy 10K with Jeff Galloway.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

With advances in digital tools, many teachers are finding that using edtech tools in PBL enhances projects by providing direct access to greater sources of information and by allowing students to collaborate more easily. Collaboration Tools Collaboration tools are perhaps the most important when utilizing PBL.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

A video-discussion platform originally started by a University of Minnesota professor to keep in touch with students for a course he was teaching has been purchased by tech giant Microsoft. Microsoft announced the acquisition today, though officials would not disclose the price or other details of the sale.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2019

Sponsor : Urkund Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2020

For instance, education companies that rely on corporate customers may take a hit, as those clients look to cut costs. While COVID-19 hit at the tail end of the first quarter, some publicly traded education companies already reported an impact on their Q1 2020 earnings. The company reported cash and cash equivalent of $151.5

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Microsoft has acquired what it calls an “exclusive licensing” to the technology used in Chalkup , a collaboration platform where teachers can organize, annotate, share and grade digital coursework with students. The deal has all the trappings of a company acquisition, even if that’s not how Microsoft chooses to describe it.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

However, the concept of employees working closely with other people who may be on-site, off-site, or moving between the two, is new to most companie s and requires careful management. Fortunately, the rise of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools is beyond helpful. Provide Video Conferencing Tools .

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 19, 2023

Gaining an understanding of the various web conferencing advantages and disadvantages can be critical for business success because it allows companies to fully realize the potential on offer, while also maintaining an awareness of the challenges and what can be done to overcome them. This then has a number of significant knock-on effects.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

From launching new tablets to virtual-reality curriculum , Microsoft has added plenty to its educational offerings through a series of new product updates and acquisitions over the past few years. DataSense traces its origins to Authentica Solutions, an education data management company founded in 2013.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2021

He is a Makey Makey certified educator, Microbit Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator, and general tech enthusiast. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Via Microsoft Translator , a translation service, students in classes and lectures can get automated transcriptions on their mobile and desktop devices. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

million in two companies: online bootcamp Springboard and Knowledge to Practice, a medical startup. Now, the publisher confirmed that it has spun off its Immersive Learning team, selling its assets to a new company, GIGXR , based in Venice, Calif. All 16 staff formerly on that Pearson team will make the transition to the new company.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 29, 2022

As education goes online driven by the evolution in digital technologies and the COVID 19 pandemic, several companies are wooing the learners, academic institutions, and corporate houses with powerful tools to conduct online and blended learning programs. Benefits of KITABOO and Microsoft Immersive Reader Partnership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. Applications on readily available for Chromebooks, IOS, and Microsoft platforms. Most companies offer such opportunities. I found that the company was very active in recognizing and promoting teachers’ ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They have a new classroom management tool called Collections. As a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, she is a third year Microsoft MVP for global impact. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2020

Companies like Microsoft and Google are using QuizBreaker to keep their remote employees happy and engaged! They are a remote and bootstrapped company with hundreds of active teams and thousands of active users playing QuizBreaker every week. With 85% of its customers in the US.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

With ISTE, Digital Promise, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, the World Economic Forum and many more , these organizations state they are coming together to create policy recommendations, revise the K-12 CS Framework to include AI teaching with AI, and engage diverse stakeholders. And that, my friends, is where we are.

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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. In this article, we will explore how developer tools have become key in overcoming these challenges and facilitating the widespread adoption of passkeys.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

Technology helps educators give each student the attention he or she needs, through tools such as online learning modules, personal tablets and, now, virtual and augmented reality. . Companies such as Microsoft have developed tools for using their virtual reality headsets in just this way. At the end of 2018, the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

Common Sense Education , for example, offers tips and tools to engage students in smart digital citizenship practices. Evaluate Technology Tools for Effective Data Privacy. When considering implementing a new tech tool, schools should first look to see if they already have a list of approved applications in place.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I've divided this article into Part 1: Why We Can't Ignore AI(Anecdotal and Empirical Evidence), Part 2: AI in Everyday Educational Tools, and Part 3: 8 Steps Schools Can Take. Why We Can't Ignore AI In the next post, I'll share how AI is being built into all of the tools you use now. I will post this over the next few days.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 13, 2019

The post Is Microsoft Making a Comeback in Education? Is Microsoft making a comeback in education? I brought Leslie to the show to answer the EdTech community’s biggest question, is Microsoft making a comeback in education? Is Microsoft making a comeback? Is Microsoft making a comeback in education?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 17, 2020

With the increased demand on online education, major tech companies have upped the ante by releasing new tools with advanced features designed particularly to facilitate remote learning. Microsoft.read more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

He takes us through lessons that teachers are teaching in Fornite and also the two warnings that educators need to keep in mind when teaching with this tool. Mike is a Google Certified Educator, an Apple Teacher, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, a Global Minecraft Mentor, and a member of the Prezi Educators Society.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that its literary support tool, Read&Write , is now used by 35 million people worldwide. Since then, Read&Write has been a staple in the company’s suite of products for more than 25 years. WOBURN, Mass.,

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