EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The online global school’s students and families plan to gather on June 16 via Adobe Connect in a ceremony that will include Camtasia -edited video segments, PowerPoint presentations, and student speeches recorded on smartphones.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The online global school’s students and families plan to gather on June 16 via Adobe Connect in a ceremony that will include Camtasia -edited video segments, PowerPoint presentations, and student speeches recorded on smartphones.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Another balding founder of a tech company is passing the baton off to a successor. No, this is not the same shellshock as Jeff Bezos’ resignation letter, nor is the company anywhere as big as Amazon. His successor will be Joe Rohrlich, who previously served as chief revenue officer for Bazaarvoice, an e-commerce analytics company.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship. in the United States and other countries.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. acquired the San Francisco-based startup that helps K-12 educators “use data to analyze the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future,” according to the company’s Twitter page.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Air Force, DynCorp Aerospace, and the Boeing Company. She is beloved by her students both past and present. Dr. Mike Snow, Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, Lake Stevens School District said, “Karen is never satisfied with what is presented to her. She’s always looking to make things better.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

As a small company it’s hard to be heard over the noise (and the smell of popcorn). The center of the exhibit hall has the most valuable real estate and the biggest companies and displays. And the booth gives Plickers’ teachers a space to present. They are offering hands-on learning, demos and pens, bags, candy, prizes.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As early excitement about Zoom gave way to questions and concerns about privacy, security and unequal access, other companies seized the opportunity to elbow their way into the new competition for digital communication tools appropriate for preschoolers and college students alike. But Zoom has held on. It’s high energy.”

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Below you can find a full list of important skills extracted from the Future of Skills report , created by Pearson. To practice this, teachers can present students with real life situations in which they need to figure things out for themselves. Complex problem solving. Agility and adaptability. Digital literacy. Critical thinking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

With doctors and nurses, you want them not only physically present to do their jobs, but emotionally present, and they can’t do that if they’re worried about their 2- or 3-year-old,” explains Ray Girn, the CEO of Higher Ground Montessori, a network of about 50 Montessori schools with locations across the United States and a few overseas.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Nine New Jersey elementary middle school students are joining forces with Pearson designers and developers to help the company design features for digital learning solutions. Participants in Kids CoLab Hoboken will meet virtually and face-to-face throughout the 2015-2016 school year with teams from Pearson.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Publicly-traded companies like Wiley generally share the price of their acquisitions, unless the financial impact is considered immaterial to the buyer’s bottom line. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital. In its latest fiscal year earnings summary (for Nov. 1, 2018 to Jan.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

When deciding whether a company is viable to be bought, CareMonkey president Peter Bencivenga says the magic number is 90 percent. That number refers to customer retention rate, and Bencivenga said he’s called off potential acquisitions when a company’s performance in this department isn’t up to snuff.

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TeacherCast

APRIL 28, 2015

Jeff sits down with Katie McClarty from Pearson Education to discuss Gifted and Talented education. Jeff sits down with Katie McClarty from Pearson Education to discuss Gifted and Talented education. Video | Slideshare Presentation ([link]. Learn how the Center for College and Career Success can help you and your students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

The winners were presented during a virtual awards celebration hosted on the NewSky XR secure online platform on June 22. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Used books present an anathema for textbook publishers, which don’t see any revenue from their sale. By contrast, digital materials have no resale value.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

Course mentioned in example #1: Staying Present: Mindfulness for Better Teaching and Learning (3 Grad Credits) Use the code COOLCAT to get a 20% discount. 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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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

MARCH 20, 2018

Caffeinated founders paced the lobby in colorful T-shirts splattered with their company logos, polishing their pitches for their on-stage presentation and meetings with potential investors. What he has yet to find—but which he says Y Combinator would be willing to invest in—are companies that can help support and run new school models.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Yet for Jamie Martin, the most daunting challenges also present the greatest opportunities. In return, Injini takes up to 15 percent of equity in each company. “We Yo Books , a company from South Sudan, aims to deliver and distribute books on low-cost devices across remote regions. Yet the U.S. Yet the U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

The drone was part of a demonstration of the powerful technology that the neuroinfomatics company EMOTIV offered at a conference on the power of technology and education. The company is one of a number of organizations that have been working on ways for people to control everyday objects with their minds, including cars.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. presented the findings in a session here , thorny issues around data quickly emerged. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2017

But at Kickboard , an online school culture system management system, it’s a straight dive in for Stefan Kohler, a former teacher and executive at companies including Scholastic and Pearson. Perhaps this wasn’t such a good thing to do while my teachers were presenting lessons! Sorry, simply having been a student doesn’t count!)

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2015

Unified officials demanded a refund from computer giant Apple over curriculum supplied on the devices by Pearson, which sells education services and materials worldwide. Pearson was a subcontractor to Apple under a contract approved by the Board of Education in June 2013. Unified bought 43,261 iPads with the Pearson curriculum.

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edWeb.net

MAY 31, 2017

In “ The K-12 Purchasing Renaissance ,” presented by Nicole Neal, CEO, Noodle Markets , and hosted by Lisa Schmucki, founder and CEO, edWeb.net , Nicole talked about K-12 purchasing, why it matters, and how the purchasing process can be improved. About the Presenter. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Steve Rowley, CEO of Acumen Partners, with Michael Campbell, Vice President of Acumen Partners, presented the latest updates on ESSA in the webinar, “ Making Sense of ESSA: What You Need to Know ,” co-hosted by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data. About the Presenters. This broadcast was co-hosted by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data.

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edWeb.net

MAY 25, 2021

During the edWebinar, “ Educators Have Spoken… This Is What Industry Partners Need to Hear,” the speakers presented trends and observations from edWeb’s recent edFocus Industry Summit and offered advice for vendors on building and maintaining connections with their customers. About the Presenters. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

Reuters also cites a confidential PowerPoint presentation by the College Board that says the testing group had documented widespread security woes in June of 2013, after nixing an SAT exam slated to be given in South Korea. Nearly all of those excluded worked for test-prep companies, as my colleague Catherine Gewertz reported.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY. At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

On Thursday, August 6 at 4:00 pm US-EDT, we present the fourteenth LIVE episode of the new LearningRevolution.com weekly interview series, REINVENTING SCHOOL. I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text.

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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. When Dempsey typed, “I hate you!”

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles). I’m also presenting, on the future of open education. That includes a set of scenarios. How would you learn about them?

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

They believe there are those who should not be allowed to benefit from OER – namely, companies. In a more nuanced version, they don’t believe companies should be able to benefit from OER without giving something back. Not so in the OER community; at least, it doesn’t feel like companies are granted this option.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles). I’m also presenting at this Summit, on the future of open education. That includes a set of scenarios.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. He is one of TechSoup's primary presenters at conferences in the U.S. Jennifer is married to Scott Pearson, the Associate Editor for the Marshall County Tribune, and together they have 3 children.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. 12:00 - 1:00 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) OPENING KEYNOTE: Jim Lynch and Kate Laughlin (co-moderators), with Jennifer Pearson, Melanie S. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. 12:00 - 1:00 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) OPENING KEYNOTE: Jim Lynch and Kate Laughlin (co-moderators), with Jennifer Pearson, Melanie S. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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