Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. And learning platforms are starting to get mobile developers to publish mobile apps and have them updated on a regular basis. Personalized learning changes that style by making the learning process more student-centric.

Trends 150

Trends Gamification BYOD Tablets 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s a little too early to know if VR lessons like this one will improve lagging test scores, but Anurupa Ganguly, founder and CEO of Prisms, the company behind the platform, is convinced it will. Still, it’s impossible to ignore growing skepticism about the power of digital tools.

Training 119

Training Report Online Learning Conference 119

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

million Nearpod teachers delivers on the full promise of personalizing learning across remote, hybrid, and in-person classrooms.”. Nearpod customers will continue to receive the support, service, and innovation they have come to expect and love from the company. To learn more, visit www.nearpod.com.

Differentiated Instruction 104

Differentiated Instruction Assessment Industry Smartphone 104

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Personalized learning technology that dynamically adapts to student needs while offering teachers real-time insight into each student’s performance has been proven to increase student achievement. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms. Remember LAUSD’s failed effort ?)

EdTech 159

EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 159

Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But the company’s most compelling case for reclaiming pole position in the education market isn’t the tablet, argues EdSurge columnist Jin-Soo Huh. But has Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, finally turned the corner on its rocky digital transformation journey? What’s Next for Pearson?

EdTech 112

EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 112

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

Edmodo 101

Edmodo Google Robotics Software 101

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies.

Kaplan 159

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings.

Digital Divide 142

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 98

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

It was bought in 2010 by News Corporation, which invested more than $1 billion into the company and rebranded it as Amplify. The company is no longer as high-profile—or as big—as it once was. What have the past years taught him, and where is the company going? And I would say Amplify is increasingly a curriculum company.

Company 70

Company EdTech Personalized Learning Tablets 70

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2020

Related: Research shows lower test scores for fourth graders who use tablets in schools. The cynic in me was wondering if McKinsey is merely offering ed tech companies new talking points to sell their existing wares.

Software 145

Software Differentiated Instruction Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Related: What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

Online Learning 129

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 129

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. You can upload videos directly from your smartphone or tablet to YouTube without needing a computer. Khan Academy. Zoom for Education. SurveyMonkey.

Flipped Classroom 97

Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech refers to digital technology like operative devices and online software, which has been designed to aid educational learning and teaching. Even other physical objects like whiteboards, digital boards, tablets, digital pens, and translation devices are considered to be part of the Edtech ecosystem. . Personalized Learning .

Trends 52

Trends eBook Gamification EdTech 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

There’s been a lot of time, effort and money expense from companies and from researchers on creating learning analytics dashboards for teachers,” said Ken Holstein, an assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Study 130

Study Learning Analytics Data Software 130

Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

One of the questions from our audience, largely made up of learning and development professionals, was about how we could optimise learning in organisations. One of the panellists answered by saying that ' Just in Time ' and 'Just Enough' learning should be possible and sustainable for workplace learning in most companies.

Learning 44

Learning BYOD Trends Personal Learning Network 44

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

Dillon, now the district’s superintendent (and still its elementary school principal) just wrapped up the first year of a personalized learning program that gives students in all grades an iPad and the ability to master work at their own pace. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech for personalized learning to work?

Elementary 65

Elementary Personalized Learning iPad Trends 65

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Technology solutions can provide the personalized learning, lower costs , and encouragement needed at community colleges where increased fees and lack of structured-support can have a negative effect on the nontraditional student population. Herman Miller to create their first learning studio.

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

A giant computer screen looms over the table, and a touch-screen tablet is built into the table’s surface. A boy named Damon taps the picture of the smaller tower on the right side of the tablet screen. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. The left tower fell first.

Tablets 73

Tablets Learning Elementary Software 73

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Summit Math won a BESSIE in the High School: Math Website category and Stride won in the Teacher Tools: Adaptive Learning Tool category. The Summit Math curriculum, which is compatible with desktops, laptops, and tablets, has 6-8 grade math course offerings, as well as Algebra 1 (+Honors), Geometry (+Honors), and Algebra 2 (+Honors) courses.

Adaptive Learning 40

Adaptive Learning Instructional Materials Course Blended Learning 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

Rather than giving out a default collection of chapters in every eBook, let them choose their own learning resources and create personalized learning materials. This chapter-based content selection will enable higher education students to take and combine specific learning content that suits their learning needs.

Trends 97

Trends eBook Education Industry 97

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Tagged on: August 18, 2017 Is classroom technology good for learning or wasting time? Dallas News → Writes Joan Hughes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills? Tagged on: August 16, 2017 You Need Data to Personalize Learning | Data Quality Campaign → They need data to personalize learning.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 18, 2016

Devin Vodicka, superintendent of Vista schools, talks about his district’s path to personalized learning. Members of the League of Innovative Schools will continue to meet over the next several days, and interact with education companies who are gathered here for the ASU GSV Summit , a large gathering of ed-tech investors.

Education 40

Education Tablets Personalized Learning Survey 40

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. This is the chance for us to see what will be hot in electronics this year and I expect it to be tablets. Very easy and lots of potential. Need ideas?

Tablets 100

Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The hush was troubling, because students learn a lot from debating ideas, sharing feedback and collectively exploring big questions. In doing so, Desmos joined a handful of other startups using tech to boost student interaction and class discussion, so that in the rush to personalize learning we don’t lose the benefits of learning together.

Robotics 40

Robotics Blended Learning Laptops Tablets 40

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Retail Price: Contact company for pricing. If the district allows it, all students and teachers can have unlimited 24/7 access to Wowzers on their computers and tablets. Creative Use of Technology: Wowzers has many parts—lessons, practices, games, instructional video assessments, blended learning activities, and performance tasks.

Blended Learning 44

Blended Learning Tablets Data Assessment 44

techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

These vetted programs are given to students for free and are accessible anywhere they can get online using their tablets or computers.”. Stride is an online, adaptive game-based learning platform that inspires students to practice and master concepts in math, reading, language arts, and science.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility Education eBook Game-Based Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2016

BenchPrep, a digital learning platform company, will work with ACT to leverage technology to bring personalized, web- and mobile-based ACT test prep to all ACT test takers. Students will be able to access the program anywhere, anytime, on the web or via mobile and tablet apps.

Assessment 40

Assessment Mobility Tablets Industry 40

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

One lesson had students use their tablet computers to find a document on disappearing honeybees. What District Leaders Really Want From Personalized Learning. Enrollment Trends in Pre-K: What They Could Mean for Your Company. –Eric Risberg/AP-File. See also: Looking to Land a District PD Contract?

Survey 50

Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 50

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

The Brightspace platform incorporates personalized learning so teachers can deliver their lessons with much greater flexibility and give each student the personal experience they need to succeed.

Trends 40

Trends Digital Badges Blended Learning Learning Analytics 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Used to working on tablets or laptops for much of their day, many of these students were also behind in fine motor skills, struggling to use scissors and still working on correctly writing numbers. Related : What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read.

Elementary 144

Elementary Report Groups Assessment 144

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. As an Education Technology Specialist with the Iteach Center at Kennesaw State University, he works with a metro Atlanta school district to personalize learning for students with the aid of technology.

Microsoft 41

Microsoft Comparison Google LMS 41

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

Tools 51

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 51

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 8, 2016

“It’s great to have amazing digital books, tablets, devices, but in many cases technology comes into schools, and they [school officials] start asking, ‘How do we use it?’ The company acquired the popular game earlier this year. That’s how much technology is driving . ’ ” he said.

Microsoft 40

Microsoft Technology Tablets System 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Intelitek ’s learning solutions have provided learners across the globe with the competencies needed for in-demand careers in production.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Let’s help students celebrate learning with formative assessments that are fun, flexible and informative.

Assessment 40

Assessment Poll Everywhere EdTech Adobe 40