Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

When Ayanna met Cozmo the robot, both she and the robot lit up. “it The robot Cozmo would seem to fit that bill: Its basic coding platform is a simple visual system based on MIT’s Scratch Blocks, but there’s also a more advanced option based on Python. However, the company has loaned the robots to the Boys and Girls Club.

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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.”

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Edmodo Google Robotics Software 106

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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Data Education Company Blended Learning 116

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2017

6 – Get the Perfect Stylus for your Tablet. Sketchnoting and drawing on tablets are becoming very popular. Whether you need an Apple pen or want to use one of the student styluses, Staples can get you ready to draw and sketch on your iPad, Surface, or another tablet device. Get a great stylus. Check the box.

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Tablets Trends System Robotics 213

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Wacom is the global leader in the pen display and tablet market for creative users. Sylvia was doing product development for Fortune 500 companies when she came up with the idea for StickTogether. I had a chance to talk with Jason Innes, the Director of Curriculum, Training, and Management for KinderLab Robotics.

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Robotics Education Learning Meeting 79

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

I stood facing the drone, about to face-off with a little robot. He held in his hand a tablet and I watched as it recorded my brainwaves. As I repeated “up, up, up” in my mind, I watched the tablet map my thoughts, converting my brainwaves into an algorithm. My mind-control-drone-moving experience was nothing like this.

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Skyward Training Tablets Company 136

My Paperless Classroom

MAY 29, 2014

Knowing this, I wanted to design a programming scope and sequence that mostly used tablet-based tools. I was really excited when I was introduced to Daisy the Dinosaur and Hopscotch, both from Hopscotch technologies , a great app company. My first graders program a robot to fly to the planets in order.

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Robotics iPad Tablets Groups 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Robot”-like hackers striving for the greater good to take down “The Man.” An astounding 98 percent of children aged 8 and under have access to a tablet, mobile device or computer within their household. For many, the topic of cyber-crime instantly brings to mind a horde of “Mr.

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Classroom Data Mobility Smartphone 92

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.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 54

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

The red beam precisely followed a squiggly building design that Jack had just finger-drawn on a tablet computer. Leaders there see fab labs as a natural extension of their hands-on STEM programs, and a way to infuse creativity rather than passive “screen time” into children’s early encounters with technology. Photo: Chris Berdik. “In

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STEM Adobe Software Mobility 71

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. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland recognized the need and became a strong advocate for Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum. The district initially launched Hazel in 10 pilot schools in January 2022.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 131

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. It also features easy tutorials for rich and complex STEM projects and teaches users how to set up their 3D printers.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 53

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Name: Maze-O STEM Starter Kit—The Mighty Maze Maker.

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Robotics Android Software Tablets 66

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The staff now uses the interactive display to create and present lesson plans and share content with students utilizing their own tablets. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc. To address the disparity, she established the foundation needed to create a viable STEM program with holistic values for her school.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 127

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. So Apple may wind up owning teen allegiance to wearable digital accessories, even as it loses hands-on loyalty in traditional laptops and tablets. What will these teens expect of tech based on their current experiences?

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 158

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Diagrams of simple machines — a pulley, an inclined plane, a lever — appeared on the massive whiteboard of a school STEAM lab (STEM subjects plus Art) in South Fayette, a fast-growing suburb of Pittsburgh. They started incubating coding, robotics and other computational project classes in after-school programs and summer clubs.

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Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.”

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. But computers are expensive. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. I’d totally forgotten that Zynga was still a thing, but apparently the company has enough money to subsidize gaming courses. Here’s a look, from Edsurge , at the company’s involvement in education, so that’s just swell.).

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

Department of Education officials sent a letter to DeVry University ’s parent company, Adtalem Global Education Inc. ” Via The New York Times : “ Robots or Job Training : Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The “pioneer in the science of learning,” as Inside Higher Ed puts it , will help the technology company with its internal training program. Via Techcrunch : “ Sphero ’s CEO discusses the company’s shift from Star Wars to schools.” ” The company, which has raised some $107.4

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Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” The idea that preferred admission equals payment stems from the American ideology that opportunity, especially educational opportunity, is a “fair” form of recompense. ” Money and data – they’re intertwined for technology companies – are monopolized in a handful of corporate giants. .”

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.).

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Education Company Data Report 47