eSchool News

MAY 21, 2020

The free Journals alive mobile app is compliments of Alive Studios and works on most tablets and smartphones. So what does an early education company do when the world shuts down? Many companies are trying to figure out new and creative ways to help these children and their parents as we wait for the country to open again.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

Raised on quick responses from smartphones, social media, instant messaging and immediate-access entertainment sites, today’s students live in an on-demand world. On the opposite end of the inconvenience spectrum are companies who have honed their customer service through thousands of interactions to create enterprise level support.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

eSchool snuck a sneak peek with Lance Rougeux, Senior Vice President of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Engagement, on some specifics. The collection includes learner-centered videos featuring characters from The Electric Company, ready-to-use presentation materials, professional development resources, and lesson plans. ·

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. Yes, I did see some distraction here and there—a student checking a text or another who seemed to have a graphic novel open on a window in the background.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The website offers thousands of hours of video lectures for students from PreK-12 grades in various topics, including Math, Science, Arts & Humanities, Reading & Language Arts, Economics, Computing, and Life Skills. The Math Get-Ready Courses introduce students to third to eighth grades algebra, geometry, and pre-calculus.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 5, 2018

And on one hand, it’s true: Gen Zers are on their smartphones for about three hours every day. At some point, students will have to sit through a lecture and take notes, but these experiences don’t have to be boring. Personally, I aim to keep students engaged in whatever form possible. A Multiplatform Generation.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

We have it in our pockets and our smartphones. How do you talk to young students about jobs that might not be there anymore in the future? We like to have our students engage in some of those questions and really develop their problem-solving abilities around those areas rather than sugarcoating it. Yes, definitely.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Harvard Professor of Economics, David Yang, recently enlightened us about the US ranking of the top companies with the most accurate technology in facial recognition. Out of nearly 50 companies, the top five were Chinese companies. China holds the manufacturing units of many high-worth companies.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 5, 2018

And on one hand, it’s true: Gen Zers are on their smartphones for about three hours every day. At some point, students will have to sit through a lecture and take notes, but these experiences don’t have to be boring. Personally, I aim to keep students engaged in whatever form possible. A Multiplatform Generation.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Three million frogs are harvested each year for classroom dissections in the United States, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which partnered with the manufacturing company SynDaver to develop the synthetic frog. Gen Z may walk through life glued to smartphones. billion by 2024 from $1.7

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

“Imagine a breach like the Equifax one we just had, but occurring with students’ browsing history, the search strings of the school counselor or geolocation of all students in the school,” says privacy blogger Bill Fitzgerald, noting the risks companies are taking while gathering sensitive information on students.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

The retort from the younger man (with his smartphone and hoodie): “When will you make something cool?”. If each student engages in a social impact action pledge and touches ten to a thousand people each, we will soon be at 1 billion people that we can influence for social good.”. GSA’s Junior Academy students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s a major pain point in the education system: Between 40 percent to 60 percent of college students now need some form of remedial math, or English, or both, and the United States ranks 36th out of a comparison group of 79 countries in math proficiency, according to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The video’s narrator explains: “School administrators can use big data analysis to determine when students are better able to concentrate.” The company says it has a working prototype and is in conversations with a Long Island school to pilot the headset. But the company has also faced less enthusiastic reviews.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Educators will soon need to start thinking like game designers if they want to keep their students engaged. “To To win student attention, educators will soon need to start thinking like game designers.” The most common device among students is the smartphone. GoConqr Click To Tweet. Mobile learning.

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MindShift

JUNE 22, 2016

These educators are paying attention to their own working habits, as well as those of students, to figure out which technology products and trends are here to stay. Michelle Luhtala , a school librarian in New Canaan, Connecticut, has noticed that much of her own work has transitioned from the computer to her smartphone.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

One student may watch a clip on his smartphone at his kid’s soccer practice, and another may log in at 2 a.m. Course Hero partners with PUREi , a video production company outside Chicago, where the professors go to work in a studio with a team of expert video professionals. That’s not what this is,” says Wooten.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As the CEO of Listenwise , a listening skill-building company, and the host of the Student Podcast PODCAST , I am seeing the podcasting landscape in education explode. We are on the forefront of an exciting time when audio can bring the world into the classroom, and students can use audio to share what they know with the world.

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The basic use of AR requires a few things– a smartphone or tablet with a back facing camera, an augmented reality app, and a trigger image. The triggers can be something as simple as a QR code, which launches an AR event on the smartphone or tablet, or can be a special printout or photographic images that is viewed through a specialized app.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 20, 2019

That is according to research company Forrester. Still, using video-assisted learning in the classroom is producing concrete results in improving student engagement and achievement, not to mention teacher satisfaction. Moreover, the wide majority of students today have their own smartphones.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Companies like Kaltura, Panopto and Warpwire battled through the year for market share. Not the tethered headsets and computer-based environments, but the simple Google Cardboard-compatible headsets with a smartphone as the “computer.” Conferences ran streaming video events. Video may feel like it has been here a long time.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Companies use proprietary digital platforms to deliver digital courseware according to the needs of the students and their learning pace, allowing for the personalization of education and increased interactivity. The companies have created workflows and set up processes that help them do more in less time with the help of technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

–Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. COVID forced teachers and students to rely on digital learning more than ever, but they came away with different lessons from the experience. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. — Catherine Cahn, CEO, Twig Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

–Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. COVID forced teachers and students to rely on digital learning more than ever, but they came away with different lessons from the experience. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. — Catherine Cahn, CEO, Twig Education.

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