EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. The consequence?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. The consequence?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. The consequence?

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Devices such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. Data label, an online label manufacturing company, conducted a survey recently where people were asked whether they feel technology in schools has had positive effects on children. . Students nowadays have access to the latest and up to date technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In bringing affordable education to the workplace, companies like InStride, Guild, Degreed and EdAssist are addressing the biggest issues in higher education: career relevance and student debt. DreamBox, (another portfolio company) invests in efficacy research led by independent third-parties including Harvard and SRI International.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

By scanning a handwritten or printed math problem from a smartphone, Photomath uses computer vision and machine learning to recognize and instantly solve basic arithmetic to advanced calculus. We were instantly impressed with Damir as a founder of another successful company and his deep expertise in machine learning and mobile technologies.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. And surveys back that up. But experts who watch trends in teaching say that something is different now.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

Founded in 2014, the San Francisco-based company says that it has leased pouches to more than 1,000 schools across the country, including a handful of colleges and universities. Yondr pouch and unlocking device (Source: Yondr) For most adults, the idea of being separated from a smartphone for just one hour can stir anxiety.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

It’s also a place where companies are racing into technologies that raise tough ethical issues. But that reluctance is gone, replaced by an enthusiasm and a booming ecosystem of new companies trying to serve a growing audience—especially for online tutoring and English-language learning. That means many of the tutors live in the U.S.,

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. You can upload videos directly from your smartphone or tablet to YouTube without needing a computer. Access Google Drive from a computer, smartphone, or tablet.

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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. Companies like Tytch and identity providers such as Bitwarden and 1Password offer specific tools and services to assist developers in incorporating passkeys into their applications.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of adults have broadband internet at home. About 17 percent of adults access the internet from home through a smartphone only. Then there are the companies offering free use of their products should crisis hit a school community. BrainPop, Kahoot!,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Yet he was struck by Remind’s mission, along with the “immense capability and market positioning that the company has carved in the education ecosystem.” What I truly believe the company needs is a strong voice that understands what teachers, parents and principals need. That may be surprising given what he’s accomplished so far.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2022

According to a survey, 62% of his students claimed that the usage of devices made the coursework easy to understand. During this time, EdTech platforms, schools and universities, gaming companies, and other stakeholders in education and learning have invested in leveraging technology to bridge learning gaps. .

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

In one recent national survey of pre-K-12 teachers, 94% said that classroom and instructional technologies are extremely important or very important. And while many IFPs include special styluses, most do not require them, working as easily and intuitively with a fingertip as an iPad or Smartphone.

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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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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Most American teenagers have a smartphone. The number of teens with a smartphone more than doubled since 2012, from 41 percent up to 89 percent. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. In 2012, that number was 34 percent.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Most American teenagers have a smartphone. The number of teens with a smartphone more than doubled since 2012, from 41 percent up to 89 percent. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. In 2012, that number was 34 percent.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Most American teenagers have a smartphone. The number of teens with a smartphone more than doubled since 2012, from 41 percent up to 89 percent. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. In 2012, that number was 34 percent.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Most American teenagers have a smartphone. The number of teens with a smartphone more than doubled since 2012, from 41 percent up to 89 percent. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. In 2012, that number was 34 percent.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The increasingly popular Google Expeditions —virtual field trips that students can “take” via smartphones tucked into Google Cardboard viewers made out of the material by the same name—are a simple form of VR. Still in “closed beta,” Google Expeditions are being tested in schools that pre-register with the company.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 22, 2020

The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Windows 10, though a smartphone is not required to participate with GroupMe. Messages can be sent to any phone, you do not need a smartphone or even internet to use Remind. GroupMe is a mobile group messaging app owned by Microsoft.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

He jokes that he usually uses an app on his smartphone to randomly assign groups, since all human decisions involve bias. Acrobatiq , a company that spun out of Carnegie Mellon University’s much-watched Open Learning Initiative. The Maryland project is working with. Still, the issues persisted for two weeks.

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MindShift

APRIL 14, 2019

The data prompted Frock to start the independent school in a space made available by Corning Incorporated , a global company responsible for inventing products like Pyrex, the gorilla glass on smartphones and the ceramic in a catalytic converter. These insights came out of a survey Frock conducted with early graduates.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

Emily Wilson, an independent study teacher at Olive Grove Charter School and another tech-savvy educator, remarked that her district’s textbook adoption of MyPerspectives became a hit with her students when they learned they could use the smartphone app BouncePages to listen to an audio version of the text as they read.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Universal online testing has created a documented increase in cheating, often because universities, colleges and testing companies were unprepared for the scale of the transformation or unable or unwilling to pay for safeguards, according to faculty and testing experts. And for most online test-takers, no one has been watching.

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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. A 2017 survey of 1,000 employers indicated that listening is the 2nd highest skill employers want from new hires. I have always believed in the power of audio.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2018

Global Lingo surveyed 1,029 people and found that 59% “would not use a company that had obvious grammatical or spelling mistakes on its website or marketing material”. 74% answered yes when asked whether they noticed spelling or grammar on a company’s website. The only downside of Grammarly is the lack of smartphone apps.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 20, 2019

That is according to research company Forrester. Video platform Kaltura’s State of Video in Education 2018 survey found 92% of educators see video as improving student satisfaction with their learning experience. Moreover, the wide majority of students today have their own smartphones. Flipped classroom lessons with videos.

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MindShift

JUNE 30, 2019

Ninety-eight percent of families with children now have smartphones. 1 fear of parents of teenagers in a national survey last year. ’ ” This misconception comes in part from the media, she says, and from companies — Apple, Google, Amazon — that advertise parental controls and settings as a magic solution.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Over the last few years of the Speak Up survey, more students and administrators have signaled the importance of being able to access mobile devices in the classroom, whether through Bring Your Own Device policy consideration and implementation or through school-provided technology.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

What students are now able to do in the classroom, with a small probe linked to their either computer or smartphone, is unbelievable,” said Krehbiel. “It At the end of the summer, NSTA administered surveys that revealed many teachers had not received any support to design learning within the framework.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 School district to retain IT department | The Sentinel → Several members of the IT department were present at Thursday’s meeting to urge the board not to outsource IT services to a company that proposed to do so.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 School district to retain IT department | The Sentinel → Several members of the IT department were present at Thursday’s meeting to urge the board not to outsource IT services to a company that proposed to do so.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. 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.” And it has.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Smartphone Explodes in Rowan College Classroom.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. The new company will be called Touch Press (which was the name of another company that StoryToys acquired last year).

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