eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2016

Sony Global Education sims to build a new, widely applicable educational infrastructure that enables diverse methods of evaluation, open sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. As education paradigms evolve, technological innovation is expected to diversify the ways in which tests are designed and individuals are evaluated.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 21, 2017

There are currently KidZania’s in 24 major cities worldwide, and the company plans to open the first U.S. In each location, companies sponsor landmarks and businesses to help make the experience as authentic as possible. locations in Dallas and Chicago. . Ger Graus, Director of Education at KidZania. .

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. The company charges $1,500 for one game available to 2,500 players, with $499 for every administrator added to the game.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

A couple decades later, tractors were assembled here for Caterpillar, the construction machinery company. They have been working with local governments and tech companies to design solutions to problems such as homelessness, water conservation and clean energy. It was subsequently used as a storage warehouse.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

But the underlying blockchain technology is complex, and attracting droves of interest from the likes of IBM and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company claims on its website that it’s near that goal, with more than 7.2 million sold so far, amounting to more than $475,000 raised from 572 investors.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 22, 2017

Technology has also begun to play an interesting role in educating ASD students. In fact, it has been shown that, in general, ASD students respond comparatively well to technological inputs when contrasted with social or human inputs. How AI is changing special education.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With a huge shortage of college graduates in data and computer science, tech companies are taking matters into their own hands and providing education directly to prospective tech workers. Microsoft employees in Redmond, Washington. Photo: Stuart Isett for The Washington Post via Getty Images.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2022

Many of his friends took the same shortcut to good jobs at companies including Sony and Lockheed Martin. He chose the nonprofit Per Scholas, which offers tuition-free information technology training. The skills academy at which Seck teaches is run by Synchrony, a national financial services company headquartered in Stamford.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the education technology industry, we see an abundance of press covering venture-backed startups and their funding rounds, acquisitions and other noteworthy milestones. On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

One , with the release of a new book ( BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World ) from Don and (his son) Alex Tapscott coming in May 2016 focused exclusively on the potential of blockchain, expect to hear much more about the technology in the popular press.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 31, 2009

Here''s an interesting article from smartplanet.com demonstrating an innovative use of distance learning technology. Several very large companies (Nokia, Sony, Philips, Rolls-Royce) are having their interns and management candidates participate in online business scenario "tournaments" as part of their training.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

While schools have worked to embrace technology for decades, innovation has been slow and fragmented, and most new technologies have been designed to solve a singular problem. The Series D company has raised more than $500 million and is backed by Hillhouse and Tencent, among others.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Company partners like Chevron, Google and Sonic along with individual donors help support teacher projects all over the United States. Most districts go through Movie Licensing USA , a company that provides licensing for K-12 schools for a variety of studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Sony Pictures and DreamWorks Animation.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2017

As recently as the 2016-2017 school year, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of schools responding to a survey said they have tested virtual reality solutions, and while that number could certainly be higher, it’s an indication that the technology is expanding. Next page: 8 steps to your best virtual reality pilot).

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ALMA START ( www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies launched an enrollment and admissions management tool called Alma Start. 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.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” Via The Intercept : “These Are the Technology Firms Lining Up to Build Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Program.” Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The company has $8.3 ” Education in the Courts. million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

How might new technologies – education or otherwise – and new economies reshape “what counts” as a credential , “what counts” as credit? If you want a job as a software developer in the technology industry, you’ll need a college degree. What is the implied promise? Jobs for Grads.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Marketwatch : “One company will now handle close to half of all student-loan payments.” ” There are many departments at many universities where the ethics of technology is not just an add-on to an existing program.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” Bootcamp or Bust.

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