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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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

By fostering new ways for teachers to problem solve and be creative in the classroom, these trends can have a positive impact on student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes. To effectively implement interactive content in the classroom, it is important to have a complete hardware and software solution.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2019

Requests for classroom furniture—specifically, flexible furniture intended to increase student engagement—were funded 111,000 times in 2018, up from 75,000 the year prior and just 16,000 five years ago. They beat out computers and tablets, games and classroom supplies by a long shot.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

She tried several options before jumping on a free trial of the wireless video streaming and screen mirroring technology by Vivi, an education-focused company founded in Australia. Teachers now can actually sit with their students for instruction.” Has there been an impact on student engagement?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO demonstrated the ELMO Ecosystem of Classroom Solutions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Wireless screen mirroring, which allows the projection and sharing of device screens without cables, doesn’t just free teachers from worrying about what became of the HDMI cord or which dongle goes with which tablet. Indeed, the company actively solicits and integrates teacher feedback into its product development. And it just works.”

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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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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Ed tech companies are benefitting from the rise of impact funds. In September 2019, a young Canadian ed tech company called Classcraft announced that it had raised $7.5 Teachers choose which behaviors they want to foster and students rack up points for actions like being kind or handing in their homework on time.).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Ordonez is able to organize information and present students with a brief introduction on topics ranging from architecture to ancient history. Students could also click through presentations independently while Ms.

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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. As the frog is reusable for most dissections, the cost could be recuperated over time.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s really for student engagement and other ideas that you can use in the classroom where students are able to answer questions and engage in class conversations via video. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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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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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

When students work in several different apps that are based on blockly they are able to transfer lessons learned in one programming environment into another. The fluid use of apps also helps students practice learning. There are many tablet-based programming apps available and there seems to be more every day for both iOS and Android.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

When students work in several different apps that are based on blockly they are able to transfer lessons learned in one programming environment into another. The fluid use of apps also helps students practice learning. There are many tablet-based programming apps available and there seems to be more every day for both iOS and Android.

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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.

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techlearning

AUGUST 23, 2018

Students benefit from access to a tool that will grow with them throughout their educational careers. Best of all, WeVideo constantly moves forward, adding new features and content that always keeps students engaged and challenged.” Since then, WeVideo has been used by tens of thousands of students and teachers across Denmark.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform. In many ways, it makes sense to meet these students where they are, and the metaverse provides a world that has the means to do this. Learn more >.

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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.” Many online learning platforms can be used with smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2023

The current lineup integrates new tools for seamless collaboration, simpler one-on-one student device connectivity, easier setup, and moreover enable wall-size images from a single display that is conducive to student engagement.” BrightLink and Brighter Futures are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

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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. Students today are deeply ingrained in the “creator culture,” with one-third of children ages 8-12 aspiring to be a YouTuber or vlogger.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 31, 2015

I’ve recently discovered an exciting new company called Alma , which has built a groundbreaking new Holistic Student Engagement Platform (an SIS/LMS hybrid) that I believe in so much that I’ve joined their Advisory Board. You don’t need to be a database administrator or techie to make it work for you. We deserve this.

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techlearning

MARCH 29, 2018

GlobiLab also merges the latest sensor, Internet and satellite technologies so that students can plot measurement data over a Google map, allowing them to map local pollution or weather conditions and compare their data with other schools – opening the door for meaningful collaboration between learners all over the world.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

In addition, they are accessible to students using laptops or tablets in 1:1 or shared device environments. Teachers are also given access to a dashboard with tools to launch, pause, and resume games—as well as view the progress of each student in real time. Currently the games are only played in school.

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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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techlearning

MAY 1, 2018

The table’s screen enables up to 12 touch-points, allowing students to move, zoom, rotate, and draw in interactive activities with precision and ease. The ProColor touch screen is similar to that of a giant tablet, so special needs students with motor skill challenges can easily use it while also honing those fine motor skills.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Early implications are that VR has the potential to enhance and optimize collaboration between teachers and students—in both remote and classroom-based environments. For topics such as history or SEL, a first-person perspective allows students to see life through the eyes of others EdSurge: Tell us about the early days of VERE360.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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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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MindShift

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Lofton even keeps one email from his English professor, Neal Phillips, saved on his tablet. Innovative predictive analytics are essential for businesses, especially tech companies. “And to to get that data to people who need it most — the faculty, students and advisers.”

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Nik Peachey

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There are premium services if you want something that looks customized for your company or event. mQlicker has a number of ways of encouraging interaction and displaying results. It’s easy to reuse questions or questionnaires with multiple classes as it collects questions together in a question bank.

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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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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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