Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. And, as outlined earlier, Bezos has already set his eyes on markets such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance and, of course, delivery and logistics.

Education 218

Education Company E-rate Industry 218

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete. Be sure to follow @K-12CyberMap to keep apprised of updates to the map and related news.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. We need other better stories about the future of technology in education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. We need other better stories about the future of technology in education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. I dislike fraudulent courses. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

When making a decision about which college to attend, there are numerous factors to take into account, such as tuition fee, available courses, extracurricular activities, and more. Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. For over a year now, the focus has been on getting technology into the hands of students. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” I mean, yes, I’m totally making up the framing of the “trends” angle here (in the hopes, I confess, to defanging all those ridiculous clickbait articles that just list a bunch of shiny new consumer technology products and predict that they’re poised to “revolutionize school”).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Beheshti, IEEE Senior Member, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology. billion by 2022.

EdTech 109

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 109

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

OER include lesson plans and supporting scaffolds, handouts and workseets, courses, electronic textbooks, media, simulations. Among the featured platforms and developments: Microsoft is planning an app to help teachers and students find rated OER from within any learning management system. and Mary Reiman (NE).

OER 40

OER Edmodo E-rate Libraries 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” ” Idaho Ed News quotes local high school students who protested the visit and their school’s reliance on technology.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” Microsoft has acquired GitHub.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” asks Chester E. ” $100,000. .”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Of course none of this – not Africa is a Country’s excellent reporting nor Peg Tyre’s recent story in the NYT – stops Nicholas Kristof from touting Bridge as a “solution.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. . Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Small world).

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Oh, how very different “the politics of education (technology)” drumbeat sounds from some ed-tech publications: Trump will mean more “ innovation ” in higher ed, according to eCampus News. Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” ”). .”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.” “Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” The founder, of course, has a degree from an Ivy League school.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via LA School Report : “LAUSD credit recovery vendor finds strong demand for online makeup courses nationwide.” they do boost graduation rates.). Via Campus Technology: “ CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps.” You can get a Microsoft certification! MOOC hype deja vu.).

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

That’s Betsy DeVos , of course, and Social Finance a.k.a. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ UT Austin and SMOCs: What these synchronous courses look like and cost.” Reuters continues its investigative series on various education (technology) scandals. Presidential-Elect Donald Trump.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. ” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Speaking of Hollywood Glitz, Variety reports that “ Kevin Spacey ’s Online Acting Course Pulled by MasterClass.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. Via Scientific American : “How the FDA Manipulates the Media.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40