Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

For nearly a decade, the founder and CEO of Desmos has been building a free alternative that works on web browsers and mobile devices. He does require the devices for his calculus course—partly because they are on the list of approved calculators for the AP exams. More than 10 million U.S. students use it every month, he says.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 29, 2024

Here are some of its characteristics: Digital content also includes designed courses, eTextbooks , workbooks, subject-specific ebooks, audiobooks , and learning materials that can be used anytime and anywhere. It incorporates features like mobile learning, active participation, and gamification.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

They cost less, the content is more up-to-date, they offer high-quality online homework, and they provide an alternative to a broken publishing model. Open Educational Resources in Colorado | Higher Education - Colorado’s Governor and state elected officials have developed incentive programs to change courses over to OER formats.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Some LMSs also have as a feature the ability to upload, save and share course syllabus so students can view and save them on their devices; a class calendar to mark all the class agenda and deadlines; and in newer platforms, an analytics feature to monitor students’ progress through the class.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Why Use Online Quiz Testing Software To Create Online Quizzes For Students? Online quiz testing software is an excellent tool for teachers to test and assess students online in the hybrid classroom and distance learning. With over 800 templates, teachers can create tests, assessment quizzes, or create online exams.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

We are, of course, big fans! Tuesday, April 22nd at 1pm CoSN - Smart Education Networks by Design , New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning. Is your library mobile friendly? Audrey is coming this year!)

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

The nine-day, 36-hour course,taught by Boeing employees, teaches students how to assemble, modify, repair and test the cables and other equipment that create the “central nervous system” of Boeing’s airplanes, helicopters and drones. Mesa Community College offers a wire harness assembly boot camp taught by Boeing employees.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

The company, which helps universities build mobile apps, has raised $17.4 ” Via Education Week : “High-achieving North Carolina 8th graders who took Algebra 1 online performed worse than similar students who took the course in a traditional classroom, according to a new study from researchers at Northwestern University.”

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