The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We dive deep into teachers' crucial role in driving innovation and improvement in education. He is the author of Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools and Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education , and the host of the TeachLab Podcast. A New Approach to Educational Innovation. Thanks so much!

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

It has evolved into the most prominent data scandals in Facebook’s history, after personal information from some 87 million Facebook was passed along by Kogan to the political consulting company Cambridge Analytica. EdSurge: How did you get into studying issues of data privacy and social media? Or watch a video version.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, the data determines how much funding Title I students receive for hot lunch programs, how much their families must pay in registration fees and whether there will be resources for after-school activities. EdSurge: Why is it essential for educators to talk about the census with students?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2019

Investors in the Series A include TDM Partners, Hereditas Capital Management, Bisk Ventures, New Ground Ventures and Rethink Education. Other Entangled Group companies include ReUp Education, which raised $6 million in June , and Student Blueprint.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms. Video Credit: BookWidgets 5.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2019

Data scientist Mark Madsen has been programming and crunching data long before buzzwords like artificial intelligence and machine learning were common. began receiving requests from local colleges and universities asking for tips about crafting their data-science curriculum. Similar programs are cropping up in the U.S.

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Hubbli

JUNE 17, 2019

If are involved in enrollment marketing, and have been paying attention to the news over the past year, you may have seen some headlines about the largest social network, Facebook, that might make you think twice about using the platform, either personally, or as an advertising strategy. That’s over 2/3 of all moms in the US. Click Here.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

We now have the data. And soon, qualitative results will offer a better understanding of why educational leaders choose to make their school staffing decisions. Data Speaks: Preliminary Data on the Status of School Librarians in the U.S.” Interactive map of State Survey data. Poster rom Kachel, Debra E.,

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techlearning

APRIL 9, 2018

You've seen the dramatic posts of friends who are bidding Facebook adieu because Facebook knows too much or it’s too depressing or, on and on. I won't be one of those leaving Facebook, unless something better comes along. Problems I don't have with Facebook Depressing posts Not a problem for me. Here's why.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Many people want to go completely with cloud services, but many, like me, like having a backup of our cloud data somewhere besides that service. I keep backup''s of my Google and Evernote data on my home laptop, which also gets saved on my archive hard drive. Backing up your data and files is very important.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 8, 2018

You've seen the dramatic posts of friends who are bidding Facebook adieu because Facebook knows too much or it’s too depressing or, on and on. I won't be one of those leaving Facebook, unless something better comes along. Problems I don't have with Facebook Depressing posts Not a problem for me. Here's why.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And though the coronavirus has pushed many businesses, including Fairygodboss itself, to lay off employees, advice and education about how to find the right next job has never mattered more. One of the principles guiding our plan is to be as data-oriented as possible. You have to start with data. You have to start with data.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

When using a public network, your child is vulnerable to data theft and cyber-attacks. It’s highly possible that they venture onto websites that can access their data and use it for illegal activities. You need to understand the importance of data encryption while browsing online. Educate Your Child about Privacy and Protection.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

These concerns are only heightened as Chinese investors turn their attention to the United States education technology space acquiring companies with millions of public school users. Net Dragon, a Chinese gaming company that is building a significant education division, bought Edmodo for a combination of cash and equity valued at $137.5

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

More and more educators and schools are using Facebook to connect with families. About half of the population speaks a language other than English at home according to census bureau data. About half of the population speaks a language other than English at home according to census bureau data. Your Turn What do you think?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis. They often require extra sets of eyes to help them carry out a variety of scientific tasks such as data collection, data processing, collation, and even statistical studies.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Companies like Amazon and Facebook have systems that continually respond to how users interact with their apps to make the user experience easier. What if educators could use the same strategy of “adaptive experimentation” to regularly improve their teaching materials? All these great minds come together to try to get a solution.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

So a sideways look at consumer behaviors when it comes to music, movies and newspapers provides insight into where higher education is going and what leaders can do to prepare for the future. Higher education, of course, is decidedly different from those consumer sectors. Again, digital disruption had upended an industry.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Built on an education-specific large language model (LLM) developed in-house by a team of researchers from top AI labs, including IBM Research, Amazon Alexa, and Google Brain, Origin helps educators eliminate tech friction and focus on creating powerful learning moments in the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has received the highest rating of Tier 1 from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials. BOSTON (Feb. About Lexia Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

Some Background on AI Chatbots Chat GPT’s Data Set Has a “Before Date” First of all, when we talk about chatbots in particular, remember that their data set is 2021 and earlier. So while I could ask it about how the song Baby Shark was composed, I couldn't ask it anything about Twitter or Facebook's current algorithms.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

More and more educators and schools are using Facebook to connect with families. About half of the population speaks a language other than English at home according to census bureau data. About half of the population speaks a language other than English at home according to census bureau data.  

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

But earlier this week, one educational app reigned over all in the endless galaxy of apps. It’s a rare feat for an educational tool to best the social and entertainment apps that absorb so much of our attention. So how does an app that primarily functions as a messenger for students, parents and educators take the crown?

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Hack Education

AUGUST 28, 2019

The future of education is technological. Education must adopt not only the products but the values of the high tech industry. We have known for some time now that tech companies extract massive amounts of data from us in order to run (and ostensibly improve) their services. Necessarily so.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 2018 we witnessed a clash of titans as government and tech companies collided on privacy issues around collecting, culling and using personal data. From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. Public concern will lead to AI regulations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is a podcast for all education trailblazers seeking the cutting edge of professional growth. As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2019

Brian Kelly, director of the cybersecurity program at Educause, a higher education and technology nonprofit, says the trend has followed other business sectors, and that higher ed has seen an uptick in the number of CPOs over the last two years in particular. We still don’t have good privacy laws,” says Mitrano. “My

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Edward Snowden’s revelation about the National Security Agency’s information-gathering practices alerted the public to the nefarious uses of data collection. Yet not all data collection efforts support questionable purposes that try to peep at—or profit from—a person’s online activities. Dr. Kirsten Martin.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education. Among them: Are crypto-entrepreneurs imagining better systems for education—or just systems that pay off better financially for themselves? Before forging our own ponderous chains, then, let’s explore what Web3 innovators might have in store for education.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Over 500 education technologists from companies and districts gathered last week in Denver for the IMS Learning Impact meeting , hosted by the IMS Global Consortium. This annual event aims to accelerate the development and adoption of data standards that allow technologies used in schools to “talk” to one another.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

BOSTON (October 1, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has released its “Educator Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in Fall 2021,” a research brief exploring educators’ expectations for the 2021-2022 academic year. Educators also felt more prepared to incorporate technology into classroom teaching.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2023

BURLINGTON, NC – Carolina Biological is proud to announce that its products won a number of new science education awards. Leading K-12 science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company won four prestigious national Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards and earned Finalist in two more categories.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2019

CHICAGO — Colleges are increasingly using Big Data to monitor students, control their access to information and set them on learning paths they may not have chosen, argues Chris Gilliard, a professor at Macomb Community College, who says the practices add up to “digital redlining.” “I Data is the new gold for vendors,” he explained. “I

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, Lexia’s own nationwide survey of educators[2] found that only 27% of educators felt the same. In May, Education Week reported that 31 states and the District of Columbia had adopted laws and policies requiring early reading instruction to be aligned with the science of reading,” Gaehde continued. “On

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techlearning

JUNE 28, 2018

Have you ever noticed a post on Facebook where rather than seeing responses to the post, instead the thread is cluttered with folks indicating "following" or "f." In addition to her award-winning blog, The Innovative Educator , Ms. Stop doing that. Instead, just turn on notifications. Here's how.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Last fall, in an effort to address this gap, Facebook pledged to train 3,000 Michiganders in digital skills by 2020 through the Digital Skills Micro-credential program created in partnership with Digital Promise. The number of middle-skill jobs that require digital skills continues to grow. Often, though, adult workers lack this skill set.

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