eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Where edtech steps in While the student population speaking languages other than English within the U.S. Now, edtech can support bilingual education in a way impossible before. schools have at least some English-learning students , not all teachers are properly equipped to provide equitable education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While diverse edtech products promise innovation, they simultaneously pose challenges. Educators, learners, instructional technology coaches, and IT/edtech staff are grappling with the complexities of managing an ever-expanding arsenal of disconnected digital tools.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Considered the most prestigious and well-funded competition of its kind, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition celebrates and nurtures purpose-driven ventures that seek to address systemic inequities in education through innovation. Global edtech funding plummeted 49 percent from 2021 to 2022, falling to $10.6

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

The learning management system is education’s Swiss Army knife, created to address a series of administrative challenges. Start with these questions: What Is a Learning Management System? A state-of-the-art LMS can transform the digital learning environment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the realm of education technology, a similar disarray unfolds without a standardized system for edtech interoperability. Integrating the edtech applications into one language, or standardized format, results in streamlined administrative tasks, enhanced collaboration and a more comprehensive view of student performance and progress.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

The nonprofit was founded in response to the global wildfire adoption of its first-generation learning platform, KA Lite , which provided offline access to Khan Academy videos and exercises. Another use case for Kolibri in the United States is in correctional systems. All of this is part of our theory of change.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

During the “emergency teaching” era of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital resources and edtech tools were used by educators worldwide in an effort to maintain students’ continuity of learning. Tremendous investments were made by school systems in an effort to rapidly scale digital learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. Maybe some educators will go back to business as usual, but many more will embrace edtech and a hybrid education model as part of a long-term strategy. Hybrid learning. Increased investment in edtech.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Regardless of the chosen type of curriculum, how much edtech and distance learning will remain in use? How edtech helps with finding answers. No matter how things evolve — both in the near future and in the more distant one — edtech is here to support us. Scenario 1: Fully embracing distance learning.

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In filtering current events to keep your students safe and effectively learning, utilize the full breadth of capabilities of Lightspeed Filter and the rest of Lightspeed Systems’ suite of edtech products. If you’re a Lightspeed Systems customer, contact your Client Success Manager with any questions or concerns you might have.

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Digital Learning Learning Social Media EdTech 59

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When did October become awards season in the world of edtech? This week’s newsfeeds are stuffed with announcements for finalists and honorees for both educators and vendors on the best and brightest developments for teaching and learning. The winners: Of course, we need to start with the most prestigious!

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EdTech Industry Gamification Data 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today one of the largest providers of course-management software for colleges and schools, Blackboard, announced that it plans to merge with Anthology, a company formed last year from the combination of three other edtech companies. Blackboard is one of the largest LMS providers.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 21, 2019

Quick Take: Getting an accurate view of where your school is in terms of readiness for EdTech innovation is important. Understanding your school’s Digital DNA will help you identify the technology you need today and for tomorrow. Is your school ready for the EdTech revolution? Online/digital learning platforms ?

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning. NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning?

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

Within a few weeks, districts nationwide had canceled in-person classes, Chromebooks had sold out, and edtech companies were inundated as educators were forced to reinvent school in the digital space. It has been a year since we started shutting our schools and transitioning to remote learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Digital learning plays an integral part in helping students build the skills they need for academic and personal success. In fact, it’s so important that it has its own day, and this year, Digital Learning Day is on February 28. school district laid out a careful plan to be “digital from day one of learning.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Then there was the $95 million payroll system snafu back in 2008. Click through to listen for some big-picture analysis of the survey results you can scroll below: Project Tomorrow recently released data on how connected digital learning devices have benefited families in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning. In contrast, students who reported that they struggled to learn to use new technology had more-negative experiences with online learning—and they were also more likely to consider the use of such tools in class to be invasive.

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EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 160

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

Braced for the next wave of edtech? Combine that with some of the dislocations triggered by COVID and students could be in for some radical changes in the tools that help them learn. The most recent player to step into the edtech spotlight is India’s Byju’s. We used to think about edtech globalization in one way—from the U.S.

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eSpark

APRIL 11, 2022

Serves as the State and District Digital Learning Director for the Alliance of Excellent Education located in Washington DC. Named one of the top 16 “Forward Thinking EdTech Leaders in the Country” and one of the “Top 100 Influential Voices in Education.” What’s on the rise in edtech right now? thomascmurray. jlscheffer.

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Neo LMS

JULY 1, 2021

But what should we add to all these abilities in a highly technologized education system? Let’s see how edtech-related abilities should be included in training programs for teachers: Integrating edtech at all levels. We should use what we have learned during these months and bring that experience to the classroom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. “As

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook. No matter if they are Tech Coaches, Digital Learning Coaches, Science Coaches, ELA Coaches (or other), the Instructional Coaching position is staffed with extremely valuable content specialists.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2019

That forecast was rooted in a sense of optimism—that as digital learning tools and opportunities proliferated in schools, educators would increasingly be able to tailor their instruction to meet students’ different needs. Thirty-five percent of teachers say they use edtech daily, and another 23 percent say they use it most days.

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Digital Learning Survey Learning EdTech 108

Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

The sessions are divided into six global themes : Leadership, Futures, Inclusion, Wellbeing, Skills and Innovation , all essential topics for a more sustainable and future-facing education system. This event also celebrates the best edtech in the industry by hosting the Bett Awards. Find CYPHER LEARNING at Bett 2022.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding the correct digital education and EdTech solution provider can be challenging, but choosing the best fit for you will save you time and money, and help you avoid frustration. Finally, as technology is rapidly evolving, it is important that EdTech resources can keep pace and are compatible with the changes in the industry.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

In this new multi-year collaboration, educators in every GFW school will integrate Discovery Education’s suite of innovative digital resources into instruction to create dynamic learning experiences that will awaken students’ natural curiosity about science and the natural world. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Digital Learning Schoology Social Media EdTech 97

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Phil has led the charge for his district to develop and implement Student Data Privacy systems in the State of Illinois and recently presented at ISTELive22 on these protocols and processes. Phil Hintz has been approved by the D219 Board of Education as the next Chief Technology Officer for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. Occasionally the state will also partner with companies to provide materials or services to districts free of charge.

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EdTech Case Study Instructional Materials Policies 261

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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TeacherCast

JULY 31, 2021

A few years ago, I created a simple Daily Teacher Interaction Tracker using Google Forms , and believe me … it saved me a ton of time each day AND it provided me, my digital learning team, and my principal the data that we needed to support our teachers and students. What is a Daily Teacher Interaction Tracking System?

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myViewBoard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As a principal , you will be happy to see the positive impacts EdTech brings to all staff and kids. Aircraft are categorized into many models, so are digital whiteboards. And that’s why you can find myViewBoard on these 3 operating systems. Check to see how we help teachers with different operating systems: Android.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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