Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”. The customer service team would pass along this request to the digital learning team, which would make a decision about whether the website should be unblocked.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

In other words, students aren’t just passively watching videos—they’re doing projects, and they get instant feedback from the software. I don’t know that I would want to do the MOOC thing as my primary job, but as a secondary thing it’s very satisfying.” Self-help courses might be one viable competitor.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Digital Learning & Leadership is a free professional learning community where you can share, learn, and discuss ideas and best practices to enhance teaching with technology. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18,500 employees in more than 50 countries.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

From the parent perspective, such assessments can deliver near-immediate information about how children are learning and achieving, said Marty Creel, Discovery Education’s Chief Academic Officer and previously head of curriculum at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Before] you would go with the Cadillac version of a certain software. Plus, just like in other districts, Altoona also had to gauge whether software was living up to its potential since companies have tried to wean schools off free accounts. Now, you’re having to reevaluate every single renewal,” she says.

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EdTech Tools Software Microsoft 136

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There is a growing population of students using digital tools to support their specific learning needs. Almost 5 million students were enrolled as English learners in US public elementary and secondary school during the 2013/14 school year—that’s almost 10% of the total student population.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2016

The authors offer a series of recommendations for federal and state policymakers to leverage this momentum: • Reform curricula for existing technology classes to focus on core concepts of computer science in primary and secondary schools. Allow computer science to count as either a math or science requirement in high school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Most educators and students are not technology professionals and prefer classroom solutions that are simple to use and easily work with the various programs, software and other hardware which educators have grown accustomed to. More online: Firstly, education will undoubtedly become more entrenched in the online sphere.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Microcredentials and certifications that offer students practical, high-demand skills and that can be immediately applied in the workplace are increasingly complementing high school and post-secondary degrees. Common attacks include man-in-the-middle, malware, phishing, and data breaches.

EdTech 132

EdTech Industry Data Tools 132

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Most educators and students are not technology professionals and prefer classroom solutions that are simple to use and easily work with the various programs, software and other hardware which educators have grown accustomed to. More online: Firstly, education will undoubtedly become more entrenched in the online sphere.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

In essence, smart K-12 learning in the digital age is about leveraging technology to create adaptive, engaging, and personalized educational experiences that prepare students for the challenges of a rapidly evolving, technology-driven world. Why is digital learning important?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. Bridget Jones, Director of Client Support & Success, Scribbles Software.

EdTech 134

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What are technology tools for teaching and learning? Technology tools for teaching and learning encompass a diverse array of digital resources designed to enhance educational experiences. Educational software, including interactive simulations and virtual labs, brings abstract concepts to life, enhancing experiential learning.

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Khan Academy Technology Tools LMS 56

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Online School to Teach Software Development.” “A Kayak for Credentials” – Inside Higher Ed on Credential Engine ’s plans for a big database on post-secondary credentials. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Via Edsurge : “Woz U? ” Trick question.

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