The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S.

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners. Follow her @TammyWorcester.

iPad 40

iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. Photo: Andrew Franco.

Broadband 88

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. software and electronic textbooks, as is the case in New Mexico ) to physical devices (e.g. But these options, too, come with a catch.

Technology 166

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 166

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Each learning space for the unique project is equipped with a 20-foot 2-inch wide Nureva Wall system, cloud-based Span visual collaboration software, and an HDL300 audio conferencing system. At the heart of the collaboration was interactive AV by Nureva. Hoxie replaced her classroom’s whiteboard with the InFocus JTouch Interactive Display.

Trends 49

Trends Elementary Case Study System 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S. ” You know what would be helpful Google?

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. ” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” The Google Memo. ” Via The Guardian’s Julie Carrie Wong : “Segregated Valley: the ugly truth about Google and diversity in tech.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR on Sunday : “ President Trump Set To Meet With Presidents Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities.” ” Via NPR on Tuesday : “ Trump, And Most Black College Presidents, Absent From Annual Meeting.” The literacy software company has raised $14.8 ThinkCERCA has raised $10.1

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." He anticipates needing to purchase around 2,000 to meet that goal. Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. Times published teachers’ ratings.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Some Colleges Try to Burnish Student-Loan Default Rates.” ” Holy s**t.

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

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.” Racism, Immigration, and Education. ” Bye, Mercator. ” NYU.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

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

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “Behind Randi Weingarten ’s secret meeting with Steve Bannon ” by Mike Klonsky. “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” Via Newsweek : “Meet Naomi Wu , Target of an American Tech Bro Witchhunt.” The George W. ” asks WonkHE.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

“Charter backers can stop the NAACP moratorium – by meeting these four demands” by Adrienne Dixson and Andre Perry. The Los Angeles Board of Education decided to reject the renewal of five charter schools ’ charters at its meeting this week. Google has released an update to its Course Builder software.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” Also via Edsurge : “Meet Intel Education Accelerator ’s Newest Cohort of Edtech Visionaries.” college testing scam , to be deported.” The company has raised $38.5

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40