NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

But it was clear to our little group, that to the larger majority of the participants, we were not even on the OER radar. Among the featured platforms and developments: Microsoft is planning an app to help teachers and students find rated OER from within any learning management system. and Mary Reiman (NE). We made an impact.

OER 40

OER Edmodo E-rate Libraries 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete. Be sure to follow @K-12CyberMap to keep apprised of updates to the map and related news.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete. Be sure to follow @K-12CyberMap to keep apprised of updates to the map and related news.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

If you want to prepare for the future of educational technology, start by exploring the past. If educate means to bring out rather than impose or give, how can audiovisual (AV) technologies help digitally savvy students make surprising connections or answer questions on their own?

Trends 50

Trends Elementary Case Study System 50

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. And your latest story, Benjamin, focuses on the Federal Communications Commission, and you talk about E-Rate.

Report 97

Report E-rate Technology Education 97

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Campus Technology: “ CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps.” You can get a Microsoft certification! Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” It lives.).

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Beheshti, IEEE Senior Member, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology. billion by 2022.

EdTech 115

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. For over a year now, the focus has been on getting technology into the hands of students. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” ” Idaho Ed News quotes local high school students who protested the visit and their school’s reliance on technology.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. . Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.”

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? ” Via Inside Higher Education : “A group of 37 Nigerian students is suing Alabama State University , claiming that the university failed to properly disburse scholarship funds awarded by the Nigerian government.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

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

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft’s Imagine Cup crowns its 15th winner, the X.GLU smart glucose meter for kids.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. 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.” Some cited him.

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. “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.” Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.”

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.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via The Intercept : “Civil Rights Groups, Funded by Telecoms, Back Donald Trump’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” DACA – purportedly – is not affected.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Rasmussen College is expanding its CBE program, Campus Technology reports. ” asks MIT Technology Review.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” The Thurgood Marshall College Fund , a national group supporting public and private HBCUs, announced a $25.6 ” The Thurgood Marshall College Fund , a national group supporting public and private HBCUs, announced a $25.6 edX has partnered with the World Bank Group. More via Inside Higher Ed. Upgrades and Downgrades.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Microsoft has acquired GitHub. Here’s the NYT headline : “Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 National) Education Politics. million total.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” “ Credly Receives Open Badges Certification ,” Campus Technology reports.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” I mean, yes, I’m totally making up the framing of the “trends” angle here (in the hopes, I confess, to defanging all those ridiculous clickbait articles that just list a bunch of shiny new consumer technology products and predict that they’re poised to “revolutionize school”).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” ” The chain in question: Celerity Educational Group. Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Bruce Rauner ‘s veto of a bill that would have eased Chicago Public Schools ’ massive pension burden threatened to blow a $215 million hole into a budget that has been criticized by bankers and civic groups for its reliance on uncertain state assistance,” Governing reports. Upgrades and Downgrades. million total.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40