eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

According to the most recent figures from Funds for Learning, E-Rate applicants nationwide requested almost $748 million in discounts against the purchase of just over $1 billion in Category Two products and services, which are detailed in this chart (right). What major businesses and industries are in the region?

Chromebook 40

Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He was recognized with the Tech Champion Award at the 2022 Digital Industry Dynamite Awards and featured in the EdTech50. They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. Introducing Dan Fitzpatrick So we are going to start with Dan.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. held at the Alliance for Excellent Education featuring several of the papers’ authors and industry leaders who gathered to discuss their recommendations.

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Broadband Policies Libraries E-rate 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Being so hot also means that the industry uses the term “learning analytics” in a variety of ways. What are we going to do when our analytical insights show students at risk, failed learning processes, or low-quality training content?

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Just last year, the Federal Communications Commission took bold steps to ensure that every kid has the same opportunities by modernizing the E-rate program, which provides broadband funding to schools and libraries. As a result, $2.5

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Digital Learning 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The emergence of new industrial technologies has caused such rapid changes in manufacturing that employers are in constant need of workers who are technically advanced, process savvy, and natural problem solvers. Wacom spread awareness about the importance of using industry-standard equipment in CTE programs.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 97

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed : “The Industry That Was Crushed By The Obama Administration.” Via Campus Technology: “ CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. ” (And yet, the bootcamp thing.

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. OpenSecrets.org on how the student loan industry and higher ed institutions spend their lobbying dollars : “The politics behind your college and how you pay for it.” The Business of Job Training. Post, Sources Say.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Adaptive learning platforms and educational apps cater to individual learning styles and paces, enabling students to progress at their own rate.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 71

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. ” 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

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” asks Chester E. The Harvard Library Innovation Lab on link rot : “A Million Squandered: The ‘Million Dollar Homepage’ as a Decaying Digital Artifact.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Representative Ron DeSantis introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow states to set up a parallel accrediting system to direct federal student aid money to a range of career training programs.” The Business of Job Training. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ E.U. .”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Meanwhile on Campus… “ Here’s How Higher Education Dies – A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. The Business of Job Training. ‘No exceptions’ ” Good job, Betsy. A+ for compliant behavior.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

And today most MOOC companies have pivoted away from that to offer corporate training , professional development , and job placement services instead. ” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% percent to 11.3 percent to 11.3

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MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” “Online Education Pioneer Boots Up a Jobs Program for the Tech Industry,” the MIT Technology Review reports. Like, say, remind folks that former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined the skills-training company’s board this summer.

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions. .”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. There is No Technology Industry (There is Only Ideology). “ There is no ‘technology industry’ ,” technology writer and entrepreneur Anil Dash wrote in August.

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