The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

Young people huddle over tablets, fiber optic cables run along the ceilings and a cybersecurity lab occupies the basement. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. million donation from H-E-B in 2016.

E-rate 106

E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 106

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). Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ?

Chromebook 40

Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

Brainscape

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Product knowledge training (with Brainscape): the secret to a greased sales funnel Examples of flashcards—on Brainscape web or mobile (tablet and phone)—I might have made to actually learn Smeg’s product catalog. You totally can! The key is Brainscape. Personality and judgment need to come into play just as keenly.

Training 52

Training Study Company E-rate 52

The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Maintaining a “traditional” school calendar was not about helping schools do a better job teaching kids, it was mostly about preservation of the status quo, and preserving the school calendar they enjoyed while attending Industrial Age schools, not to mention profit.

Industry 89

Industry Policies E-rate Meeting 89

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

These technologies are now common place in the Western Industrial World, and we don''t think twice about them. Other Star Trek technologies are also becoming common, including medical scanners (tricorder), video conferencing, touch screen tablets and even 3D printers (replicators). Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

Learning 59

Learning E-rate Digital Divide Microsoft 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. E-book provider Overdrive reports that e-book checkouts from libraries are up over 200% from last year.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

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.

EdTech 129

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 129

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2024

Conclusion The Digital Publishing Revolution The publishing industry has become more inclusive as a result of the digital revolution, allowing writers to communicate directly with readers and avoid conventional middlemen. Take into account elements like pricing options, publishing tools, royalty rates, and distribution scope.

eBook 52

eBook Social Media Adaptive Learning E-rate 52

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. In our January’s Industry Discussion, “How to Make Education Equitable and Affordable” , we got an amazing opportunity to invite and interact with brilliant speakers, Dr. Danny Barnes, Dr. Audrey Peek, and Lucas Kavlie. Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 E-learning day a breeze for tech-savvy students | Dubois County Herald → But for as helpful as the eLearning days can be, Hubster said they probably won’t grow too much in number in the near future. It isn’t even good direct instruction." " Readers respond.with gusto. That's a lot of computers.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The first two, the agricultural and industrial revolutions laid the foundations for the larger, Third Wave - the technology revolution. In one minute there are over 2 million search queries on Google, 6 million Facebook views, over 200 million e-mails sent and 100,000 tweets. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

E-rate 66

E-rate Mobility Social Media Laptops 66

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

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.

Technology 71

Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 71

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022. With edtech usage higher than ever, the edtech industry will use this as an opportunity to evolve. As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning.

EdTech 110

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8 billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

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. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. What can E-rate tell us about the relationship between politics and ed-tech?

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

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

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Via Inside Higher Ed : “New report finds big-time college football players at wealthiest programs graduate at rates lower than their nonathlete male peers. Excellent work, education technology industry. ” Via Edsurge : “Educators, Tech Industry Leaders Collaborate to Develop K–12 Computer Science Framework.”

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40