Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

The blockbuster science fiction movie Minority Report featured gestural computing, targeted advertising through biometric data scanning and augmented reality technologies. Gestural computing for example, has been with us for a few years in the guise of games consoles such as the 360 Kinnect system manufactured by Microsoft.

Learning 59

Learning E-rate Digital Divide Microsoft 59

EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Consumers’ expectations have shifted substantially due to the widespread adoption of on-demand delivery services in urban settings and the significant increase in worldwide e-commerce. As reported by HubSpot, forty percent of salespeople keep track of leads and customers utilizing informal methods, such as Outlook or Microsoft Excel.

Tools 26

Tools Social Media Data Industry 26

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. 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. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. 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. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

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. Companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google regularly supply schools with discounted technology that districts could not otherwise afford themselves.

Technology 166

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 166

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

Reasons for Hike in Education Expenses According to the 2017 research report of College Board, tuition fee in colleges at four-year private and public colleges have increased by 36%. Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

1 AV TECHNOLOGY FOR SOFT SKILLS AND DESIGN THINKING “The Role of Education in Building Soft Skills,” a Wainhouse Research K-12 report from 2015, revealed that problem-solving and collaborative skills are the primary soft skills on which schools should be focusing in the next decade. The possibilities are endless.

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 94

Report E-rate Technology Education 94

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions? We need other better stories about the future of technology in education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions? We need other better stories about the future of technology in education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The New York Times : “Creepy Clown Reports Continue, and Clowns Are Not Happy.” ” “At least 9 ‘clown’ arrests so far in Alabama ,” AL.com reports. Via LA School Report : “LAUSD credit recovery vendor finds strong demand for online makeup courses nationwide.” It lives.).

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

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

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 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 108

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 108

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “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. More from Quartz.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Westworld : “ Adams State ’s ‘Egregious, Unethical’ Online Program Should Be Scrapped, Report Says.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Accidental Gunshot Is Reported on Texas Campus That Now Allows Firearms.” ” The company in question: edX. ” Clowns.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. Students In Visual Arts , Music ,” NPR reports. ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. 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. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

“Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. Via PR Watch : “ Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm.” officials approve new rating system.” Education Politics. Racism, Immigration, and Education.

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

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” The transcript.). ” The city: New Orleans.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Did you share this Raw Story story – “Education officials expect ‘ineffective’ Betsy DeVos to step down as her agenda collapses: report” – or this Salon story – “Expert: Expect DeVos to resign from Trump administration”? ” asks The Hechinger Report. Immigration and Education.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. ” Elsewhere in North Carolina , Dana Goldstein reports for The NYT on “What Budget Cuts Mean for Third Graders in a Rural School.” Microsoft has acquired GitHub. Here’s the NYT headline : “Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

But as Education Week reports , “States Bristle as DeVos Ed. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Via The Washington Post : “ Iran sentences Princeton graduate student to 10 years for espionage, report says.” for-profits?”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

“ Trump Education Secretary Pick Has Indirect Stake in Student Lender ,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “Obama Administration Mistakes Threaten Student Loan Relief Programs,” Buzzfeed reports. now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math,” The Hechinger Report frets.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40