Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. This year’s list surfaces some familiar trends. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. Many adults are frantically filling stockings.

EdTech 112

EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 112

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

I'm a tech person by nature; I love techy type stuff. I'm always experimenting and finding different edtech tools. So, in this container, I think about which edtech tools are going to help me maximize the lesson. My goal is to make sure they have the opportunity to maximize learning at their own pace.

UDL 176

UDL Education EdTech Google 176

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Working as an entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist and investor over the past few decades, at some of the very organizations Watters bemoans, I’ve had a unique vantage point for observing numerous successes, failures and—most importantly—long-term trends that make me optimistic about the next wave of education innovation.

Kaplan 158

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 158

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. Conversations cover topics like technology, nature, the future, personal growth, society, collaboration, and more. Microsoft Teams .

Flipped Classroom 97

Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

Table of Contents Five Surprising Benefits of Digital Textbooks Increased Accessibility Increased Engagement Personalized Learning Data Analytics Updates Summing It Up Five Surprising Benefits of Digital Textbooks Digital textbooks continue to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing needs of students and educators.

eBook 52

eBook Gamification Learning Analytics Data 52

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

And both during and after the pandemic, data will also continue to be crucial in identifying at-risk students, best practices, opportunity gaps, and ways to support personalized learning. Erin Hommeland has a deep background in edtech and 10 years of classroom teaching experience.

Data 54

Data Education Report Professional Learning 54

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I have long believed that edtech has the power to open up opportunities for students and change how educators teach. I have been in the education and edtech space for nearly a decade now, and I have long believed that edtech has the power to open up opportunities for students and change how educators teach.

EdTech 196

EdTech Khan Academy Adobe Blackboard 196

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

As educators, we need to embrace this reality, and allow our classroom learning experiences to mimic what our students encounter everyday. The data and results that come from testing can show powerful trends about student achievement. Is a sure way to get students to show all that they have learned.

Assessment 40

Assessment Poll Everywhere EdTech Khan Academy 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

AltSchool (private school; learning management system): $172.9 D2L (learning management system): $165 million. Notable Investment Trends. ” Tutoring is the cornerstone of technological fantasies about “personalized learning.” Microsoft bought three companies in 2018.

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

“ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? The third: lifelong learning. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Language learning app Extempore has raised $420,000 from Syndicate Fund. Because technology imperialism.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

EdSurge: Can you provide some context on Downey’s early days of edtech adoption? Follow a Twitter PLN—Davis suggests Microsoft Innovative Educator groups ( #MIEE ). We haven’t even touched on the ability to personalize learning. How does this software support personalized learning? Let’s dig into that.

Tools 176

Tools Software Personalized Learning EdTech 176

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Edtech is always changing. Edtech trends come and go. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. All the trends and all the advancements in education are based on living breathing people who want to make the world a better place.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

With the ever-evolving educational landscape, schools are always on the lookout for the best software products to enhance the learning experience for their students. As we look ahead to 2023, there is a plethora of EdTech available to schools that can improve efficiency and student engagement.

Software 93

Software LMS Moodle Laptops 93

PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

With the ever-evolving educational landscape, schools are always on the lookout for the best software products to enhance the learning experience for their students. As we look ahead to 2023, there is a plethora of EdTech available to schools that can improve efficiency and student engagement.

Software 40

Software LMS Moodle Laptops 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

EdTech 105

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 105

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

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. Finally, let’s talk covering the edtech sphere. What is one thing that you've learned?

Report 99

Report E-rate Technology Education 99

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” ” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. ” What could possibly go wrong?

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The next day after the administration’s announcement, several tech giants – Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Salesforce, and other – said they would help fund the White House’s commitment to CS, to the tune of $300 million more. AI will be the key to “personalized learning.”

Robotics 63

Robotics Company Industry Data 63

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Microsoft had a media event this week. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” ” “The hottest trend in education actually started in special-ed classrooms 40 years ago,” says Business Insider , demonstrating once again how venture capitalists and tech journalists just make up history. Anderson in The Atlantic.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” “ Can personalized learning prevail?

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

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.” Edtech Companies?” EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin has launched The K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Microsoft must’ve paid the big bucks to have this announced at the opening session: “ISTE and Microsoft collaborate to provide new school planning and professional learning resources.” month gives you a “personalized learning plan.” edtech https://t.co/DOo11lof2f

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

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. They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. Coding Bootcamps.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Speaking of predictions about the future of online education, EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin pens part 2 of his look at Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn ’s prediction that “ by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet.” Sensing a trend here? for Robotics Contest.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The company sold MinecraftEDU to Microsoft in 2016. EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin has released a new study on the many security and privacy issues with school (and school district and department of education) websites. ” From Educause : “ Higher Education’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies and Trends for 2018.”

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” Government Over Dismal Education.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” After someone noticed that Microsoft had boasted that it was working with ICE , Nitasha Tiku says that “Microsoft’s Ethical Reckoning Is Here.” Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” “ Personalized learning ” now includes working on a goat farm apparently.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

In addition to the anti-First Amendment supporter Thiel, Jackson also name-dropped her connections to David Horowitz , a long-time advocate for silencing left-learning professors on campus, in order to get her job. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” Memos from HR.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” If you repeat these stories enough, it’s almost as if you can convince people to make it a trend. ” This is a particularly hilarious sentence: “It is probably fair to say that the social good of having every high school student in America learn Salesforce might outstrip other trendier agendas in tech.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. But hey, after raising some $5.66

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40