eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2015

Pearson has partnered with Listen Current to deliver daily current events and lessons to classrooms using its 6-12 literature curriculum. That curriculum called, Pearson Literature, will now feature Listen Current connections that build on topics students are exploring in the program to make learning relevant and meaningful.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. He said some of that money may go into giving small grants to help support projects discussed at the event.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The big difference this year is that Pearson Online won’t be alone. They have a host of events scheduled online for graduation,” CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Kassinove says. Finding New Ways to Celebrate Graduation.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The big difference this year is that Pearson Online won’t be alone. They have a host of events scheduled online for graduation,” CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Kassinove says. Finding New Ways to Celebrate Graduation.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2023

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, announced the winners of their 2023 Adobe Certified Professional US National Championship. in the United States and other countries.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

Technavio analyst Jhansi Mary J says schools are finding plenty of uses for digital signage at an affordable price tag , including: welcome messages and videos during events. Klein ISD , one of the fastest-growing districts in Houston, recently adopted 50 large-format TVs for digital signage as part of a three-year technology growth plan.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Two of my Social Studies teachers were recently invited to Washington DC on October 4, 2012, to deliver a model lesson that illustrated the effective use of technology. For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship. in the United States and other countries.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

They were at a family coding event and had been working together to brainstorm an idea for a story, draw it on paper and try out different ways to recreate it using KIBO , a tangible robotics platform programmed using interlocking wooden blocks. Michael called over the event facilitator, eager to showcase their creation.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

They’re rejecting time- and place-based education; creating low-cost degrees; adopting competency- or outcome-based education; emphasizing digital technologies; focusing on populations underrepresented in traditional higher education; and offering pioneering subject matters and certifications. Consider online instruction.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

But Y Combinator’s event this week also came with heavy machinery and special snacks. Eight education startups are among them, and all but one are focused on helping learners develop chops in programming and artificial intelligence technology. Brady has now overseen 11 cohorts of education technology startups over the past seven years.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

Now that I’ve made the transition to startup CEO, some conferences are must-attend events. This year we didn’t exhibit at ISTE, but I attended the event to hold meetings and scope out the landscape. When I worked as a public radio reporter, I rarely went to conferences or trade shows. It’s not where you found the news.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And Pearson is still around. Much of the buzz surrounding Apple’s events focus on new gadgets like the iPads. When teachers rely on tools from Google and Facebook just to keep up with students, it’s a “ race to the bottom ,” says Tristan Harris, who heads the Center for Humane Technology. What’s Next for Pearson?

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5 Bond was founded by Mary Meeker, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins whose annual “Internet Trends” reports have become a must-read for the technology industry. billion , according to The Economic Times.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2017

51Talk (or “China Online Education Group”), China’s leading online education platform and the first from China listed on the NYSE (NYSE: COE), was invited to attend the summit alongside education industry leaders such as Pearson, Amazon, and YouTube.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Through a series of courses developed with faculty at Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center, Zulama helps students develop critical programming, art, and design skills. My company had contracts with the biggest publishing houses in the world, like Pearson and McGraw Hill.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

We’ve tried to make this event much more broader just another ‘edtech conference’ and to encompass learning and talent development,” says Li Jiang, Vice President of GSV Asset Management. Yet among the more than 3,000 people who poured into Salt Lake City for the event, the bankers were visibly in full force. The joke’s on them.”.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

SimiDigi (Dallas, TX) – A full-service workforce training and development company designed to cut costs for industrial organizations and train their mobile workforce through the use of 3D and Virtual Reality technology. gener8tor’s “OnRamp” model is designed to efficiently connect startups, corporations and capital.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

Jamie Najera Jamie Najera, an administrator at Colegio Nexus School in Monterrey, Mexico, traveled about 300 miles this week to attend the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ) conference, where he hoped to find new technologies to support his students. “We

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Inaccessible social media posts and websites can prevent students from applying for on-campus jobs, registering for classes, using library resources, learning about events and opportunities and paying tuition bills. Yet suggestions and trainings may not go far enough.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

We currently have 3200 people registered for this event. This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

April 20th - May 4th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. These interactive sessions on future technology trends will present key issues faced by information professionals and educators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

What was once a sleepy conference at Arizona State University that charged $50 for attendance has now become ground zero for dealmaking in the education technology industry. (A Increasingly, educators and administrators seem onboard with that premise as well as their presence at the event has grown. Pearson is launching its own.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From those, event organizers and the public decided on the roughly 400 sessions that made the agenda. From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. states and Washington, D.C.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Nearly a year after announcing the plan , Pearson has finally sold its U.S Pearson only gets $25 million in cash upfront. After this amount is paid, Pearson is entitled to 20 percent of future cashflow from this business. Pearson is not completely out of the U.S. K-12 courseware business. 26 million) in profit in 2018.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

On the bottom right you can see the chat box: After a quick intro Audrey and I addressed a set of topics: The role of venture capital in educational technology. What the history of educational technology tells us about the present and future. Those are very, very sketchy notes. Scroll down to watch and listen to the whole thing).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2011

The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page. Event and Recording Page : [link] Karen Hume is a well known Canadian teacher, administrator, author, speaker, and workshop leader.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

It’s an exciting event, which I’m live-tweeting (hashtag #OERSummit ). A student panel (and why aren’t these mandatory for every education event?) Both sections of the world are in increasing contact thanks to globalization and technological advances. Hippy bike on campus, or the Jim Groom legacy lives!

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

It’s an exciting event, which I’m live-tweeting (hashtag #OERSummit ). In contrast developing nations both produce and consume open education and scholarship, widely, due to economic needs, state and NGO support, and increasingly accessible technology. Hippy bike on campus, or the Jim Groom legacy lives!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

What does it mean to report on education technology from a student lens? Coverage of technology in a classroom has been really focused on the potential benefits and the promise of tech even for very young children. EdSurge: I’m curious to hear about the perspective you bring to your education technology coverage.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Agarwal moderated a conversation between Mark Cousino, director of learning design and technology at Boeing, and TC Haldi, senior director of MITxPro , which develops professional learning programs. Yet technology may be changing that at some schools (or “disrupting” it in Christensen parlance). Are Libraries Ready to Code?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Create socialization opportunities for students and teachers through frequent face-to-face meetings, collaborative events and project-based learning opportunities. While he began his career in biomedical engineering, he has followed his passion for education by focusing on using technology to build innovative K-12 curricula.

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