Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we bid farewell to the teenage years of the 21st century, we posed these questions and others to longtime industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade. In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves? If so, what new challenges have emerged?

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EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 161

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 80

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

AR software such as Google Maps allows the viewer to have guidance as they are walking in a new area, and AR embedded browsers can display 3D animated objects in real-life environments. ” She highlights that it is an exciting time, as emerging technologies associated with AR are feeling much more realistic. Join the Community.

Classroom 43

Classroom Software Tablets STEM 43

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Once they had evaluated the source for these 4 elements, they wrote down their answers in a group created Google Doc. Using Mac Books: one student recorded and shared their comments on a Google Doc while the other searched for and viewed the paintings. Students were given a list of paintings/engravings produced in the period 1500-1800.

Digital Learning 251

Digital Learning Poll Everywhere Learning Smartphone 251

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

CONTROL+ALT+DELETE: In the biggest blockbuster deal that the industry has seen since Prussia was on the map, ControlSchool merged with AltSchool and DeleteSchool. We will use some arcane technology called “blockchain” and distributed ledgers to validate that education software works. Just don’t ask how this works. Next up: the EduWand.

Chegg 64

Chegg Robotics LMS Android 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The iPad was going to change everything. But Watson is not remotely close to the “artificial intelligence” that the company, and the industry more broadly, likes to tout. (A How to resist: demand algorithmic transparency in all software systems used by public entities, including schools. And on and on and on.

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Knewton Education Company Learning 60

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

According to the Assistive Technology Industry Association , "[a]ssistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. Can the content be interpreted by assistive technologies?

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Accessibility UDL Classroom Lenovo 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. Half of those, the firm said, would be iPads. Apple sold just 50 million iPads. The quotation is from 2012. So it is predicted.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools?

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.). There is some thought that a certain percentage of instruction must be digital to qualify as “blended learning,” but there is no clear industry standard. Google Apps for Education.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. It’s hard to make a case that there is still a separate edtech industry.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 154

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. The application is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

The Electric Educator

JULY 2, 2016

Google rapidly responded to user feedback and continued to improve the device. Pretty much the entire tech industry thought Google was crazy for developing a new platform. Section 1 also helps users transition from Mac, PC, or iPad to the Chrome platform. The Chromebook launched in 2009, and it was horrible!

Chromebook 68

Chromebook Classroom Google iPad 68

The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 14, 2013

After all, I have an iPad that gives me all the experience I need with touchscreen applications. I can''t help but wonder if Microsoft has lost touch with reality in the operating system market specifically and the technology industry as a whole. At one time, it did drive much of what happened in the software and hardware industry.

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Microsoft Tablets Chromebook Android 68

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

ITSLEARNING AND GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION ( itslearning.com/us/ ) & ( edu.google.com ) itslearning announced its collaboration with Google for Education, delivering the first phase of a comprehensive technology roadmap. Clever provides a single sign-on for all software used in school. QwertyTown 2.0

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Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 45

edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2021

The display technology also connects to mobile devices, tablets, iPads, iPhones, whatever learners bring to the classroom. Teachers use Google Classroom and other web-based apps across subject areas, which can also be displayed and stored on the board.

Technology 94

Technology Tablets Pearson iPhone 94

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

We’ve seen the market fluctuate dramatically, as early iPad-dominated classrooms gave way to the rise of Google. Identify a Real, Solvable Problem The edtech industry has a tendency to misdiagnose the day-to-day challenges teachers and students face. No more bulky software”).

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EdTech Tools Examples Common Core 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

. $245 registration fee Wednesday, March 12th at 9am at Montclair State University, NJ Common Sense Media - Teaching Digital Citizenship in an iPad Classroom , If you have iPads, you know that teaching digital citizenship is more important than ever. Google Science Fair 2014. Learn more here. Try it out this week!

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Conference Digital Citizenship Maker Movement Common Core 65

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates. “The

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates. “The

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

If every child had a computer or iPad, she could log into a customized cyberclassroom and learn at her own pace. I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life?

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Much like “brain training,” “brain scanning” was repeatedly hyped this year as a possible way to improve the efficacy of education software. “Brain-zapping” is, according to a story in The Observer this spring , a “nascent industry,” even though there’s really no evidence to support it.

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. 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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Digital Promise Reimagine Teacher Tech Training with New National Program.” ” Via Education Week : “ Google Launches $50 Million Effort on the Future of Work.” ” asks ZDNet.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” ” “ Minecraft: Education Edition is coming to iPad,” says Techcrunch. ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

For the last five or six years, education technology has been largely talked about in terms of “startups,” something that helps position the industry as an outsider and an underdog. Schools do continue to turn away from the iPad as the tablet hasn’t proven to be quite as revolutionary as some predicted. (In

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 Good grief.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via Education Week : “The Ohio education department could seek repayment of more than $80 million from nine full-time online schools , based on audits of software-login records that led state officials to determine the schools had overstated their student enrollment.” ” iPad use?! Seriously?!

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. And Google has put plans to expand Fiber to more cities on hold. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business. ” IBM released a Watson-powered education app for iPad. The CEO has resigned. IBM partners with Pearson.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40