Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

It’s a topic that I’ve been thinking about recently, particularly with yesterday’s revelation that Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation. I believe the reason Lisa feels compelled to call out Pearson’s behavior as “pillaging” is because it ignores the core value of open education – sharing.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2020

You can also now add private comments using the new grading feature in Google Classroom from inside the student’s document. Schools and teachers who had ignored things like G Suite and Google Classroom were in a sink or swim situation. Now is not the time for new tools, as we learned from Jennifer Pearson. Google Classroom).

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 6, 2020

In this candid interview, I chat with Jennifer Pearson, a tech coach who recently evacuated from China due to the Corona Virus. by Jennifer Pearson. Google Classroom, Seesaw, OneNote, or Microsoft Teams are all useful. Specialists can access the Google Classroom and add to the topic. Coronavirus Closures?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

I do a show for the Jersey Educators Association and I also do it for Microsoft Education. Jeff has provided Keynote speeches for the Pearson Authentic Learning Conference, EdTechNJ, and most recently at Columbia University’s Teacher College and Podcast Mid-Atlantic conference. Plus my client shows. Vicki: Wow. But I love doing it.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2018

Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create an online biology degree program with virtual reality labs. Microsoft's partnership with Pearson includes HoloChemistry for primary, secondary and college students, and HoloPatient for nursing students. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The practice is widespread from top to bottom: Apple, Google and Microsoft train and certify teachers who demonstrate expertise with their wares. Five years ago, the New York Times probed Pearson about currying favors to win testing contracts from education officials by paying for overseas trips.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2016

Cisco, Dell, ENA, Filewave, Fortinet, Google, Google Fiber, iBoss Security, iDentityAutomation, itslearning, JAMF Software, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Lightspeed Systems, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Nutanix, Pearson, Presidio, Promethean, Qualcomm, ReverTech, Safari Montage, Samsung, SchoolDude, SchoolMessenger and Sunesys.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Cisco, Dell, ENA, Filewave, Fortinet, Google, HP, iBoss Security, Identity Automation, Ipswitch, itslearning, JAMF Software, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Lightspeed Systems, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Pearson, Presidio, Promethean, Qualcomm, Safari Montage, SchoolDude, Sprint, and Verizon.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

There are publishers like Pearson, tech companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google. Creating a sustainable digital media is very difficult. Like everything in America, business is often deeply controlled by monopolies. And for a startup to get past those monopolies is very difficult.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome. This release will also now include support for Google Drive. PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Investors in tutoring companies this year included Warbug Pincus, Goldman Sachs, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, the Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital, TAL Education, Tencent, Google, and of course, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Microsoft bought three companies in 2018. ACT and TurnItIn both bought two. (

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As well as teaching a graduate course at Columbia Teacher''s College in Educational Technology and directing the Technology and Innovation at The School, he is an author for Pearson''s Interactive Science Program (a K-8 Science series for 21st century schools). BIO : Jaime Casap is the Global Education Evangelist at Google, Inc.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

You can get a Microsoft certification! Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S. ” You know what would be helpful Google? Via Edsurge : “A Timeline of Google Classroom ’s March to Replace Learning Management Systems.” It lives.).

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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. ” “ Pearson , WTF? Via the Google blog : “Investing £1 million in training for computing teachers in the U.K.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 25, 2017

” Open Up Resources is a non-profit – LOL – whose CEO Larry Singer used to be the managing director for Pearson’s K–12 marketing sales. Walmart and Google partner to take on Amazon. “ The ”gift" goes to the Gates Foundation – 64 million Microsoft shares.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. And then there’s the advice from Pearson. and Facebook Inc.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Google ’s chairman Eric Schmidt praises Trump. ” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” ” The publishers in question are Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson. ” The testing firm in question: Pearson. ” Teacher of the Year indeed.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

. “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The restaurant group that operates the Chili’s and Maggiano’s chains announced an arrangement Monday by which it will, through Pearson Education , offer employees cost-free educational programs from language skills through associate degrees.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” ” From the Pearson website : “ Pearson 2018 half-year results.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Microsoft had a media event this week. Via The New York Times : “Microsoft Looks to Regain Lost Ground in the Classroom.” ” “Microsoft’s new education push plays to its strengths, the cheap and familiar,” says Techcrunch. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Via Adweek : “ Google Is Collecting Your Data – Even When Your Phone Isn’t in Use.” ” Edsurge on a YouGov/Microsoft poll of parents: “Survey Says: Parents Think Tech Companies Should Help Build Kids’ Digital Skills.” ” The coffee shop is located on the campus of Brown University.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

It ignores what happens in Seattle: the home of Amazon, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Silicon Valley does include Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. Turns out that Pearson, which once funded and acquired a lot of startups, isn’t in particularly good financial shape itself.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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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.” Other updates: an Expeditions app, quizzes in Google Forms, a partnership with TES , a physical coding project. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The technology industry has been doing this for quite some time – take Microsoft’s own certification program that it launched back in 1992. This is still the most popular certification listed on Microsoft’s professional network, LinkedIn.) Credentials can also help legitimize institutions and industries.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. There have been several stories recently calling the Google Books project a failure. Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. “Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google Are Fighting a War for the Classroom,” Edutechnica wrote in June , with a look at how many colleges have adopted their competing “pseudo-LMSes.” ISTE’s CEO left “ unexpectedly.”

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest. .” ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

Consumer groups like Common Sense Media and companies like Microsoft have spoken positively of the bill. Think of all the edits on a school paper written in Google Docs. But some student-privacy advocates are saying it doesn’t go far enough in restricting what private companies can do with student data.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. Via NPR : “The One-Room Schoolhouse That’s A Model For The World.” ” asks Education Dive.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Pearson is fighting to halt a decision by the state of Iowa to award a $31 million testing contract to the American Institutes for Research , arguing that the scoring of bids was riddled with ‘preferential treatment and bias.’” million total.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “ Google expands Howard West to a full-year program to train more black engineers.” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Google for Education Launches Beta for ‘Create Your Own’ Virtual Reality Experience.” The company sold MinecraftEDU to Microsoft in 2016.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). MOOCs for credit !

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” Fascinating how affluent parents in the shadow of Google and Apple HQs respond to ed-tech, no?). ” “ Google’s Toontastic storytelling app for kids goes 3D,” says Techcrunch.

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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.” “ Can an AR and VR Pilot Program From Google Prepare Kids for Future Careers? “ Microsoft backpedals on VR promise,” says Techcrunch.

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