Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. So far the company has won participation by major textbook publishers, including Palgrave, Wiley and Pearson. One partner, Pearson, took a pre-tax loss of approximately $3.2 And it’s currently in the process of closing an agreement with McGraw Hill.

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Pearson Case Study Company Tablets 106

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2019

Pearson spokesman Scott Overland pushed back against the idea that publisher software is outdated. The product was informed by Daley’s visits to around 400 colleges and universities and colleges. He says he learned that instructors found publishers’ tools outdated, using old technologies like Flash and with clunky interfaces.

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LMS EdTech Software Pearson 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Complaints and Lawsuits Public colleges and libraries are prohibited by law from discriminating against people with disabilities, as are private educational institutions that receive federal funds, including accepting students taking out federal loans.

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Social Media Accessibility CMS Facebook 109

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

billion, according to the Software & Industry Information Association. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. For Pearson, non-digital revenues still dominate at 38 percent, down from 41 percent the year prior.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 157

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Earlier this year Ferreira stepped aside as CEO, replaced by Brian Kibby , a veteran of major textbook companies including Pearson and McGraw-Hill. And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 116

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Are Libraries Ready to Code? Using a competitive selection process, the initiative funds coding programs in cohorts ( the most recent one gave more than $500,000 to 28 libraries in 21 states). It’s showing promise, but facilitators need to improve their own foundational skills before it can really shine. Watson defty replied, “Ouch!

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Libraries Company Pearson Course 83

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. Pearson is Not a Platform. I’m not sure if we can still call Pearson “the world’s largest education company.” Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. More information here. Two Week Calendar Monday, April 20th at 8pm TL News Night LIVE! Did we mention it was LIVE?

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Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Prior to igniting the flame that grew to be Acumen Partners in 2012, Steve engaged in principal leadership positions in leading organizations including Pearson, McGraw Hill, Master Teacher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and EdLights. His knowledge and experience in the education sector are unrivalled. Join the Community. Join the Community.

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Common Core Pearson Industry Guidelines 40

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

How to Pass the Google Certified Educator Exams – Great tips and information to help you do your best! Join me for this free webinar with Jennifer Pearson, an American teacher who evacuated from China because of the coronavirus. Subscribe to the Shake Up Learning YouTube Channel and check out the video library.

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eBook Google Pearson Online Learning 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The latest player to jump in is Pearson, which released Pearson Plus over the summer as a “pay-as-you-go” alternative to traditional textbooks. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99 Meanwhile, when students resell their books, Gan says, Pearson no longer plays a role in the quality of that experience.

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Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 197

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Steve Steve Hargadon LearningRevolution.com | Library 2.0 | Classroom 2.0 | GlobalEducationConference.org More about this week's guests: Lian Chikako Chang: " I'm a data storyteller. and Pearson Education, but her passion remains working directly with students in a teaching capacity. See you "online!"

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Trends Handbook Kaplan Company 36

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve written about Pearson’s efficacy work in the past, and Ray Henderson’s twitter post this morning has prompted me to ponder and write a bit more. Just-in: @Pearson has just pubd white paper on their #Revel platform, as CEO @johnfallon committed. 5): What Pearson Means by Efficacy and Effectiveness.

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Pearson OER Comparison Case Study 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

More information at [link]. Look for more information and announcements at Classroom20.com. The Future of Libraries world-wide conference , Library 2.012, now has dates: October 3 - 5. Do we dare say it will be more fun than you''ve ever had at CUE?! The first-ever, Classroom 2.0 The podcast link is at [link].

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Conference Policies Classroom Pearson 39

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

How to Pass the Google Certified Educator Exams – Great tips and information to help you do your best! Join me for this free webinar with Jennifer Pearson, an American teacher who evacuated from China because of the coronavirus. Subscribe to the Shake Up Learning YouTube Channel and check out the video library.

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eBook Google Pearson Online Learning 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 6 Sep 11:30AM New York / Tue 6 Sep 03:30PM GMT / Wed 7 Sep 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. A free webinar about the E-portfolio Massive Open Online Course (EpCop MOOC), a free e-portfolio professional development activity.

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Blackboard MOOC Pearson Secondary 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. For more information on the initiative, visit Learnwithportals.com. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 23 Aug 11:30AM New York / Tue 23 Aug 03:30PM GMT / Wed 24 Aug 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. In addition, I will do a demo on how to "cite while you write", and "manage library/references". link] CLASSROOM 2.0 LIVE-FEATURED TEACHER CAROLYN STANLEY ( Classroom 2.0

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Blackboard MOOC Digital Citizenship Secondary 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 27, 2011

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 30 Aug 11:30AM New York / Tue 30 Aug 03:30PM GMT / Wed 31 Aug 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. link] ADVOCACY IN YOUR LIBRARY PROGRAM ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 30 Aug 07:30PM New York / Tue 30 Aug 11:30PM GMT / Wed 31 Aug 09:30AM Sydney Lisa Perez.

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Blackboard Moodle ePortfolio Advocacy 45

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We have a discussion at Pearson about this shift in society from a digital desert to a digital ocean,” said John Behrens, vice president of advanced computing and data science at Pearson. Machine learning would be great for leveling my classroom library. Why am I using this, why is it useful and who owns that information?”

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Pearson Knewton Education Learning 152

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

“Even if they love Pearson [textbooks], some faculty, when they saw some of the Cengage options, said, ‘This is pretty comparable, that’s fine,’” said Bernard Polnariev, assistant vice president for academic affairs at Union County College. “If If they felt that Cengage is not as strong and Pearson is better, they kept with the Pearson.”

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Pearson OER Course Accessibility 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Organizations and institutions spring into action, including gathering information about the scope of the problem and implementing emergency solutions. Effective tools are designed to provide data to inform decisions and ensure educators, students, and communities know what’s available, safe, and working in each unique context.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

For the start of the new school year, Savvas is pairing myView Literacy ©, its leading core K-5 literacy program, and Reading Spot , a digital library, with AMI’s Moby.Read. Records Students’ Performance in a play-back portfolio so teachers can listen to audio to inform instruction, further analyze results, or share with students and parents.

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Company Tools Assessment Pearson 63

Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 31, 2021

There are lots of ways to get to know your students, but Google Forms is a great way to gather some basic information and keep it organized in a spreadsheet. Contact/Parent Information Forms. Try a Google Form for collecting basic contact and parent information. Remember taking index cards to the library? SEL Check-Ins.

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Google Classroom Survey Assessment 101

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

In K-12 environments, however, that process increasingly involves securing student information, vetting solution providers, and tracking the efficacy of some programs. Rostering” is just what it sounds like: the process of getting student information into a class roster. “It Now it seems like everybody asks me about it right away.

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Data Pearson Case Study LMS 102

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

a new version of the market-leading solution featuring significant enhancements to Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Discover, Destiny Resource Manager, and Destiny Analytics. The hub allows for comprehensive edtech management, informed decision making and increased transparency in purchasing for schools and districts.

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Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Build a Bridge: Transitioning to STEM TPBL - Beth Witte, Program Coordinator Creating Citizen Scientists in the Classroom - Matthew Rudisi – Science Faculty (Biology) Re-awakening Students’ Curiosity - Frank Kowalski, Physics Prof.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Using only that information, students must build a successful roller coaster to win the challenge. Students will find information on types of bridges and skyscraper structural systems and can easily relate their builds to present-day architecture. Visit the website for more information.

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Robotics Android Software Tablets 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 More information in presenting HERE. but we''re raring to go now, and we hope you are, too!

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

Everyone is invited to participate in our LearningRevolution.com conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. While volunteering at an afterschool code club at the library, he got excited about the power of self-learning. series of mini-conferences.

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Conference Kaplan Secondary Handbook 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 13 Sep 11:30AM New York / Tue 13 Sep 03:30PM GMT / Wed 14 Sep 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson. This event is hosted by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA).

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Blackboard Pearson MOOC Libraries 43

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Ithaka S+R and OCLC Research launch project to examine how universities and their libraries are changing.” No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” “ PEARSON alized Learning” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Workday ’s Full Student Information System Launches.” ” Via InfoDocket : “New Reports: Trends on Use of Public Libraries , Reading Habits , and Bookstores in U.S.”

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Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

“​ Pearson to Lay Off 3,000 More Employees,” says Edsurge. Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” “ Pearson , WTF? Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” This seems to fly in the face of the library profession ’s belief in privacy. .” ” This seems to fly in the face of the library profession ’s belief in privacy.

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. More information at [link]. For more information, click here. How does your library manage digital collections?

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Digital Citizenship Conference Game-Based Learning Libraries 48