Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

To state that they have revolutionized the K12 education system would be a gross understatement on my part. Read on for five out-of-the-ordinary benefits of K12 digital textbooks you probably never knew existed. It has been proven to improve student productivity by almost 50%.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

Today, the law repeatedly comes up as new technology products, many of which ask for students’ personal information, make their way into classrooms. Last November, after reviewing responses from Agora, the Department found that the cyber charter did violate FERPA. Yet, a recent finding made by the U.S.

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Policies Blackboard Education EdTech 87

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. Book: Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms by Dr. Angela Peery and Dr. Kimberly Tyson. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 26, 2018

Any research on AR in the classroom quickly reveals an abundance of products, and a dearth of real-world applications. One can’t really move in the Ed-Tech world these days without bumping into a Google product, and AR is no different. Here’s what I found: Google Expeditions AR.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

John represents TPR Education, including The Princeton Review and tutor.com. Obviously to of the particular services and products that are coming out from from John’s group, you can hear how high dosage tutoring programs are tailored to specific student needs. Isn’t there? John Calvello Yeah. John Calvello Yeah.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

We called it “The State of EdTech: Forces and Trends Shaping K12 Edtech” report. That’s why a tool such as the Education Superhighway’s Compare & Connect K12 matters. . And 2016 saw plenty of companies stumble, from literacy tools to assessment products. Schools continue to pay different rates for bandwidth.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 4, 2019

Filled instructions, a video tutorial, and lots of student samples, their suggested student project invites readers to construct visual collages that link to author interviews, book trailers, meaningful image, media, reviews, and more. Because these products are born on social media, they should be shared on social media.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The audio files will come in handy when I need to review parts of the meeting that I didn''t get good notes from. Related: Livescribe SmartPen - 5 years of smartpen use and my review Here''s the press release from today. During a break, I synced everything with my Evernote account and it was all there for me to access anywhere.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Bill Fitzgerald, Director of Privacy Review Program, Common Sense When schools and districts choose edtech software, the process of evaluating products for their privacy policies and practices can be time-consuming or downright confusing. K12 Edtech Privacy Evaluation Platform. But that doesn’t exist.".

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The group created more than a dozen working groups that wrote papers and surveyed the field on issues that included: The role of research in K12 district decision making; The goals and roles of federal funding for edtech research; Crowdsourcing efficacy research and product reviews. Mathematica. Office of Educational Technology.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Designed to support the development of student reading fluency through “through independent reading practice, educator review, and educator insights,” Reading Progress is an app that works within the also free Microsoft Teams environment across platforms and devices. Teacher review of a Reading Progress assignment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” In 2013 the company embarked on efforts to create an efficacy framework that it would use to evaluate its own products.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Clicking “Get Add-ons” leads you to a repository of Google Add-Ons where you can search for WriteWell for Google Docs or find it in the Productivity section. For instance, High School teachers should click on the “K12 – High School” tab to unveil useful templates for high school writing activities. “Get Add-ons” will appear.

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TeacherCast

JULY 7, 2015

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Michael Winters, Product Manager at EdSurge to be a guest on their new (and awesome) podcast. EdSurge readers and fans are edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and education policy makers who are interested in technology K12 and Higher Ed. EdSurge has keynoted with U.S. Mary Jo Madda.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 9, 2015

Ami Shsh is the CEO & Co-founder of Peekapak, a recent graduate of the Imagine K12 Edtech Accelerator program based in Silicon Valley. She has extensive marketing experience from roles at Procter & Gamble, and most recently, as Director of Retail Marketing at a consumer products start-ups. She has a MBA from INSEAD.

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Learning Conference Outcomes EdTech 68

Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

While we do really work to offer a wide-ranging resource touching on numerous topics and issues relevant to K12 administrators and educators, we also want to increase awareness of our products and solutions. I’d like to take an opportunity to communicate something openly and directly: We absolutely love selling our product.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 1, 2021

Jamboard is a fantastic collaboration tool for just about any content area in K12 and beyond. Brainstorm with Sticky Notes : use sticky note responses to have students respond to a discussion question, review a concept, brainstorm ideas. Kim recommends Jamboard from first grade and up. Tip: Download the Jamboard app for the iPad !).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2018

Ann Oro is the Director of K12 Instructional Technology for the 93. The ability to critically review search results is an integral part of life in the 21st Century. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. So thanks, Ann!

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Participate Learning search engine offers access to thousands of educator-vetted K12 learning resources–apps, videos, and websites. Resources include expert reviews and are judged by a rubric focusing on Educational Content and Function, Features and Production Value, and Engagement. And there’s more.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A nationally recognized expert in K12 finance, Dr. Trautenberg is the founder and CEO of AlignK12. Align K12 specializes in assisting school districts in the alignment, allocation and continuous improvement of financial resources to the district’s strategic plan. Gaggle provides school safety products and solutions to the K-12 market.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 4, 2014

I suspect this would be a big problem with any of these kinds of products. These voodoo products will only make it harder to find teaching candidates not easier. Instead of accepting their word that their product will do what they say it will, they need to be forced to produce independent, peer-reviewed research.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (for formal/informal learning and personal productivity). Top 100 Tools for Education (for K12, university and adult education.). I especially trust their reviews. Check out the searchable lists of Top Picks and don’t miss the reviews on the CTR YouTube Channel.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Getting feedback from teachers on the staff culture is essential, and teachers should also be involved in reviewing that data since they are closest to the issues. Before starting Upbeat, Henry played a key role in the implementation of blended learning and evaluation of education technology products for Citizen Schools.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

And, which products do you see as leaders? K12 – What is the best LMS that K12 content provider should use for each of use by K12 school districts ? So disappointed i need to leave this session but would love to review it when i have time. (Julie Uranis). or potential leaders? (Bob Bob Tousignant).

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE Kirt Thomason, math teacher and district math coach at Burlington Township (NJ) Middle School, is piloting an “in-class flip” with Khan Academy this year. Method’s K–5 students take online math classes from K12 Inc., When his students are struggling with a concept, they know what to do. Study Island ?

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Khan Academy Classroom Learning Case Study 53

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

And, which products do you see as leaders? K12 – What is the best LMS that K12 content provider should use for each of use by K12 school districts ? So disappointed i need to leave this session but would love to review it when i have time. (Julie Uranis). or potential leaders? (Bob Bob Tousignant).

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

PilotCity founder and CEO Derick Lee addresses the students and reviewers during Pin-Up Day. The first is an “externship” where teachers visit a participating company for professional development to learn about its technology and products. The company also designed a makerspace for nearby Hayward Unified School District that year.

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2017

In “ 7 Ways to Conquer a Curriculum Search ,” Mindy Sinyak, VP of Customer Success, Noodle Markets, reviewed essential tips schools and districts can use to succeed in their search for curriculum and instructional resources. Some vendors may even be able to integrate with a product you’re already using, making for a huge cost savings.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

Another not so obvious way the two can complement each other is based on productivity and time. This allows for productivity between content delivery, facilitation, and student production. Together they provide a streamlining of valuable time, which in turn allows for increased productivity. How might this work?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Getting feedback from teachers on the staff culture is essential, and teachers should also be involved in reviewing that data since they are closest to the issues. Before starting Upbeat, Henry played a key role in the implementation of blended learning and evaluation of education technology products for Citizen Schools.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

They can also turn to organizations like K12.com A 2012 investigation by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida, for example, found student-teacher ratios at the online school K12.com Iftikhar Azeem, a physics teacher at Holmes County Central High School, reviews a lesson with students.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

SAFR for K-12 can be downloaded by schools beginning today at www.realnetworks.com/safr/k12. Summer provides a window for schools to review and update existing safety systems to ensure that everything is optimized and operational before the first day of school. The opportunities to improve safety increase when the school year ends.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

San Lorenzo now has a School Board Equity Policy, which Dr. Camp believes should be reviewed and confirmed every year to make sure there is continued alignment among the stakeholders. Dr. Hutchings is himself a “proud product” of the district, having graduated from its T.C.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

The many, many years of formal professional development I’ve attended over many, many years in K12 education in no way equals the professional development opportunities I found for myself in the last few years across my online communities of practice and through open structure conferences that offered me choices and flexibility.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

Origami Alphabet + Origami Crane + Simple Paper Foldingfor Young Children + Hyperbolic Paraboloid from: Paper Folding/Origami - MIT Edgerton Center - K12 Makerspaces LEGOS for Nothing. for Beginngers + Intro to Hexaflexagons ?Templates Templates + ? Here's Sam, who generously donated these LEGO pieces !

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Maker Movement Robotics Libraries STEM 74

MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

They can also turn to organizations like K12.com A 2012 investigation by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida, for example, found student-teacher ratios at the online school K12.com Iftikhar Azeem, a physics teacher at Holmes County Central High School, reviews a lesson with students.

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Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

K12 digital curation is about getting our users/students/teachers to the good stuff, pointing them to content and resources they might now discover with their intuitive strategies. For one thing, not all OER are created equally good and not all commercial products are at all bad. Clearly, curation is not only about OER.

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