techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions.

Tools 54

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 54

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

EdTechTeam

APRIL 21, 2017

Think about how you can convert an extra room in the school, libraries, unused breakout spaces in the corridor, courtyards or even a corner in your classroom into an exciting learning space. For more technology focused makerspace the following list of resources might be useful. Who are the users of maker space?

Education 94

Education Robotics Microsoft Student Engagement 94

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

MICHELLE COOPER Library Media Specialist White Oak Middle School, East Texas “The students enjoy using the Epson iProjection system. The young ladies use display boards to show their past and current underwater robots, competitions, collaborations with the community, and grants won. PAUL SANFRANCESCO Director of Technology Owen J.

Epson 44

Epson Robotics Microsoft Libraries 44

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Companies are investing in immersive technologies. What are immersive technologies? enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), And, what’s in it for us? It’s hard to imagine not fully realizing the potential for our mobile devices as learning tools.

Trends 42

Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology. They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show.

Robotics 42

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 42

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Via Campus Technology : “Recipients of 2018 McGraw Prize in Education Revealed.”

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, AI technology can be used to adapt lessons to students’ needs, continually providing an ideal learning environment, enhancing communication, and optimizing the lesson creation process. While AI has a clear role in assisting students with their learning, it can also be extremely advantageous for teachers too.

Education 431

Education Data EdTech Classroom 431

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Specifically, PD that leverages technology in a meaningful way, as one survey showed that less than half of teachers felt that the PD they received supported their use of edtech effectively. Instruction is modeled in PD sessions that are broadcast live, then archived into a library for future viewing.

How To 140

How To LMS Common Core EdTech 140

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

This is all thanks to AI voice generation technology. Its voice library contains over 1000s of different AI voices including voices of Hollywood celebrities, politicians, aliens, robots, among many others. Voice AI voice changing technology is trained on a large audio data set containing over 15 million unique speakers.

Microsoft 115

Microsoft Video Tools Mobility 115

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Compatibility: The pieces are perfectly sized for small vehicles, robots, figurines, or balls to navigate the maze. FABRICATION WITH TECHNOLOGY Name: mPie Made by: Microduino, Inc. Thirty maze challenge cards are also included.

Robotics 66

Robotics Android Software Tablets 66

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. Coalition members include Microsoft, Amazon, Computer Science Teachers Association, College Board, and Excellence in Education Foundation, and other local tech and education organizations. announced the U.S.

Tools 60

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ALMA START ( www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies launched an enrollment and admissions management tool called Alma Start. As part of this collaboration, ReadSpeaker’s text-to-speech technology will also be integrated within Blackboard Ally as an offline audio alternative for course content. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

Epson 53

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 53

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools. Microsoft Office 365 ? Technology is blended in a unique way throughout the PAUSD program.

Classroom 55

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 55

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system.

Tools 72

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 72

Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2015

I’ve been studying the mobile technology world for a while, ever since helping do some research for Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs (2002). Not to mention robots, which we can’t carry, but are portable on their own terms. Mark Weiser in 1991 : “The most profound technologies are those that disappear.”

Tablets 40

Tablets Laptops Mobility Education 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Integrating technology does not automatically improve student engagement or learning. ?MYTH But the method of teaching and learning has not really changed, we’ve just involved technology, which slows things down in some ways, introduces more potential for problems, more potential for disruptions, and the learning’s not any deeper.

Examples 61

Examples Strategy Classroom Groups 61

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 Our students are children of technology and the web. The Charter was launched in November 2009.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

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. Via The MIT Technology Review : “Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“technologizing” the government. ” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.”

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft’s Imagine Cup crowns its 15th winner, the X.GLU smart glucose meter for kids.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. ” “Universities are changing their business model,” Microsoft’s Ray Fleming claims. Racism, Immigration, and Education. ” NYU. .”

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The Rwandan government plans to roll out digital education this summer.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

The elimination of funding for 18 other independent agencies , including the National Endowment for the Arts , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , the National Endowment for the Humanities , and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 811 , a California bill that would establish the right to computer technology.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Bard College opens its second ‘microcollege’ in Brooklyn Public Library. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. National) Education Politics.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” The pilot, by the way, is at University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies. National) Education Politics.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. ” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The Department of Education has released a “Higher Education Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan ,” just in the nick of time I guess. ” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

’” Via Education Week : “ FCC Seeks Comment on Access to WiFi for Schools and Libraries.” “ Can Technology-augmented Academic Advising Improve College Graduation Rates? ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Microsoft Moves to Enable Streamlined Purchasing of Bundled Products for Education.”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Microsoft has acquired GitHub. million total.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.” The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing. Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. " Inside Higher Ed on its 2016 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40