Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company).

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 23, 2016

And in a small number of schools, equipped with the right tools, it is being used to deliver real personalized learning. This is the kind of real personalized learning that free online learning platform Kiddom is on a mission to put into every classroom. Data for real personalized learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. The goal is to produce deeper learning. Blended learning definitely has been an important factor in the changes we’ve seen in our students, our teachers, and in our schools,” says David Rose, deputy chief in the district’s Dept. How it works.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education. How Do Digital Learning Platforms Foster Students' Overall Academic Growth?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

“Blended learning definitely has been an important factor in the changes we’ve seen in our students, our teachers, and in our schools,” says David Rose, deputy chief in the district’s Dept. of Educational Technology and Library Programs. Next page: How it works in practice.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

In this post I would like to introduce you to way that you can ensure the standards are amplified, and not ignored, by the integration of educational technology. They include; One-Half Day PBL Splash, Full Day PBL Starter; and a One-Half Day Technology Workshop dedicated to amplifying standards and process using Technology.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Homeschooling has a wide vareity of benefits that include the ability to customize curriculum, provide a more personalized learning experience for your child, and spend more time together as a family. Stride K12 (Grades K-12) Stride K12 offers various online learning programs personalized for your own kids.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

Infobase is now positioned to connect educators with the solutions they need to fill learning gaps, provide social-emotional learning support, and successfully utilize distance learning technology through the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future. Digital Technologies Transform Learning. Special Populations.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

While opportunities to advance technology-enabled or -enhanced school reform and improvement efforts appear throughout ESSA (and are in no way precluded as a strategy anywhere in the bill), it is Title IV that presents the most direct opportunity for state leadership. These also speak to implicit expectations for technology availability.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. Are you ready to learn the basics?”. Few other districts had embraced the promise of technology as enthusiastically as this Long Island district. schools spend more than $10 billion a year on educational technology.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2017

The online learning systems offer quite a generous array of collaboration tools for students and teachers. Personal story: whenever my colleagues and I studied a new author in French class, our teacher would describe a few novels or poems by that author. Wire — technology is the servant, not the master. Closing thoughts.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2018

For those looking to keep the feeling alive beyond September, there’s good news: Any time of year, faculty, administrators and software developers are gathering to discuss what’s next in education and technology—and we’ve compiled a free, downloadable calendar of the events that innovative instructors and entrepreneurs don’t want to miss.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. Finally, there are states that had some version of a law prior to 2020 and proceeded to add provisions to better address the needs of distance learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

What are digital learning platforms? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has given a major boost to online education. Students don’t have to worry if the school library or lab is closed. In conclusion.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). ."

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. There’s now a movement to teach humanities seminars online.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. There's book readings at the library, but it's sometimes not easy to get the library either as a volunteer or student.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

There has to be somebody sitting next to him helping with the technology and getting him engaged in what’s going on. The challenges faced by most students and families reeling from the shift to online learning was heightened for children with visual impairments, says Rosenblum, many of whom have additional special needs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2017

Today I'm publishing the survey results at ModernLearning.com for the 2017 Learning Revolution 's survey on technology and learning, which is the initial part of a larger effort to create a worldwide online conference on this topic. RESPONSES Would you personally be interested in presenting? If so, on what topic?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. The hotline launched on March 23 in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? 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.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Even in a space where everyone was bound to have their own institutional and personal agendas, we saw several themes emerge, some of which become became fodder for “neighborhood” action-oriented discussions. Or are you including others, say, community college innovators, library professionals or the biggest employers in your region?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning. This session will look at what it takes to create an online learning community that is safe, supportive, interactive, and engaging.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Their goal: to celebrate the progress in making technology more accessible in our nation’s schools over the last several years through the efforts of the ConnectED and Future Ready Schools initiatives. Teachers transitioned seamlessly from leading discussions to using technology tools. Personalized Learning Through Cortex.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2018

While technology tools are often quite hyped, they won’t change a thing in schools if there isn’t a concerted effort to change pedagogy. Tech can help make learning visible. A true Future Ready Librarian leads, teaches, and supports work beyond the physical walls and conceptual boundaries of the school library.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services. But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources. Educational contents in dynamic videos cover hundreds of topics relevant to learning material used in a blended classroom or flipped classroom. Khan Academy. Doceri For iPad.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”. Published with permission.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The chat started off by defining blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Etherium. Taylor Kendal brought in the technology’s grand possibilities: “A digitized, decentralized, public ledger that represents the next phase of human potential.” Others were a bit more whimsical.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is one of those pieces of technology that has been life-saving for me during the pandemic and one that I will continue using forevermore! We are currently back to in-person learning, but I’m still using BombBomb to send my weekly newsletter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 1:30 PM Empowering Students in a Distance Learning Environment with John Spencer (60 minutes) 3:00 PM Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning (60 minutes) with Candy Mowen 4:00 PM Rethinking Students Evaluations as a Tool to Improve Online Instruction (30 minutes) with Steven J.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

Anytime, Anywhere: Online Learning The number and variety of online PD providers has grown to the point that there is something for everyone. If you’re looking for educators to follow, go no further than Educational Technology and Mobile Learning’s blog. Personalized Learning Through Gaming.

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