Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Weird Enough Productions (501(c)3/Lithonia, Georgia) teaches students how to combat fake news, identify media bias and create positive content through an ed-tech tool. A startup in this position may not have massive marketing dollars, but they may have inexhaustible content that’s already been created. Words Liive (Washington, D.C.)

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In cohorts of six to eight people, they spend seven hours a day in class learning from native speakers how to read, listen and speak, interpret news reports from other nations and understand the practices of foreign cultures. Small class sizes mean instructors can give individuals assignments on topics relevant to their personal interests.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2023

and build your startup? Australian recruiters are also fanning out across the United States, attending job fairs and visiting university campuses, Patrick Hallinan, regional director for the Americas in the Australian Department of Home Affairs told a webinar convened on this topic by the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

In this week’s dealmaking news, Indian educational app provider BYJU’S raised funds from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; in addition, Frontline Education acquired Excent. The seven startups are Edorble, Ahhaa.co, Abroad Shiksha, Ekin Knowledge, ProctorEdu, ReadRush and TinyTaps, according to reports.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

I’ve been very interested in those topics. Betsy DeVos was recently in the news due to her association with a company called NeuroCore, which analyzes brainwaves and claims to be able to train brains to function better. The company was recently asked to walk back some of those claims. It’s an interesting question.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

We didn’t think the three-year bachelor’s degree was going to be the biggest draw,” said Stratsi Kulinski, president of the startup college. A former university president and corporate executive heads the startup NewU, which will offer bachelor’s degrees in three years. Viktoriya Zotova, who will teach at the startup college NewU.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Tip: Many of the best conversations on this topic happen on Google Plus or Twitter with the #gafe hashtag. Just use the GAFE tag on their blog and see all the latest Google Classroom news. They can make it their startup screen and test one thing a day. Library Hi Tech News , 32 (9), 1-3. Updated: February 5, 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Heavyweight investors, including Softbank and IVP , are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into online tutoring startups, including Vienna-based GoStudent and Montreal-based Paper. . They were really really attentive whenever I was explaining any topics. -based iTutor, told me they’re in a “hyper growth phase.”

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 18, 2013

Seth Godin''s Startup School ( Seth Godin ) - Seth is one of my favorite bloggers and online personalities. A year ago, Seth hosted a three day "school" with several dozen individuals; regular people who were starting new things. Each show includes a run down of recent tech news and a discussion of a worthwhile topic.

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Education Google iPad Industry 61

edWeb.net

AUGUST 21, 2019

Broad scope: In addition, templates, layouts, and other standard content should encompass a variety of grade levels, topics, and languages. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Having templates for different types of projects allows them to focus on their learning activity rather than how to create layouts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

Below are our favorites (including our own podcast, which relaunched this week), organized by topic. Each week she and her partner, Kin Lane, an advocate for API software standards, dissect the latest tech news, with an eye to education and open software. Please share your own picks in the comments section below.

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Education EdTech Software Strategy 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Startup Village Politicizing Civics Lessons Like friends on Facebook, speakers couldn’t avoid commenting on the political climate. Educators in the room seemed overwhelmed, commenting on how lessons on topics like the environmental preservation and social inequality have suddenly become very political.

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EdTech Robotics Maker Movement Conference 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

A pair of entrepreneurs from a scholarship startup and an income-share agreement company join Lumina Foundation and Money Magazine to explore. Media Literacy in the Era of Fake News : Helping students make sense of media may be more important now than ever. EdSurge 4:00 p.m. A Flipped Future? 2:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech Company Trends 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Welcome to week two of this new weekly blog post / email, including the round-up of the week''s news and podcast with Audrey Watters. Yes, I know it''s not technology news, but somehow it''s indicative enough of other trends that I''m including it here. of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

On FRIDAY I''ll be appearing live on the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community Webcast, speaking on the topic of "Building a Successful Online Learning Community for Librarians." NEXT WEEK interviews are with Khalid Smith from Startup Weekend EDU (Tuesday the 14th) and Jane Hart on "Social Learning" (Thursday the 16th).

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Conference Common Core Libraries Social Media 39

Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

No, I won't speak at your startup. Other programs were eventually added: Teamwork for Child Health , a 15-minute program on parent and child health, for example, as well as shows designed to inform the neighborhood about local news and activities. I was a guest at Desmos today.

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Education Report Khan Academy Examples 140

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 21, 2011

[link] PEER-ED PEER COACHING BYTE-COLLECTING COACHING EVIDENCE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Mon 23 May 07:00PM New York / Mon 23 May 11:00PM GMT / Tue 24 May 09:00AM Sydney Shelee King George. In the last 25 years, Steve writes, "startups created 40 million jobs in the US, while established firms created almost none."

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Blackboard ePortfolio Online Learning Google 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It was built by a Boston startup called Freight Farms , which “upcycles” discarded shipping containers into “Leafy Green Machines” for small-scale growers and restaurants, as well as a dozen schools and colleges. The Freight Farm app links to a repository of articles about everything from crop scheduling to food safety. It’s a perfect fit.”.

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Mobility Blended Learning Data Course 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Raising venture capital isn’t (necessarily) good news. Remember Edmodo?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Last fall, Pavlov said he helped the school’s 74 seniors create “interest inventories” and upload their profiles to a youth-oriented networking startup based in Chicago called Yolobe. Field trips toured local startups. Tech leaders spoke at assemblies and mentored students. Academically, however, ChiTech soon struggled.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

It was built by a Boston startup called Freight Farms , which “upcycles” discarded shipping containers into “Leafy Green Machines” for small-scale growers and restaurants, as well as a dozen schools and colleges. The Freight Farm app links to a repository of articles about everything from crop scheduling to food safety. It’s a perfect fit.”.

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Mobility Blended Learning Facebook Data 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We have good news to share -- the video recordings from the event are now available in a special playlist on the NMC YouTube channel! This recent National Post article focuses on the popular topic of eliminating homework for students. (Teachers, you can take the free classes as well!) Mining for Antibiotics, Right Under Our Noses.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dan Cogan-Drew, co-founder and chief product officer of the ed-tech startup Newsela, has seen how these challenges play out first hand. Newsela provides students and teachers a selection of current, high-interest news articles in English, each offered at five different reading levels of increasing complexity. BrainPOP ESL.

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Industry Tools Digital Divide Resources 28

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

All three of them are 29 years old, on the cusp of a new decade of life—and at a stage when the government seems to hope they’ll start families. They have differing theories about what the news might mean for China. We all have this memory of going to New Oriental classrooms, TAL classrooms, when we were a kid.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The webshow has covered a veritable buffet of topics from the Great Molasses Flood of Boston to the amazing lifestyle of the world’s richest man ever, Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire. It’s a great example of how data can be used to cut though the political haze and put a situation in stark repose. Do you love history? Do you love puppets?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Rebooting career services Ironically, the notion of “learning recovery” was hardly a topic of conversation in higher education circles. They could shape how schools move beyond the one-teacher, one-classroom model (and one-counselor, hundreds-of-students model) that has dominated the last century. That’s not surprising.

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Trends Education Mobility Resources 119

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2017

As Data & Society observed in a 2016 report on the topic, Description of personalized learning encompass such a broad range of possibilities – from customized interfaces to adaptive tutors, from student-centered classrooms to learning management systems – that expectations run high for their potential to revolutionize learning.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

School websites provide students with updates on school events and classroom news. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Prior to this position, Dr. Evans enjoyed a successful entrepreneurial career in the technology industry including with two education technology startups. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 69

The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Every week, sites, companies, and startups email me trying to get me to blog about their product - and while that's really flattering, this blog can't be bought! What's new? Now.just for the little K-5 Kiddos, there's a weekly news Rap-up (get it!?) and they just keep getting better! My street cred is important to me!

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Common Core Learning Exercises Video 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 17, 2013

Holly is the founder of Kicker , a student engagement news site, and when I read about Kicker I emailed and asked if she''d consider coming on the show to talk about youth capability and about journalism as a route to self-directed learning. It also leads to community involvement and social media, reading news online, [and] staying informed."

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Blackboard Social Media Report Libraries 63

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

A big welcome to our new calendar partner, New Global Citizens ! Join @NGCitizens for #globaledchat every Thursday at 8pm ET - topics changing weekly! contributor, Karen Cameron, gives us another great gift this week - the best education-related blog posts, news articles, apps and resources of the week. Classroom 2.0

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Conference Digital Citizenship Maker Movement Common Core 65

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By harnessing the power of AI in education technology, learners can access a broader understanding of a topic, mitigating the structural bias of the institution and curriculum. No–not if we’re viewing it as a lens to further support learning and broaden the scope of topics that can be covered. Is this a problem?

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Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Lately, my explorations into this topic have led me in some unexpected directions. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition).

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Lately, my explorations into this topic have led me in some unexpected directions. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition).

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Via the Deseret News : “ Utah schools slowly begin hiring teachers without experience.” In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In other bad news from the FCC , this via The Verge : “ FCC begins scaling back internet subsidies for low-income homes.” ” For what it’s worth, venture capitalists have heavily backed Chinese ed-tech startups this year. “A Silicon Valley startup is quietly taking over U.S. restitution check.”

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

This was the topic at the conference “Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom?” Instead, many of the startups have been hit by scandal , including a pair in Indiana that were forced to close down. Yet AI could provide real benefits. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Digital Divide System Assessment Robotics 93