eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Oblio, Inc. Quizard AI, Inc.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Envision hosting a home movie night where each friend arrives with a different set of technology relics: laser discs, VHS tapes, Betamax and even physical slides. What was intended to be a fun night of sharing memories on video has devolved into a technology duct-taping project — so much for a party! Why is implementation worth it?

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

One that affirms and celebrates their identities and helps them learn about and understand others? Today’s technology presents us with answers. Where edtech steps in While the student population speaking languages other than English within the U.S. Now, edtech can support bilingual education in a way impossible before.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

PRNewswire/ — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to announce that it has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150, an annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills. PARAMUS, N.J./PRNewswire/

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. Today’s K12 educators are more digitally native than ever before.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. If you build it, will it work? And how will you measure it?

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

Braced for the next wave of edtech? Combine that with some of the dislocations triggered by COVID and students could be in for some radical changes in the tools that help them learn. The most recent player to step into the edtech spotlight is India’s Byju’s. The privately held company, which has raised $2.7 But they will.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? company that has eyed Asia as the next big market. ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization dedicated to promoting equity and accessibility, invests strategically in companies worldwide to address challenges such as limited access to quality education. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today one of the largest providers of course-management software for colleges and schools, Blackboard, announced that it plans to merge with Anthology, a company formed last year from the combination of three other edtech companies. Blackboard is one of the largest LMS providers.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 21, 2019

Quick Take: Getting an accurate view of where your school is in terms of readiness for EdTech innovation is important. Understanding your school’s Digital DNA will help you identify the technology you need today and for tomorrow. Is your school ready for the EdTech revolution? Let us start with defining Digital DNA.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

How Can an Educational Technology Company Enter the Classroom? Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook. The first thing for any company to know about Instructional Coaches is that they are all certified and former teachers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When did October become awards season in the world of edtech? This week’s newsfeeds are stuffed with announcements for finalists and honorees for both educators and vendors on the best and brightest developments for teaching and learning. The winners: Of course, we need to start with the most prestigious!

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry. According to Urdan, language learning in the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Students who expressed confidence in their ability to learn and adapt to new edtech were more likely to also feel they were learning effectively online, that edtech enhanced their learning, and to want more online learning options.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

It was even greater to hear it from industry veteran, Elliott Levine, Qualcomm’s Director of Worldwide Education, the company that commissioned the research from Project Tomorrow , and who always provides a great interview. Commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in Education Technology , on April 14, 2021. Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. In this article, I’ll explore a few trends that currently shape the digital learning landscape.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2020

Two private equity firms are combining three education technology assets into a new company—one that its CEO jestingly likens to a “greatest hits album” of software for higher-ed institutions. At least the company’s name, Anthology , is fitting for that description, says Jim Milton, who will serve as its chief executive.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

By Learning Counsel Staff Reports The power and depth of digital curriculum and its ability to reach and engage students continues to evolve. There are tens of millions of digital learning objects including massive numbers of items that are in the free and open education resources sites.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

Discovery Education

APRIL 16, 2023

From the continued conversations on ESSER, the impacts of technology, and what state officials are pushing for, there's plenty to pay attention to. In an increasingly digital and interconnected world, EdTech tools aren’t just about the tech! This is our moment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa Mierow It’s no secret that voice-enabled technology is taking off in the domestic sphere, but how is this increasingly robust technology impacting education? Marissa's passion for education came early in her career when she was producing "edutainment" CD-ROM products for The Learning Company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Whether you have blended, hybrid, or 100% digital instruction, join me for this free online PD conference. I’ll be the closing keynote and discuss “7 Ways to Redefine Reading Instruction with Technology in a Blended Learning Environment.” Meaningful Feedback and Digital Tools. Blended Learning.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 26, 2021

The GSV EdTech 150, compiled by a prominent investment firm, is meant to capture the world's "most transformational growth companies in digital learning.". The post The 150 Fastest-Growing Companies in Ed Tech appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. But these deals don’t always pan out. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director of SETDA in a statement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. “As

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The global education technology industry is headed for a record-setting year when it comes to venture capital investments. companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Released at an October event on Capitol Hill, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the leading trade association for the business of information, released Principles for the Future of AI in Education , which will help the edtech industry as it works alongside educators during AI-infused learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ling Lam, an edtech and innovation teacher at a K-8 independent school in northern California sets specific social-emotional goals for every edtech tool she uses. Learn more about this EdSurge Research project.) This research has shown that Lam isn’t alone.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

How Can an Educational Technology Company Enter the Classroom? Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook. If this sounds like a road that you have been down before … it might be time to change your strategy a bit.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

On the tails of Educause, with its Startup Alley and all the announcements of what’s new and hot in edtech , it leaves me wondering: Are we missing the innovation happening in our own backyards? When we focus our attention with laser precision on the edupreneurs who start new companies as the primary source of change, what do we miss?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

A few months ago, I attended a digital learning conference among other education colleagues here in Chicago. Also, for the first time, we have four generations in the workplace: those born without technology, and others who don’t know life without it. All edtech companies should maintain these critical conversations.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

We are just getting started with voice technology in education. Voice, after all, is one of the most natural ways to interface with technology, says Coursera’s Alexander Sanchez. We are just getting started with voice technology in education. What do you see as the future of voice technology in education?

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