EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

That’s an 18 percent increase from 2019, according… The national K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center reported 408 publicly disclosed cyber incidents in 2020, including student and staff data breaches, malware outbreaks, denial of service attacks, phishing attacks and other social engineering scams.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Thu, 04/04/2019 - 11:01. Proper technology evaluation is a crucial element to digital innovation , said Baule, speaking at Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference. eli.zimmerman_9856. Community Schools.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In Learning in the Making , I discuss assessment as follows: Educators should be clear about how and why they include assessment in their instruction. Assessment should be about informing learners about their performance so increased learning and future improvements can result.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

TCEA 2019: Where Is Your K–12 District on the Security Map? Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:39. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage! MORE FROM EDTECH: Three ways K–12 schools can improve their cybersecurity in 2019. Update Security Assessments Routinely to Measure Progress.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

FETC 2019: How Small K–12 Schools Can Keep Their Networks Secure. Sun, 01/27/2019 - 18:48. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. Build a Diverse Team for a Clear Cybersecurity Assessment. eli.zimmerman_9856. 27 session at the Future of Education Technology Conference.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

For the first half of 2019, the industry saw $962 million raised across 65 deals, the highest amount of funding at the halfway mark since at least 2015. edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The high tally for venture funding this year is not unique to the edtech industry.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Assessment Innovation in K–12 Levels the Playing Field for Students. Fri, 09/27/2019 - 16:26. As we roll further into the information age and our use of technology continues to evolve, so too does our ability to assess students. These assessment changes are possible because of technology. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2019

FETC 2019: K–12 Schools Evolve Their Data Focus to Improve Student Outcomes. Tue, 01/29/2019 - 15:11. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how one partnership used analytics to reduce disciplinary incidents. One way to do this is to collect and assess how students perform even after graduation. . amy.burroughs_26341.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

As we look ahead to the future in edtech, we see an industry marked by significant change and stubborn challenges. While it’s always risky to make predictions, I believe there were several strong trends from 2018 that suggest the shape of things to come in 2019.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework. Fri, 04/05/2019 - 09:50. This has led to more inequity in the district because some schools have struggled to have a rigorous curriculum for all students,” Clark said, speaking at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. Read on to see what’s in store for 2019… Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. The trend of schools implementing adaptive and digital experiences will continue and increase in 2019.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Indian edtech giant Byju’s keeps getting bigger , having raised more than $4.5 Specifically, the company announced a new research-and-development hub, with offices in Silicon Valley, London and Bangalore, that will work on applying the latest findings from artificial intelligence and machine learning to new edtech products.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

After the pandemic, the edtech market exploded with new products and services, and investment flowed freely. Educators struggled to meet students' needs without proper technology tools, training and infrastructure, and edtech innovators capitalized, introducing much-needed solutions. billion in 2021.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

FETC 2019: K–12 Schools Need Evolved Security Protocols to Thwart Next-Gen Hackers. Mon, 01/28/2019 - 16:07. A recent analysis of 4,000 CDW-G security assessments shows schools may not be ready to handle this kind of threat because of outdate or ineffective technology. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. It provides powerful assessment options to support every subject, grade level, and pedagogical method. It is integrated classroom tools for students and teachers and powerful transparency for families and school leaders.

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Neo LMS

MAY 23, 2019

This post was originally published on May 6th, 2019, in eSchoolMedia. Worldwide there’s a growing number of initiatives to include education technologies — or edtech — in the classroom. Edtech surely seems a win-win solution for both students and teachers. Students win with edtech. Educators also win with edtech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

A time to assess life. I break it down into Edtech Coaching/Mentoring, Blogging , and Fiction Writing (my novel writing): Edtech Coaching/Mentoring. New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. As a teacher-author, New Year’s Resolutions are more of a To Do list.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For Learning. Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning. Assessment Trends In 2020: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A version of this post was originally published on August 6, 2019 in Education HQ Australia. Teachers need to choose and use the right educational technology — or edtech — to elevate teaching as well. Therefore, the use of edtech in one form or another in the classroom is a must. The school LMS.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

A version of this post was originally published on April 4th, 2019 on Education Technology. Even though many schools are already embracing the benefits that edtech provides, many others still aren’t taking advantage of these opportunities. Edtech needs to be cost-effective and help reduce overall costs to schools.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

And in the edtech world, normal meant more ed and less tech than in 2020 and 2021. Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. It’s a tough time to build or invest in an edtech company. Students across the U.S.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, participated to a live event for Digital Learning Day 2019. Phill and Graham had a wonderful conversation on the topic of e-learning and explored six key digital learning trends that are reshaping the EdTech landscape. Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech. Want to learn more?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

Fri, 07/12/2019 - 09:41. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols. Technology Planning Starts with an Assessment. A free security assessment is the first step to determining whether vulnerabilities exist. Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory. For the edtech industry, the pandemic poses a paradox. Yet this reality seems not to have dampened investor enthusiasm for private edtech companies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Ways to Use AI-Powered Quillionz to Assess Student Understanding. 5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons. 10 Hits and 10 Misses for 2019. Top 10 Reviews of 2019. 100th Day of School — Make it about Learning. How to Talk to a Tech Teacher (humorous). Lessons Learned My First 5 Years Of Teaching.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past decade, the world’s largest educational assessment nonprofit has been testing the waters of education technology investments. Traditionally, ETS has been focused on assessments in K-12 and higher education,” says Ralph Taylor-Smith, managing director of ETS Strategic Capital, the name of the new division.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2019

Wed, 07/24/2019 - 08:28. To learn more about how data is used and where analytics in the classroom is headed , EdTech sat down with Matthew Mugo Fields, executive vice president and general manager of supplemental and intervention solutions for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

Mon, 01/21/2019 - 13:49. EdTech sat down with Kelly Young, Executive Director of Education Reimagined , to understand how educational technology fits into the learner-centered education movement, and what kinds of innovations will be necessary in the coming years. MORE FROM EDTECH: Technology trends universities should expect in 2019.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2020

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SXSW EDU collaborate to issue a challenge, the edtech world answers. In July 2019, the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge gave developers a chance to make cutting-edge Alexa skills for creative educational improvements. Edtech companies across the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2019

Thu, 03/28/2019 - 10:11. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 teachers are using VR to teach computer science. As EdTech reported recently , preliminary scientific evidence found using augmented reality platforms can give students an advantage when it comes to learning code. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

Thu, 04/11/2019 - 15:35. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how these two popular blended learning platforms can improve K–12 classrooms. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how to prepare K–12 teachers to bring blended learning programs in their classrooms. How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

First, a recap: In 2019, AltSchool, a San Francisco-based startup that simultaneously developed a network of “microschools” in tandem with educational software, sold the schools to Higher Ground Education , an operator of Montessori schools, services and learning centers.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 8, 2021

At Kansas State University, academic integrity violations jumped from 97 cases in the 2019 fall semester to 238 cases in the online-only 2020 spring semester. At University in Florida, compared to the 2019 spring semester, academic integrity violations increased by 65% in the 2020 semester. Teaching students proper citation rules.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 16:34. MORE FROM EDTECH: K–12 teachers find creative ways to put computer science into their programs. Facilitator: According to ISTE, teachers can facilitate computational thinking through a balance of student empowerment, and formative and alternative assessments. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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