eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology in K-12 classrooms can revolutionize education Choosing the right edtech requires a thoughtful and strategic approach Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration.

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Technology Tools Learning EdTech 52

Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

Table of Contents Five Surprising Benefits of Digital Textbooks Increased Accessibility Increased Engagement Personalized Learning Data Analytics Updates Summing It Up Five Surprising Benefits of Digital Textbooks Digital textbooks continue to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing needs of students and educators.

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eBook Gamification Learning Analytics Data 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces.

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Education Company E-rate Industry 218

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

In this first installment, software engineer Ben Slivka — inspired by science fiction — dreamed of creating truly adaptive learning software. His biggest fame and fortune came from his fourteen years at Microsoft, where he worked on every big project, including starting the Internet Explorer team in 1994.

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Software Microsoft Education Blended Learning 69

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In recent dealmaking news, McGraw-Hill Education acquired Redbird Advanced Learning, LLC, a digital personalized learning company; in addition, educational content company Cengage acquired WebAssign. Raises $10 Million: Game-based learning platform Kahoot!

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Company Game-Based Learning Mobility Secondary 70

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2014

For decades, the big textbook publishers had offered up catalog after catalog of new and updated textbooks that were plush and expensive, something akin to Microsoft’s computer-based software. And so, for the same reason Microsoft delayed shifting to the web, the textbook publishers delayed going into online education.

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Software Education Microsoft Company 66

Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers may use the app to identify the student’s learning gaps, gauge class readiness, measure post-lesson improvements, and assign a personalized learning plan. The freedom to learn and practice math on any device and at their pace may help kids from age 4 to 14 years understand and improve their math skills.

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Khan Academy Android Common Core iPhone 52

Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

Examples of Online Communication and Collaboration Tools Examples of online communication and collaboration tools include Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack. Online assessments also provide instant feedback and personalized learning for students, which can help drive better learning outcomes.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

As such these companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and the like – are the most significant education companies. In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.” ” But “personalization” doesn’t (necessarily) require a platform.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Accessibility The fast move from print-based to digital materials and from in person learning events to digital learning events can create additional barriers for disabled students. Microsoft has developed new tools for accessibility, such as Immersive Reader which allows users to adjust how text is presented (e.g.,

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 215

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Google Classroom ?

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $175.6 Microsoft bought three companies in 2018.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Elevate Science + the Pearson littleBits STEM Invention Toolbox is a blended print and hands-on 3-8 curriculum that puts students at the center of learning as they collaborate to explore ideas, investigate phenomena through modeling, design inventions that solve real world problems, and share their inventions.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 49

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. Parhizkar, a science and technology specialist at Alief Independent School District, discusses how AI can be used to personalize learning for students.

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Student Engagement Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning 188

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Key areas of recent focus include unique integrations to content providers like Knovation and cloud apps like G-suite and Microsoft Office, streamlined workflows for common daily tasks such as creating assignments and assessments, providing feedback to students, grading, rich messaging and fully mobile apps.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 67

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. AI-powered platforms can help teachers more easily cultivate an environment that allows students to collaborate, get creative, think critically, and communicate visually.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

” Edsurge offers “A Word of Caution Before Hiring a Director of Personalized Learning.” ” Via Techcrunch : “Comparing Apple , Google and Microsoft ’s education plays.” ” Via Education Week : “ Personalized Learning Pilot Program Reports Gains in Literacy Scores.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments.

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Khan Academy Technology Tools LMS 55

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” ” Oh.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.” Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Via Education Week : “ Personalized Learning : ‘A Cautionary Tale’ ” eCampus News offers “9 online learning predictions for the upcoming term.” ” The Business of Job Training.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

“The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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