Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

Even an investment firm that has supported dozens of edtech startups appeared on the list. When school closures started happening, edtech companies started hurting for cash. Funding for Big Fishes Among venture-funded edtech companies that received a PPP loan, Altitude Learning has raised the most capital.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Perhaps one of the few areas of overlap was that three of the four conferences featured the similar talk by Andreas Schleicher, OECD’s education lead, who shared snippets from his team’s latest “Trends Shaping Education” report. There was also an “edtech surgery” where startups could seek advice from experienced educators.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2018

Whether this is your first time attending the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) or your 10th, here are some tips and new approaches you can use to ensure you get the most out of the information-packed convention : SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Time flies at FETC!

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2018

Whether this is your first time attending the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) or your 10th, here are some tips and new approaches you can use to ensure you get the most out of the information-packed convention : SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Time flies at FETC!

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. Dash and Dot are programmable robots that target students in grades K-8 with progression apps that are customizable for optimal learning in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

For many teachers, edtech conferences are a major highlight of the school year and a great opportunity to connect with fellow educators. From lesson creation to assessment and gamification, there is something for K-12 schools, universities, vocational schools, and so on depending on the purpose of the conference.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Companies continue to explore the possibilities of education through robotics , like IBM’s Project Debater , which recently held its own against established human debaters over complex topics including income tax and antibiotics in food.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

This year’s ISTE Conference was all about technology-charged learning–and from the keynotes and sessions to the fast-paced exhibit hall, the conference’s more than 20,000 attendees (15,000 educators plus expo hall staff) were immersed in just that. In all, ISTE 2017 produced 159,000 tweets from people across the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

No matter the product, edtech entrepreneurs share one bottom-line goal: sell their stuff. At this year’s Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Fla., companies ranging from robotics to assessment tools showed up to share how they plan to bridge this gap.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. Because this is my 13th FETC, I confidently walked into the conference center as a tour guide for an FETC first timer. Not surprising is the continued focus on STEAM, STEM, coding, and robotics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Attend workshops, webinars, and conferences to learn about emerging trends, innovative teaching methods, and best practices. Educational Conferences and Events: Attend educational conferences and events, both locally and nationally. Professional development can provide valuable insights and networking opportunities.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2019

If not, don’t worry–we’re highlighting some of the newest and most innovative edtech tools we saw at the show. Coding and robotics (check out our ISTE 2019 robotics round-up), social and emotional learning, and building employability skills were at the top of the many trends and focus areas highlighted during the conference.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 4, 2016

The ASCD Annual Conference is the must attend conference for any educator each year. The quality of the sessions is not something you find at too many conferences. The shear amount of educational leaders and growers that are so accessible is not something you find at many conferences. Now this is daunting.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2017

An EdTech Playground. EdTech Playgrounds provide opportunities for collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. An EdTech Playground is a mobile space that can be set up in small or large areas. An EdTech Playground is a mobile space that can be set up in small or large areas. What is it?

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Philly Teacher

JUNE 25, 2013

With all of that said, I did find that there was also a missing element to this year’s conference. “EdTech” should not be solely about building fun toys that “trick” students into learning the same things they were learning before. This, to me, is what we need more of in EdTech.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

In its 20th year, the Summit had a feeling of rolling up its sleeves: People talked about the tensions of trying to have civil dialogue between people who hold different points of view; they struggled with the ongoing challenge of trying to figure out “what works” in edtech and reform, particularly when efforts don’t seem to live up to expectations.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. We’ve touched on “what” and “why,” but “when” is just as crucial in EdTech adoption.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

Join us today for the first annual CONFUSION conference featuring vague, stab-in-the-dark definitions and more questions than answers. But some administrators say the tool feels impersonal and, well, robotic. A stealth San Francisco-based edtech startup offered a glimpse of a “revolutionary” new product. Neither do we!

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

While the Wild West era of edtech may be over, there’s still some mystery over how schools decide what digital materials to buy. Furman: For his small district with fewer funds and fewer personnel, he can’t justify a long research process when many edtech products are obsolete in two years. Small district: Dr. L.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. UBTECH Robotics introduces a new robotics kit and curriculum, UKIT, and Yanshee, a robot with an AI interface with a programmable Raspberry Pi.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 9, 2020

Design Thinking: The phrase has become ubiquitous at education conferences and during professional development. Read more: What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset? Some people may make the mistake that Design Thinking must involve technology such as 3D printers or robots. Test: Ask for feedback and make changes accordingly.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

5G Source: nycmedialab / YouTube In the fall of 2018, NYC Media Lab launched the Verizon 5G EdTech Challenge in partnership with the Verizon Foundation and Verizon 5G Labs. The 10 Challenge winners will be announced in early 2019, with each team to receive a $100,000 grant from Verizon to work on 5G and EdTech solutions next year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

What's been most disappointing in edtech? Touring the halls of ISTE, a major education technology conference, you would see banners like “assess, align, instruct, evaluate” in nice marketing packages. That may be the overarching lesson of the last decade in edtech. The largest companies in 2010 were the textbook providers.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Each year in January, London hosts the edtech extravaganza known as Bett. The sheer number of robots of various shapes and sizes was striking. I explore VR headsets, such as Microsoft’s Hololens, in an article about robots and artificial intelligence. WHAT’S THAT? 4 THEMES FROM THIS YEAR’S SHOW 1. Virtual reality.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2015

Tomorrow, the inaugural "Student Technology Conference" takes place, kicking off at 9:00am US-Eastern Daylight Time. While attending the live sessions allows you to participate in live chat with the presenters and other attendees, all of the sessions will also be recorded and available for on the conference site. See you online!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. Truly, the volunteer moderators are the HEART of the conference.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

In the daily edtech trenches, the forest is easily lost for the trees. In his opening keynote at the ISTE 2016 conference, noted physicist Dr. Michio Kaku showed educators the forest that he and others believe will encircle the classroom of the future. Remember, robots are [just] adding machines. Dr. Michio Kaku.

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techlearning

JULY 2, 2018

Derry, NH July 2, 2018 -- Intelitek today announced that its online coding and robotics program CoderZ, was named as a Best of Show winner by Tech & Learningat the 2018 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo.

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techlearning

JUNE 11, 2018

One of my biggest takeaways from the FETC conference in January was seeing the Root robot live. Basically, Root is everything I was looking for in a coding robot, and I could not wait to try it out. What you want to know is my first impressions of the robot, right? Well, let's say its good, REALLY GOOD.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 8, 2018

Sneak Peeks and Big Prizes If you're able to be at the conference in person, be sure to stop by our booth, #782, for a chance to win a day of in-person digital citizenship training from Common Sense, valued at $3,000. Our team members will be sharing insights from the sessions and checking out the edtech buzz in the exhibit hall.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 8, 2018

Sneak Peeks and Big Prizes If you're able to be at the conference in person, be sure to stop by our booth, #782, for a chance to win a day of in-person digital citizenship training from Common Sense, valued at $3,000. Our team members will be sharing insights from the sessions and checking out the edtech buzz in the exhibit hall.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2021

In early 2016, Osmo began our division by forming a sales team, a conference strategy, plus a Classroom Kit for schools, which really took off. Projector App is the 2020 recipient of EdTech Breakthrough Awards’ “eLearning Innovation of the Year.”. It’s come a long way since!”

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

For instance, Kasey Bell generously shared her own resource-packed presentations on her Shake Up Learning Blog prior to the conference. For me, ISTE is the ultimate professional development conference to catch up on the latest in EdTech, collaborate with old and new friends, and to spend time with my people.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda? For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 18, 2017

Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. If you happen to be at the conference please stop by and say hello. DQ/IQ: Can we program a robot to ….?

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Taking the stage in Chicago this summer to keynote at the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Conference and Expo, June 24-27, are five speakers who aim to inspire educators with their thinking on brain science, STEM, creative instigation and leadership.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Many educators currently embarked upon a personalized learning journey with their students cannot say for sure whether personalized learning necessarily requires edtech, whereas others appear to make little distinction between personalized learning and tech-based instruction—all of which echoes the confusion seen across the community at large.

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