Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – 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 11 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 27, 2018

Whether you are a teacher trying to figure out how to invest your limited class resource budget, or an edtech company trying to secure your place in the market, customer service is something to look at closely. When I am buying a robot, or signing up for a subscription app, I want to know that company will be available when I need help. (Yes,

EdTech 40

EdTech Edcamps Robotics Camtasia 40

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. Communicating that there is online PD available through emails and social media is an important step in launching a program.

How To 114

How To LMS Common Core EdTech 114

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. Achievements are touted on social media, changing the tone of the district’s story to engage the public positively. TECH USED ?

Robotics 109

Robotics Sony Student Data Privacy Outcomes 109

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

Now, thanks to edtech, we can learn an endless number of things with just a click. In our industry discussion webinar , we had the opportunity to talk to the edtech specialist at PowerSchool, Jessica Aurilio. As science projects, students are building robots and apps involving machine learning.

Common Core 40

Common Core Industry EdTech Social Media 40

User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. Let me be really clear, making is not simply 3D printing, Art Lino, Raspberry Pi, LEDs, robots, laser and vinyl cutters.

Libraries 164

Libraries Classroom Maker Movement Robotics 164

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR : “Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds ‘Indignities And Depravities’ ” The Business (and Politics) of Student Loans. ” asks The Hechinger Report. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.”

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2019

As teachers and learners follow their paths, the resources they need – be it a teacher’s whole group lecture, a small group parlay, an instructional video or a computer lab – will magically appear when needed, the same as the efficiencies wrought by Amazon, Uber and how social media or the Internet serves up things of known interest.

Personalized Learning 130

Personalized Learning Learning Groups Competency Based Learning 130

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “Golden State GDPR: What the Edtech Industry Should Know About CA ’s New Privacy Rules.” ” See also, via The Hechinger Report : “ Blockchain arrives on college campuses.” Companies Should Know About Asia’s Edtech Market.” He Says It Was Fiction.”

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The only other media attending the event would be a national crew from ABC.” Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. bid for Times Higher Education ,” SkyNews reports.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

.” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” ” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Via NPR : “ Catholic Schools And Parents Grapple With Whether To Address Abuse Report.” ” “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Reports: Free College Programs Don’t Benefit Low-Income Students.” “ Could Monitoring Students on Social Media Stop the Next School Shooting?

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education Robotics Trends 44

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” ” “The Trump administration just failed to stop a climate lawsuit brought by 21 kids,” The Chicago Tribune reports. Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company."

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ?

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” An op-ed in The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’ slippery slope of religion , ethnicity and race.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ U.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The Economic Times of India reports that “Udacity to focus on individual student projects.” ” Via The Hollywood Reporter : “ USC Rejects Harvey Weinstein ’s $5M Women’s Program Donation.” million ‘contract inducement’ to come back,” Bloomberg reports.

MOOC 43

MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

From Liberia , “Government to crackdown on unlicensed schools,” New Vision reports. ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. ” The Atlantic on what it’s like being a parent of a social media star. Classrooms.”

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” asks The Hechinger Report. K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. Deregulation of for-profits is “likely,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” “ Robot Takeover of Higher Ed Hits a Snag,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

First Lady Melania Trump launched her “Be Best” campaign this week, encouraging people to be nicer on social media. Via the BBC : “The man hired to run the Student Loans Company was appointed against officials’ advice and without having his references checked, a report says.” Klout is closing.

Education 42

Education Company Robotics Report 42

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? ” Via the AP : “School at Cook County Jail reported phony attendance numbers.” ” “ Birmingham-Southern Cuts Tuition in Half,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” Elsewhere in North Carolina , Dana Goldstein reports for The NYT on “What Budget Cuts Mean for Third Graders in a Rural School.” Via The Hechinger Report (and related to a lot of the goings-on in the local education news section above): “ How one test kept New York City high schools segregated.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

As competition increases, institutions report mixed results with the model.” “ White House to Propose Merging Education , Labor Departments ,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” More in The Hechinger Report. ” (National) Education Politics.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. Some 280 incidents since January 2016.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. Immigration and Education.

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” And Buzzfeed reports that “Peter Thiel May Be Looking To Buy Gawker.com.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” That would be Chris Cerf.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?!

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The website: Victory Media. ” The report was undertaken by the George Washington University Faculty Senate.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” “Former Lake Michigan College President Jennifer Spielvogel is suing LMC and its Board of Trustees for alleged wrongful termination,” The Herald-Palladium reports. ” “ Kickboard Looking for New CEO,” Edsurge reports.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” Via Westworld : “ Adams State ’s ‘Egregious, Unethical’ Online Program Should Be Scrapped, Report Says.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Two U.S.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The seller: Book Dog Books. ” The student in question: Tyrone Hankerson Jr, of meme fame. .

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

AI edtech companies like Hypatia are already making this incredible technology a reality. The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable. Many online sources report that it ended in 1872 rather than 1877. Technologies have tremendous potential to assist with tutoring as well. Will this replace the need for human tutors?

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52