Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

The development and widespread adoption of new technologies—VHS tapes and DVD discs- empowered consumers. Newspaper circulation dropped by nearly half between 2005 and 2018, from 53.3 A small percentage of audiophiles still opt for those recordings, but the majority of listeners have clearly opted for access, choice and control.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

We live in a world where who you know can matter, but also where systems of power benefit those with certain networks and access to resources, as sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, father of social capital theory, explained decades ago. Perhaps … it’s not just about the skills we bring to the table.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. Many lead K-12 programs and are grappling with issues such as technology access and equity, when and how to open schools safely, preparing teachers to instruct online and union demands for teacher safety.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2024

What does it mean for learners to trade off the zone of proximal development for ease of access to the creation of knowledge?” It often passes without us knowing, much like the fish who didn’t recognize water in David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech , we are swimming in time, not noticing it as it passes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. We see an explosion of startups.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. At the same time, we knew that technology was nowhere near a silver bullet. Fast forward to 2019.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Without ignoring that much of what differentiates one school from another takes place below the surface, the desire to make schools look like high-tech office spaces might be just the latest demonstration that education has historically followed and reflected —rather than led—technological, political and economic change.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

We’re excited to share an updated version of the Research Map , which features the latest research and new ways to access relevant learning science findings. In addition to being able to access research, many users wanted to see how research can be applied in the real world. Below, we highlight new features and topics to explore.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. Of this group, five teams are building education technology tools with support from mentors from Imagine K12, the local edtech accelerator that Y Combinator absorbed last February. Its graduates have gone on to raise more than $13 billion in total.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In an interview with EdSurge, Weems said that one distinction between 2005 and now is people’s willingness to acknowledge the importance of mental health. And those groups that just don't have the means or the access will be left even further behind.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

With the pervasive spread of the Internet and web technologies, digital media consumption and production practises have acquired new critical dimensions. 199) and Duncan’s (2005) work I came up with the following list of questions to help students investigate the content of a text using a critical approach: What kind of text is it?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

YouTube first founded in around February 14, 2005 and since then it has grown so exponentially that as of 2021 YouTube boasts 2.24 While some boycott YouTube for their own reasons, a number of people can not access YouTube because of institutional or workplace restrictions. However, not everybody is a fan of YouTube.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Most people associate Khan Academy with online videos, and that’s largely what it has been since 2005 when founder and CEO Sal Khan began recording instructional clips from his closet to help his cousin better understand math. Teachers have always been able to access Khan Academy’s free online tutoring materials.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

His latest effort involves a $250,000 investment in Nucleos , a startup trying to make online educational and vocational programs more accessible to those behind bars. Department of Justice, 5 in 6 state prisoners released in 2005 were arrested at least once over the next following nine years. The San Jose, Calif.-based

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The district is working with Digital Promise to conduct an effective learning technology pilot this spring, from product selection to purchase decision. There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. What’s the technology environment?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Union Square Ventures, Emergence Capital and Leaders Fund also provided equity funding while BMO Technology and Innovation Banking Group provided debt financing. What Top Hat brings in technology, publishers like those two provide low-cost textbooks that will help Top Hat’s platform add more content for professors and students.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

OCTOBER 19, 2022

schools have experienced 1,851 data breaches since 2005. That number, which averages out to more than 100 cases per year, is a reminder that schools need to practice vigilance with their technology systems. On Tuesday, Keep Reading ParentSquare Webinar Alert: How to Meet School Technology Needs While Protecting Security and Privacy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2018

Renee Patton Educators curious about what information technology leaders can do to manage crises were gathered to discuss technical challenges in schools and ways to promote internet access, stability and security.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I A Boston Globe analysis of more than 100 high school valedictorians from the classes of 2005 to 2007 found that 25 percent didn’t get a bachelor’s degree within six years. But good high school grades don’t always predict timely college completion.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

schools, including colleges and universities, since 2005. Confidential health information of students in Chicago was kept on unsecured web documents that anyone could access. In these attacks, malware encrypts in a school’s devices and computer files and prevents access, shutting down computer networks.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

2005/2006) “The Virtual Library.” Virtual Libraries: Their Influence on High School Students’ Information Seeking and Use. Chapter in Mary K. Chelton and Colleen Cool. Youth Information Seeking Behavior. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. Valenza, J.K. Educational Leadership , 63 (4), 54-59. . Valenza, J.K. In Laverna Saunders. (Ed.)

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2018

Since 2005, the United States Supreme Court has battled tirelessly to reduce the brutal mandatory sentences of minors by courts and as a result the sentencing of life without parole for juveniles was made unconstitutional in 2012.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences. In Steve Jobs’ memorable 2005 commencement address at Stanford, he shared a story about “connecting the dots.” Each year I share my predictions about these trends. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.)

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

at least half-time grew 115 percent between 2005 and 2017. Are you required to provide your own internet access? The landscape has changed a lot since then, according to Flexjobs analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows the number of people working remotely in the U.S.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In this post, Tony will show you how Shapegrams can challenge students much like a puzzle while also teaching them technology skills. You might be looking for ways to boost students’ communication, creativity, and technology skills. Students actively learn digital drawing and technology skills while being creative problem solvers.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 13, 2021

We’re exited to launch SchoolLibraryNJ , a evolving project designed to address inequitable access to resources for K12 schools and libraries and to present the value of librarians in digitally curating resources for teaching and learning. Suddenly, patron access was only available to online virtual resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

She assisted for a few days a week until she moved to another neighborhood in 2005. Deeply interested in the experiences of FFN child care providers and the accessibility of resources for their work, I developed a research project as part of my undergraduate studies at Harvard University. Martinez never asked to be compensated.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple introduced podcasting in 2005 with the popularity of its iPods. Technology. While in 2005 this project took more time than it would now, Kasey still hears about the positive impact it had on her students from that year. . As long as you have access to a computer with recording capabilities then it can be done.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

To support this work, Hoang secured a software donation from Adobe & ConnectED to help increase technological literacy for Burbank’s students by integrating digital media into the art curriculum. Many of Apple’s ConnectED schools do not have a strong network or a dedicated technology department. Safari Books.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

The first wave, he says, were efforts that “solve[d] for access.” At this year’s SXSWedu, the annual education technology conference in Austin, Texas, he heard from provosts at large public university systems in states including Florida and Maryland commit to phasing out textbooks in favor of creating in-house online courseware design teams.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2022

When Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in 2005, the storm decimated entire communities in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. They account for only about 10 percent of construction workers, so they don’t have much access to entire categories of jobs that pay decent wages without requiring a college degree.

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

This is going to come as a shock I know…but pre-service education programs are not preparing teachers for a technology rich classroom teaching experience. …principals concluded that they want to hire new teachers with creative ideas about how technology can be leveraged to create authentic and differentiated learning experiences.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

However, a 2018 American University study found that from 2005 to 2016, high school GPAs increased more at wealthier private and suburban schools than lower-income urban public schools. Additionally, wealthier families have greater access to tutoring and academic support, boosting grades. in 2009 to 3.11 in 2019, a 3.7

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2023

Housing is among the reasons the number of licensed home-based child care providers in the United States declined by almost half between 2005 and 2017, experts say. There’s even been a bill in Congress to address housing affordability and child care access in tandem. Today, only about 90,000 licensed home-based programs remain.

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