A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Remote students relying on video collaboration technologies can be additionally difficult without solutions specifically designed for these environments. During my time as a principal, I worked with EdTech organizations such as AVer Information in order to help ensure their solutions are relevant, up to date, and effective.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Since 2010, she has served as the Conference Chair for the Future of Education Technology Conference (#FETC), the largest independent #edtech conference in North America. For people of a certain age, Jennifer Womble could be described as the E.F. Hutton of edtechwhen she talks people listen.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Since 2010, she has served as the Conference Chair for the Future of Education Technology Conference (#FETC), the largest independent #edtech conference in North America. For people of a certain age, Jennifer Womble could be described as the E.F. Hutton of edtechwhen she talks people listen.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently I had the pleasure of publishing a post on ISTE’s blog titled Before Using School Technology, Know Your EdTech Purpose. As always, please stay in touch as I can be of support to your instructional redesign, technology integration, and leadership/innovation needs. Leadership Day 2010 – The final list!

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Key to unlocking the potential of TVWS, the FCC in 2010 allowed unlicensed radio transmitters to be in the white space, freeing up the spectrum and opening up opportunities for high-speed internet. What makes Microsoft’s bus Wi-Fi experiment different?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

For the past decade, the most esteemed business plan competition for edtech entrepreneurs has been held by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and sponsored by Milken Family Foundation. Here’s why he believes edtech entrepreneurs will win from taking part in the EBPC competition. Connecting Research to Practice.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. By many measures, the country’s education technology ecosystem is small. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. Take Chile, for instance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

education technology startups reached a record $2.2 Across the globe, that figure surpassed $16 billion , marking a 32-fold increase from 2010. And with the rise in adoption of edtech tools—largely due to the pandemic—Reach sees plenty of other opportunities emerging for another decade. Investments in U.S. billion in 2020.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Layers of ESSA: Educational Technology in Title IV – 21st Century Schools, Part A. While most people surely love a good layer cake, the layers of provisions governing the new educational technology program in Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are nothing if not overly complicated.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Edtech startup incubators? That’s so 2010. That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. I think this reflects an evolution of the edtech entrepreneurial ecosystem.” She knows that early stage-stage innovators need support. She earned an Ed.D.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. Since 2010, it has awarded more than $2 million to ventures changing the face of education for learners worldwide. In a saturated market crowded with unproven solutions, edtech investment heaved and contracted.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

There was also plenty of rain in the education technology industry, where venture capitalists and private-equity investors unleashed a deluge of cash. education technology companies raised $1.45 edtech startups in 2017. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. As we look ahead to the future in edtech, we see an industry marked by significant change and stubborn challenges.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Today’s marketplace for education and edtech companies is quite different than it was in 2010. Do we still need this type of competition? Absolutely.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

So many exciting things have happened recently as a result of my own learning and growth in educational technology and leadership. A few weeks ago Schoology , an educational technology company based in New York City, approached me and wanted to hear my views on technology. So why is this a big deal? Here is a great example.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. Who Is Edtech Made for?

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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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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – 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 38 Edition). " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – 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 38 Edition). " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 10, 2016

What should the federal role be in promoting access to and use of technology for K-12 education (AKA ‘educational technology policy’)? This post is the first in a series on the topic of the federal role with respect to access to and use of technology in U.S. K-12 public schools. Department of Education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. But by 2010, LMS selections were increasingly influenced by faculty input. Educators can now customize their learning environments in ways that we could only dream of (and beg for) in 2010. And it showed. Who else will see them?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. This was something recognized early by Michael Bloomberg (then New York City’s mayor) and a task force he created in 2010 to campaign for more school engagement and to devise ways to deal with chronic absenteeism. . These tools are also fun and engaging.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

That MOOC space includes online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” Coursera, which went public last year , and edX, which lost its nonprofit status when it was bought by the for-profit company 2U last year. Either way, Meta’s possible entrance into the market plays into a long-standing fear of big tech in the edtech industry.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Now “Sand Hill is waiting to see the outcome of some of their previous edtech investments,” says Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? Here’s a handy guide for anyone in edtech looking to cross the Pacific.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Advancements in VR Technology. VR technology is increasing at a rapid pace, and with each new app, there is endless learning potential. The system is comprised of a peripheral camera originating from 2003, motion controllers first released in 2010, and a headset that emerged from a personal 3D theater in 2012.

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