techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S.

Tools 75

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 75

Tech Helpful

JUNE 16, 2019

Help your students think like a robot? I've seen kids code Dash and Dot robots to a certain location in the classroom, open up an envelope and find the next spelling word to add to their piece of paper. You don't have to have a robot to do that, use the unplugged version mentioned above! What is the value in that?

Robotics 53

Robotics Chromebook Laptops iPad 53

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. Around three-quarters of the schools in the 2017 RAND study were charter schools. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity.

Personalized Learning 106

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 106

Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

2016-2017 brought another tremendous change to the lower school due to a grant for STEAM experiences. We create opportunities for our students to not only integrate technology in the classroom but have some computer science, robotics, and coding opportunities that support grade level curricular learning as well.

Technology 40

Technology Digital Citizenship Khan Academy Elementary 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2017

The lessons and activities are broken into six categories– basic electronics, amateur radio, satellite communications, radio science, remote sensors, and MAREA (a robot). They also have a Radio Communications curriculum for students studying to attain their license.

Classroom 40

Classroom Elementary Robotics Chromebook 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Since then, he has had a long and successful career, taking on more challenging roles along the way, ultimately becoming the superintendent of Norman Public Schools in 2017. Green Bay recently invested in 20,000 Chromebooks to move the district to a 1:1 student-to-device ratio to advance students’ productivity and learning in classrooms.

Education 128

Education Learning EdTech Data 128

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In the afternoon she accompanies the group of primarily African-American and Latino kids for the return trip, while many of their classmates at Rooftop School in the San Francisco Unified School District stay behind for after-school activities like French, guitar and “Lego robotics.”. For them, “the Wi-Fi has been a great tool.”

How To 34

How To Learning Robotics Chromebook 34

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 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). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We purged through the winners and compiled a list of educational tools and gadgets for you to look for in 2017. At about half the price of Mindstorms Kits , you can build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies with this new kit. Learn more > goo.gl/hneIsI

Tools 40

Tools Mobility Google Android 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. The ratio of children to Chromebooks, in grades three through five, is one to one. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

Personalized Learning 105

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 105

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 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.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

” That’s Steve Lamey, who ran the British loan company, and who was fired for “gross misconduct” in late 2017. Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.). “ Chromebooks are ready for your next coding project,” says the Google blog. ” There’s no degree.

Education 43

Education Company Report Robotics 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” It’s 2017, and Wired still promotes a narrative that “ hackers ” are all young men. Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” The Verge covers the blog post : “ Google is equipping more rural school buses with Wi-Fi and Chromebooks.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. .” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” Corwin has acquired Cognition Education Group.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

.” let PM = "signed"; if (PM "signed") { let CODING = "4 All"; } pic.twitter.com/QRKQPgbxjW — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) September 26, 2017. pic.twitter.com/lfNWyW7z5f — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 28, 2017. ” “Caution: Chromebooks ,” writes Gary Stager.

Education 48

Education Company Data Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. Here’s a trend to watch in 2017 : companies and organizations who “help” schools buy ed-tech : The Hechinger Report looks at a couple of these , LEAP Innovations and LearnLaunch. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 46

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

The 2017–2018 Spencer Education Journalism Fellowships have been awarded by Columbia University’s J-School: Antonio Gois, Cara Fitzpatrick, Nick Chiles, and me. ( !!! ). ” “ Apple ’s Bid To Reclaim The Classroom From Chromebooks May Be Too Late,” says Fast Company. ” Contests and Awards.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Chromebooks. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. “ When the Robots Come for Our Jobs, They’ll Spare the Teachers ,” Edsurge tries to reassure its readers. Robots are coming for your children. ” Yay.

Education 51

Education Kaplan Robotics E-rate 51

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

“ Nancy Zimpher to Resign as SUNY Chancellor in 2017.” ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” . “ Ken Starr Says He Will Resign as Baylor ’s Chancellor.” ” The university’s athletics director has also resigned.

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Girl Who Drank the Moon , written by Kelly Barnhill, is the 2017 Newbery Medal winner. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat , illustrated by Javaka Steptoe is the 2017 Caldecott Medal winner. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40