The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets. Special thanks for this go to our sponsor, Blackboard Collaborate, for providing the service that allows us to do this! But what about content?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Modern classrooms are open and flexible and have writable surfaces, modular furniture, one-to-one devices, hands-on learning with makerspace activities and robust broadband connectivity. Everything is built toward an open environment and geared toward collaboration,” says Scott Harris, Neosho (Mo.) School District’s technology director. “We

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. At a major cybersecurity conference last fall, an 18-year-old student detailed vulnerabilities he found in Blackboard, one of the most widely-used learning management systems in the country.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising. Many now have a laptop for every student. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “Comparing the First Ten Years of Blackboard and Instructure in LMS Market.” Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” From the press release : “ Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide.” Blackboard’s Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Mayr, is also leaving the company. . ” JFC. ” Oh look.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Via The Wall Street Journal : “THL Hires Ex- Blackboard Exec to Hunt for Tech Deals.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ IBM picks Blackboard and Pearson to bring the technology behind the Watson computer to colleges and universities.” .” From the HR Department. Lee Partners. ”). .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

NovoEd co-founder Amin Saberi was replaced by Ed Miller, a former Blackboard exec. Blackboard replaced its CEO. Throughout the year, Hill and Feldstein dutifully chronicled all the updates (or lack of updates ) to Blackboard, Pearson , Instructure , Schoology , D2L , and the like. (So ISTE’s CEO left “ unexpectedly.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. Via NPR : “ West Virginia State University Says It Is Suing Dow Chemical For Contamination.” ” (In Cleveland.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

A teacher in front of a blackboard. ” Via CItyLab : “The Problem With America’s New National Broadband Map.” Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company." " Highlights from some of the featured speakers: Does this look familiar? Students lined up in rows.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Providers Will Need Permission to Collect Private Data.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Blackboard Study on How Instructors Use the LMS.” ” So says the FCC.

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