Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. Because it's a downloadable app, his team had to create separate versions of Class for Windows, Chrome, Mac OS and several mobile operating systems.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Teaching has moved on from the days of chalk and blackboards. Teachers can now switch source devices to their monitors with ease, from laptop to desktop, tablet, or mobile if desired. Technology for teaching needs to be seamless, and having one cable to do it all works perfectly for achieving just that. This is not an overstatement.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. E-learning is mobile. Kids live in the same world as we do, and they keep up pretty well in terms of mobile devices ownership.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2016

Mobile devices and WIFI. All tablets — because most people think of tablets as the mobile devices in classrooms and very few think of smartphones — can be used for homework, ass well as classwork. My first school years meant a lot of white chalk on a really black blackboard. Display technologies. I wasn't a fan of the situation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2021

The final report, “ Sponsoring Student Ownership of Learning ,” examines how the pandemic is fueling a shift toward student-directed learning and how digital and mobile tools will likely remain a key part of the classroom even after students return to in-person instruction.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Unlike in the past, when teachers used to lecture at the front of the class and write on blackboards, educators today are using interactive whiteboards. Enhance Learning Outcomes with Interactive Whiteboards Technology and software usage in classrooms can foster creativity for better learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, explained how during an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard. Without the opportunity for immediate or regular face-to-face support from teachers, students are using texting, social media posts, mobile app alerts, and personal emails for the interaction and support they need.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

They can be uploaded to Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and a selection of other LMSs. Students join with a free Study.com account that can be accessed with mobile apps (with the exception of proctored exams). These can be pushed out as links to Google Classroom, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs. Great stuff.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The blackboard or overhead projector for the teacher at the front of the room. We’ve come a long way since the humble blackboard. Old-school classroom design supported the idea that teachers impart knowledge to students. The one-to-many transmission philosophy of teaching. Traditional tech did this well.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This semester—at the same institution—I will be teaching 2 online graduate courses: a brand new one on Canvas, and an existing one on Blackboard. I, too, teach between Canvas and Blackboard. Changes can be made to his Evernote notes on his computer, or even via his mobile devices.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled D igital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

It could be Google Classroom, it could be Schoology, it could be Blackboard, it could also be Microsoft OneNote.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’ve been really excited about collaborating with edtech developers—we now have skills available to customers from Kickboard, ParentSquare, Coursera, Blackboard and Canvas. They really see voice as the next great user interface, just like mobile was in the previous decade, and they want to stay ahead of the curve.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Plan for mobile from the very beginning. As of 2020 , there are more than 14 billion mobile devices in use worldwide, a number that’s expected to grow to nearly 17 billion by 2023. To optimize their experience, adopt a mobile-first design approach. What information and tasks need to be accessible at all times?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Founder Michael Chasen, formerly chief executive of the learning management system company, Blackboard, has raised a hefty warchest of funding: $46 million from investors that include Emergence Capital, Bill Tai (one of the first investors in Zoom) and leading education investors including GSV Ventures, Owl Ventures and Reach Capital.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2016

Blackboard has launched a new K-12 platform for districts and schools that brings together institutions, parents, teachers, and learners in an integrated approach that addresses fundamental requirements for student success including school safety and security, family and community engagement and personalized competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

From this second fund New Markets has already made several investments: Practice (formerly ApprenNet), a mobile video-based learning tool; Credly , a digital credentialing platform; and Noodle Partners. A fourth deal is expected to close sometime this month.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S. Phil Hill, a prominent edtech consultant, told me that because Africans are forced to introduce mobile, not as an add-on, but as a priority, “from day one, Africans optimize digital learning for mobile.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

The final report, “ Sponsoring Student Ownership of Learning ,” examines how the pandemic is fueling a shift toward student-directed learning and how digital and mobile tools will likely remain a key part of the classroom even after students return to in-person instruction.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Instead of worrying about having to travel, think about being mobile, in more than one sense of the word. I didn’t teach in the age of mobile tech, which made it more difficult to be the mobile teacher I wanted to be instead of just “the teacher with the cart.”. Advanced Mobility. According to U.S. The Basics.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2015

Blackboard is launching a new platform, called the New Learning Experience, which aims to bring together all of its various products and services under one roof, with the goal of making it seem more focused on students and learners, not administrators. Learning approach aims to bring a learner-centric focus to education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

But LMSs, such as Canvas, Blackboard and Moodle, are like closets; they’re good for storing stuff behind a closed door. Time & Place Our mobile era is transforming the traditional workplace. Employees are mobile and employers are reinventing their workplaces to recruit and retain them. Between 2013 and 2014, the U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

To be able to get a smooth picture and the ability to interact via any of the more common softwares—Blackboard, Zoom, Teams—you need to have a device that is able to lift and deliver those experiences,” says Paige Francis, CIO and vice president for IT at the University of Tulsa. They need a modern browser—an updated browser.

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ProfHacker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

I’ve never been a fan of Blackboard, the monolithic learning management system that’s the standard at so many schools. Recently, however, my attitude changed (slightly) when a colleague introduced me to BB Grader, a free iPad app for Blackboard designed to make the grading process in Blackboard mobile-friendly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In her consulting life, she has led CoSN’s Leadership for Mobile Learning initiative, developed strategic plans and content for companies, provided professional development coaching to school districts, and presented at numerous conferences.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

With the widespread use of web and mobile technologies, language learning has become way easier and accessible. There are tons of web-based platforms and mobile apps that can help you learn a new language from scratch or develop your existing language skills.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). In this presentation, I will guide participants step by step on sign up and download Mendeley to their computer/mobile devices.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard, Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Chris O’Neal, a former teacher and current Blackboard Solutions Engineer, shared front-line stories and tips to provide insight into how to ensure continuity of learning for our students during this unprecedented time. Dr. Julie A.

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Online Learning Blackboard Learning Social Media 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2012

We''ll discuss his focus on "emerging trends in the integration of inquiry, pedagogy, and technology and their potential application to liberal arts contexts," as well as his work on digital storytelling, learning in immersive environments, mobile devices, social reading, and the "rise of digital humanities." Log in at [link].

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District Administration

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

With Blackboard ParentLink, get and keep the attention of your interactive parents with 24/7, customized access to the information that matters most about their district, school, and student. Technology Infrastructure mobile' Right on the devices they’re already using.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Google Classroom, which is a core app within G Suite for Education, is reminiscent of learning management systems like Schoology or Blackboard or Canvas—but is free for any educator and works on Chromebooks, iPads and other mobile devices. Jamf , which can cost between $4 to $6 per device) in order to operate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

Google Forms integrates well with Google Apps for Education, Google Classroom, and many LMSs such as Blackboard. For many, JotForm is the gold standard for forms creation whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Its look can be adapted to school colors and images and completed forms can be shared as a link or embed.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

At Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWCT), advisors rely on several tools including Blackboard and Starfish, two tools that integrate with one another and enable advisors to see students’ past advising activity, grades, demographic data and more. Better mobile platforms. Katie Trulley. Leslie Tod.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation.

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Connecting 2 the World

JANUARY 16, 2008

mobile technology). It also allows quick access to information so grades and attendence could conceivably be completed on blackboard as students come into class or ask for grades. The following is a framework I am developing to use in my class as we look at new technologies (enterprise 2.0,

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Technology Blackboard Mobility Training 76

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 23, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Winners will receive a 1-year, 50-seat Blackboard Collaborate room to use to make a difference in the world.

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