Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Yet, while educational software evolves rapidly, the infrastructure of schools is lagging and most public high school classrooms resemble a slightly more diverse version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Founders are finding incredibly creative ideas to make learning more accessible, engaging and inspiring. Source: Reach Capital 4.

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Trends EdTech Pearson Case Study 96

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Launched in 2000, it developed Study Island, a computer-based test-prep software tied to state standardized tests. But long-term growth requires either tacking into new policy winds or finding one of the big existing markets.

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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 74

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. But not in the case of our software." Another tactic – as much a statement of political protest as a technique to enhance privacy – is obfuscation.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. But not in the case of our software." Another tactic – as much a statement of political protest as a technique to enhance privacy – is obfuscation.

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EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

He says the tools from Spain have quality content for Spanish speakers, and for English tools, tech providers such as Pearson and Mcgraw Hill have sufficed in the past, but he is looking for more STEM learning tools now. “I Because of limited edtech providers in Mexico, Najera relies on products from the United States and Spain.

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EdTech Trends Coursera Company 122

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

Last Thursday, he sent an email to students explaining that he was being let go because he pushed back against two university policies that he saw as unethical. On Amazon, the book alone sells for $148 without the MindTap software. The good story on this is that prices are coming down on our learning materials,” he says.

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Pearson Course Social Media Company 148

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Like many K-12 districts, Norwalk uses Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD), which allows administrators to assign policies and deploy software across the entire school district. Still, lots of organizations have adopted it, including Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Hill Education.

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Data Pearson Case Study LMS 90

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Microsoft has long had a beef with Google—even if the company won’t always admit it today—dating back to the “Scroogled” advertisement campaign that critiqued the search giant’s Chromebooks and privacy policies. The attacks may have since toned down in intensity. Yet the Redmond, Wa.-based Here’s what Microsoft wants the world to know.

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Microsoft Chromebook Pearson Comparison 67

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Schools must also ensure that any companies they do business with that have access to the student PII (and any subcontractors working with those companies) adhere to these privacy and protection policies. The Pearson incident raises important questions about privacy versus marketing and service strategies.

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Student Data Privacy Data Pearson Social Media 40

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

In late 1997 and early 1998, the free software movement had two problems that were impeding its growth. First, the way its proponents talked about free software came across as incredibly judgmental and holier-than-thou. ’ If you didn’t support free software it was due to your personal moral shortcomings. .’

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OER Software Company Microsoft 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Because it is from their mouths that these lies form the basis for policies and expenditures that have proven to be deeply damaging to education -- public education in particular. Pearson sold its US K-12 curriculum business for $250 million. Carnegie Mellon announced it would open source its digital learning software.

Technology 67

Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But the bigger driver of our success was new government policies; specifically, No Child Left Behind and specific funding under the Enhancing Education Through Technology program—and our focus on selling multi-year enterprise contracts to large districts. For more details, see my 2015 piece ).

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 149

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. According to Summit’s own reports on those piloting the Basecamp software, “student growth has been positive amongst the cohort schools thus far. average by 1.23 in math and 1.95 in reading, shown below.

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2014

That post, entitled "Common Core Standards Will Help NC Meet Its Challenges," was written by Caroline McCullen, the director of education initiatives at SAS which already has a multi-million dollar contract with North Carolina to provide value-added teacher data analysis software for teacher and principal evaluations.

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Common Core Pearson Analysis Company 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. Jennifer is married to Scott Pearson, the Associate Editor for the Marshall County Tribune, and together they have 3 children.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

12:00 - 1:00 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) OPENING KEYNOTE: Jim Lynch and Kate Laughlin (co-moderators), with Jennifer Pearson, Melanie S. Jennifer Pearson ( @RuralLibAssoc ) Library Director, Marshall County Memorial Library Opening Keynote Jennifer Pearson is the Director of the Marshall County Memorial Library System.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

12:00 - 1:00 pm US-PDT ( click for your own time zone ) OPENING KEYNOTE: Jim Lynch and Kate Laughlin (co-moderators), with Jennifer Pearson, Melanie S. Jennifer Pearson ( @RuralLibAssoc ) Library Director, Marshall County Memorial Library Opening Keynote Jennifer Pearson is the Director of the Marshall County Memorial Library System.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. Jennifer is married to Scott Pearson, the Associate Editor for the Marshall County Tribune, and together they have 3 children.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.” ” Adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning , says eSchool News.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via The Wall Street Journal : “More Schools Are Buying ‘ Active-Shooter ’ Insurance Policies.” The company: RIB Software SE. ” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Employers Eager to Hire Try a New Policy: ‘ No Experience Necessary ’ ” Contests and Awards. .”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 11, 2016

Billings has been at the helm of the ed-tech division of the Software & Information and Industry Association or SIIA, for 14 years, overseeing its growth as a proliferation of new companies representing a range of new types of products emerged in the industry. Ed-Tech Software Group Objects to Messages in Feds’ #GoOpen Campaign.

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Industry Pearson Company Software 40

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. Possip provides a community that lets parents have a direct role in improving their schools.

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Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 47

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Another big growth equity funding round came from Great Hills Partners, which put $110 million in Connexeo , a provider of school administration and payment software. There’s a moment in the market now where publishers like Pearson and McGraw-Hill—the traditional 800-pound gorillas—may be supplanted by new, digital-first technology platforms.”

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EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 139

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

DeVos is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, which advocates for school choice policies, such as tax credit scholarships and vouchers. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Intermediary funders and education-policy groups that depend on their grant dollars — including iNACOL, Excel in Ed, the Learning Accelerator, Big Picture Learning and Jobs for the Future — have, in turn, made personalized learning a priority. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 95

Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton released an update to her plans for higher education and college affordability , with a proposal for free, in-state public college tuition for those with incomes up to $125,000 – a move that brings her campaign in closer alignment to those policies proposed by rival candidate Bernie Sanders. Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 49

Education Report Company Coursera 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

Via Politico : “Dozens of organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement released a policy platform this week that prominently features a range of education issues. ” (The policy documents are here and here.). But this is how history gets rewritten and education policies get made, I suppose.

Education 40

Education Pearson Report Policies 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The inequalities of K–12 education extend into higher ed, exacerbated by high tuition, inadequate financial aid , and admissions policies that privilege white and affluent students. This includes software, digital content , and websites. ”). .” And this problem exists at the college level too.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). Reason: ‘Using Appliances’ ” Here’s the Chalkbeat headline : “New software aims to make teachers' jobs ‘much easier’ in Indianapolis Public Schools.” ” Accreditation and Certification. “Can U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. The US Department of Education announced it was launching “a pilot to test rigorously the effectiveness of more flexible loan counseling policies on federal student loan borrowers.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

” Via Texas Monthly : “Meet the Women Whose Persistence Made Texas A&M Change Its Sexual Assault Policies.” From Pearson : “ AI-based tutoring : A new kind of personalized learning.” The absentee monitoring software has raised $3.3 Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total.

Education 54

Education Robotics Pearson Company 54

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

” Via The 74 : “ Trump Towers Over Education: How His Candidacy Is Already Affecting Federal Policy.” Common Sense Media has launched a “ Privacy Policy Browser ,” that as the name suggests looks at the policies of several popular ed-tech apps. ” Education in the Courts. More via Edsurge.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Michael Barber will leave Pearson some time next year, according to EdWeek. “ Pearson ’s Bet on Common Core Fails to Pay Off,” according to The Wall Street Journal. have cut college textbook sales, Pearson’s largest North American revenue stream.” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

Education 40

Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Most educators and students are not technology professionals and prefer classroom solutions that are simple to use and easily work with the various programs, software and other hardware which educators have grown accustomed to. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

The influence of Bill Gates in education and education technology policy really cannot be overstated. Turns out that Pearson, which once funded and acquired a lot of startups, isn’t in particularly good financial shape itself.). The software – students are all issued computing devices – track the clicks.

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” How Philanthropy Shapes “Ed-Tech Trends” It’s hard to overstate how much influence philanthropic organizations have had on education policy, now and throughout US history. Philanthropy today shapes policy. No contemporary billionaire has shaped the policy and the discourse in education quite like Bill Gates.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56