Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn. At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. There are 12,000 to 14,000 classroom project requests on the site at a time.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

When asked what changed between his two startups, he says it boils down to one single insight: the point in which a founder has to start helping support students to be ultimately successful. The startup is ultimately a services provider to colleges that want to open their doors to incoming engineering students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

That means we frequently run into cool projects (and mentally check the box: taken care of!). As a human, I zero in right away on the schools that are spending ten times as much per student as their most efficient comparable schools in the same neighborhood. Do they leave the lights on in all the classrooms all night?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design. The flexible classroom is a large open space.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. The flexibility offered by virtual learning is the primary reason for 63% of students engaging daily in online study.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. The flexibility offered by virtual learning is the primary reason for 63% of students engaging daily in online study.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Virtual Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems By 2027, it is anticipated that the online learning user base will grow to 57 million individuals. The flexibility offered by virtual learning is the primary reason for 63% of students engaging daily in online study.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. With the demands of the 21st-century workforce, classroom teaching is going through a revolution.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. With the demands of the 21st-century workforce, classroom teaching is going through a revolution.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 2, 2018

It allows students the opportunity collaborate in live time from any device, and from any location, in addition to constantly making learning visible. Strong, powerful, and coherent text is always important- don’t get me wrong- but there are always ways to increase and promote student creativity within Google Docs. #1

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Instead, tech education within and outside of the classroom should focus on encouraging all people to have a robust interest in technology tools and applications. I want students to be playing with technology — using it, finding out what they like, what they don’t like. Emphasize Projects in Education.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. Enhanced Student Engagement and Participation Interaction is at the core of building a sense of community.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. An effective strategy to utilize the potential of virtual learning is to create a strong sense of community within online classrooms — using the virtual environment as a means to reinforce community practices.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

Summer is coming to an end, which means students will (hopefully) be in air-conditioned classrooms and away from this unrelenting heat wave. From math problem solvers and note-taking tools to book trackers and summary apps, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite educational and organizational apps for students to try this year.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. Virtual learning, also known as online learning or e-learning, is a form of education where students can access courses and materials through the Internet.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

It quickly became clear to me that my ability to impact a significant population of students and educators was limited by the lack of scale inherent in a typical on-campus classroom. By doing so, we demystify the online education experience and use our technology to empower the students enrolled in our partner programs. .

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Tableau

JUNE 16, 2021

Students who master data skills will have an advantage in their future careers. To meet this demand, academic institutions are now asked to prepare students with these skills as they enter the workforce. Our Tableau Academic Team is passionate about bringing data skills to all students everywhere. June 16, 2021 - 11:07pm.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 70 percen t of all new jobs across STEM fields during this decade – which includes everything from engineering to the social sciences – will be in computer science. Drawing in the best computer science students to your internship program isn’t always an easy task. Lend a hand.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Google published the news in a blog post that was spotted by 9to5Google , and it framed the decision around making Expeditions tours more accessible to students during the coronavirus pandemic. Google launched Expeditions for its Cardboard VR viewer in 2015 , and classrooms could get boxes of Cardboard headsets for “virtual field trips.”

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Organizations like Quill.org use AI-powered tools to provide personalized, free writing instruction for K-12 students, which is particularly beneficial for schools with high student-teacher ratios. AI can also lighten the workload of educators while ensuring students AI literacy. Fund accessible AI initiatives.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

When I showed up, 16 eager students quietly listened to my story of starting and running businesses, and helping other entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground. Deeb’s Ice Cream Store,” one student had the winning name that got everyone excited: “The Best Ice Cream Store in the World.”. Staying competitive. Closing thoughts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

Peeragogy comes from Howard Rheingold via his Social Media Classroom and he explains it here: When I participated in the Change: Education, Learning, and Technology MOOC , I grew even more interested in the intersection of digital media/networks with self-directed learners and collaborative learning methods. .” It resonated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Now, nearly a year since students were first sent home because of the coronavirus, a cohort of edtech companies is emerging, emboldened with millions in venture capital, ready to take back the market. Upon joining the platform, each student is placed at a virtual table with another small group of students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Go participate and if you happen to be the winner, go donate the money to Stacey Monk’s, founder of epic change, new amazing project, LaLaLove. Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The edtech boom has focused primarily on students, but teachers are learners, too. The platform, which includes teacher training and interactive content for their students, is now used by about 2,000 teachers in more than 10 countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The startup announced today it has raised $2.8

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Lately, almost all her twittering is about her new obsession, the Horizon Project as well as a few blog posts. Getting ready to cook dinner -- go on horizon project and send a note to expert judges to check in with their teams. Let look at the tagging standards for the project. Is this my life? ;-). Who had input?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). Social Impact Through Digital Games.

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Tableau Ambassadors serve one-year terms in one of seven branches: Forums, User Groups, Student, DataDev, Public, Social, and CRM Analytics. What do Tableau Student Ambassadors do? Student Ambassadors are Tableau champions in higher education, empowering and inspiring others to develop or build their data skills.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2023

While net tuition revenue makes up the majority of a private or independent school’s revenue—typically 70 to 80%—most don’t charge what it actually costs to educate a student. This includes recruiting more middle- and lower-income students who require financial aid, which increases fundraising dependency.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been supporting the growing need for data skills by offering free resources for learning and teaching Tableau in the classroom - 1.6 million students - and counting - have acquired data skills through our program. Eleanor Cooper , Pathstream CEO. To mention a few: . To mention a few: .

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force teachers, students and parents to adopt new technologies, edtech’s total addressable market has massively grown in the last several months. With each answer, Symbolab adds information to its algorithm regarding students’ most common pain points and confusion. for young students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. We are poised to grow not only Bookshare.org, but all of our projects. OSEP told us on a Sunday that we needed to start serving students for free right away. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

To give students the tools and skills to create a brighter future for themselves and empower them to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the students learn more about the SDGs, they learn more about their community and the impact of sustainability on it. Creating Lasting Change.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In fact, Tableau recently commissioned Forrester to investigate the data literacy gap, and according to The Great Data Literacy Gap: Demand for Data Skills Exceeds Supply , only 66% of surveyed academic decision-makers rated data literacy and skills as important for students to learn to graduate, compared to 81% of recruiters. Nadia Khan.

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