EdTech Show Daily @ ISTE • June 25, 2024

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PCC-IT International Awarded 39 PEPPM Contracts

PCC-IT International has been awarded 39 PEPPM contracts for a wide array of products utilized by K-12, higher education, state and local government IT/technology departments

Its cutting-edge solutions are designed to help education, state and local government technology directors, IT managers, IT directors, procurement and network administrators, to maximize the impact of their initiatives Its products provide a unique combination of features that streamline processes and improve outcomes, and are designed to increase productivity and efficiency, while driving down costs The solutions are sure to excite end users offering them a reliable and intuitive way to achieve their goals The company is passionate about providing the highest quality of services and products to customers, and it looks forward to helping you reach your objectives.

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Amplify Acquires Desmos Curriculum to Build the Future of Math Instruction

Amplify, a next-generation publisher of curriculum and assessment, announced that it has acquired the curriculum and instructional technology of Desmos, the acclaimed developer of digital math tools and curriculum The deal is the culmination of a close partnership between Amplify and Desmos over the past two years Desmos’ world-renowned calculators will remain independent as part of a separate Public Benefit Corporation called Desmos Studio that will focus on the development of free, best-in-class online calculators and other tools

No More PD Cobbling with MobileMind

By Amy Vitala, Ed D , MobileMind

Tired of cobbling together disjointed tech tools to facilitate PD?

Sick of using clunky platforms to build teacher training?

Yeah, so were we

We get the chaos and frustration that often come with trying to create and manage all live and virtual PD for various groups of educators and staff

So, we created the most modern and joyful profess i o n a l l e a r n i n g hub built just for educators. Districts easily create and manage differentiated PD, training events, digital badges and more in a simple and beautiful hub that teachers and leaders actually love using.

When we asked Arlington ISD, a MobileMind district, how their teachers were doing with MobileMind, Technology Integration & Innovation Coordinator, Jessica

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Teaching Strategies, a leading developer of early childhood curriculum, assessment, professional learning and family engagement solutions, announced the acquisition of Noni Educational Solutions, a trauma-focused edtech start-up that has developed a groundbreaking, app-based resource designed to support preschool-5th grade teachers working with children who have been impacted by trauma

T h e A m p l i f y a n d D e s m o s c u r r i c u l u m teams will now deeply integrate the technology and content they’ve both been developing and piloting for several years The resulting combined program, based on IM K–12 Math™, will bring together Amplify’s proven ability to deliver the highest quality STEM curriculum to millions of students, and the groundbreaking digital tools and instructional approach of Desmos Desmos technology will also power new modes of creative, collaborative learning in the next generation of Amplify’s science and literacy core programs

Now a part of Amplify, teacher desmos com will be called Desmos Classroom and will continue to provide free lesson-building tools and lessons to teachers around the world Users can expect more instructional content, professional learning resources, and classroom learning tools, continuing to enhance Desmos

The solution, called noni™ for Teachers, was developed in partnership with Adventist HealthCare The Lourie Center for Children’s Social & Emotional Wellness, a pioneer in research on best practices for supporting children impacted by trauma and adverse childhood experiences

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thirds of children had experienced at least one traumatic event by the age of 16,” said Jimmy Venza, Ph D , Child Psychologist and Executive Director of the Lourie Center “In the aftermath of these past two years and the resulting stresses placed on families and children, that statistic is only likely to worsen

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Internet Safety Labs Awarded $500K Grant to Continue Research on K-12 EdTech Safety

Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, announced that it has been awarded a $499,378 grant by the Internet Society Foundation The Foundation funds initiatives that strengthen the Internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people This is the second grant received by Internet Safety Labs (ISL) from the Internet Society Foundation

The grant will allow ISL to continue i t s r e s e a r c h i n t o t h e s a f e t y

f K - 1 2 EdTech in the United States This project is a direct extension of ISL’s “2022 K12 Edtech Safety Benchmark – Part 1.” The report made headlines for its findings that nearly all school apps (96 percent) share children’s personal information with third parties, 78 percent of the time with advertising or monetization entities. Through the analysis of data collected from 663 schools, covering more than 455,000 students across all 50 states, ISL determined that these technologies recommended and used by U.S. educational institutions pose substantial privacy and safety risks to children and families.

The new deliverables will make the full scope of the data available to the public in two ways First, ISL will publish interactive charts and graphs that will provide an in-depth look at the school apps’ scores and EdTech practices This will include state-by-state and schoolby-school breakdowns of the previously collected EdTech safety data, compared to the national average ISL will also assign “safety labels” to all 1,700-plus EdTech apps included in its research This will allow the public to see the privacy and data collection risks in the apps “

measure and publish the safety of connected, software-driven technologies so that people and communities are safe from unreasonable harm,” said Lisa LeVasseur, Executive Director of Internet Safety Labs. “This is currently a missing discipline in the world. With t h e I S O C F o u n d a t i o n ’ s s u p p o r t , w e strive to publish research that simultaneously educates all people on the potential risks of technology, and be a change agent, stimulating technology developers to produce safer software.”

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Introducing Q Pro Series, Newline’s First Interactive Panel with Native Google

EDLA Certification

Newline Interactive, a global leader in interactive displays and AV solutions, announced the debut of the new Q Pro Series, its first interactive panel with n a t i v e G o o g l e E D L A c e r t i f i c a t i o n

L e v e r a g i n g t h e p o w e r o f G o o g l e ’ s ecosystem, the Q Pro Series seamlessly i n t e g r a t e s w i t h G o o g l e W o r k s p a c e , a l l o w i n g u s e r s t o a c c e s s t h e i r f i l e s , applications, collaborative and administrative tools directly from their interactive display

This revolutionary lineup of inter-

w r e s e a r c h questions through validation testing, in addition to its ongoing analysis of the K12 EdTech Safety Benchmark data

• From the perspective of consumers, is software being tested for safety before being made commercially available? If so, by whom?

• Is the ISL product safety label useful to consumers? How would they use it?

• From the perspective of technology producers, is safety testing being performed on their software?

• Do these technology producers think their software can harm people? Do they believe safety testing should be performed on their software?

“ W e ’ r e e x c i t e d t o s u p p o r t I n t e r n e t Safety Lab’s second phase of this project to further examine the safety of K12 EdTech in the United States, which d i r e c t l y a l i g n s w i t h o u r m i s s i o n t o ensure that the Internet is open, connected, secure and trustworthy for all,” said Maiko Nakagaki, Program Officer from the Internet Society Foundation I n t e r n e t S a f e t y L a b s i n v i t e s experts, business leaders and individuals interested in advancing standards for software product safety and ethical Internet practices to visit its website to learn more about how to work with ISL.

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Support: Start connecting faster with the Q Pro Series’ plug-and-play design Connect your devices effortlessly while keeping them charged with the USB Type C port.

• Android 13 Operating System with User Profiles: Experience a secure and c u s t o m i z a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h t h e embedded Android 13 OS and user profiles, enhancing personalization for both students and professionals.

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Pro sets a new standard in interactive display technology, bringing together powerful performance and seamless Google integration to create an unparalleled user experience.”

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Key Features of the Q Pro Series Include: • Google EDLA Certification: The Q Pro Series is certified by Google EDLA, providing top-notch security features, seamless Google app integrations and

• Enhanced Network Capability with Wi-Fi 6: Enjoy superior connectivity for up to 30 devices simultaneously, ensuring a seamless and robust network experience for collaboration.

• Up to 40 Points of Touch: The Q Pro Series offers an industry-leading touch experience, supporting up to 40 points of touch for multi-user collaboration

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“Newline is excited to introduce the Q Pro Series to our interactive display ecosystem,” said Ty Hall, Chief Revenue Officer at Newline Interactive “The Q

The Q Pro Series is in stock and ready to ship. For more information, pricing, and technical specifications, visit https://new-

pro-series.

About Newline Interactive

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Mays, responded, “Since we started using MobileMind, I have not heard a single negative thing, and that’s pretty remarkable ” She continued, “It has increased our capacity to help our teachers and staff Without MobileMind, it is hard to provide the individualized support that you want to provide with so many people at so many different levels ”

Amplify (Cont’d. from p. 1)

Classroom as the most powerful free resource for math educators.

“ W e h a v e a d m i r e d D e s m o s f o r more than a decade, watching them sail from strength to strength on a current of excellence and teacher enthusiasm. The past two years of working closely together reinforced a shared vision for improving math education,”

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consolidating all of their professional learning efforts in the most straightforward, beautiful hub – built just for educators “I used to manage three to four different things just to get PD sign-ups Now we have it all in one place in M

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The app also provides intervention a n d p r e v e n t i o n p l a n s , w h o l e - c l a s s guidance, support for partnering with families of trauma-impacted children, built-in teacher professional developm e n t a r o u n d t r a u m a a n d a d v e r s e childhood experiences, and resources that address teachers’ own self-care and mental wellness

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About Teaching Strategies

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