EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | December 08, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic provokes schools to construct utilitarian frameworks for internet learning, one secondary school specifically found an ideal answer for keeping its designing courses pressing onward. This was a progression of e-taking in instructional exercises from industry-driving computerization arrangements supplier Omron Automation Americas. The online assets gave Lakota East High School designing educator Todd Hummer a viable method to instruct his Computer Integrated Manufacturing course distantly just as in a socially separated way once understudies started returning for face to face learning.
Hummer has around 45 understudies, the two youngsters and seniors, who are seeking after designing information and are on target to examine the subject at a school level. Regardless of whether classes are held on the web or face to face, pandemic-related concerns make it difficult to permit different understudies to gather around a solitary bit of gear. Hummer's methodology has been to modularize the whole class and utilize a turn technique, which presents a test for tending to inquiries regarding the material. With Omron's e-learning modules, he had the option to structure his substance to help understudies remain locked in.
"Not only was the Omron e-learning content valuable for remote students, now that we are back to school in person, the lessons will be just as valuable," says Hummer. "Due to social distancing requirements, we are learning content in rotations, or a modular environment. As a result, I am not always able to traditionally instruct the class, but Omron helps fill in that instruction as I move around the room helping the students who need it. Students can work through the learning modules at their own pace until they reach proficiency!"
Voelker Controls Company, an Ohio-based mechanical computerization arrangements supplier and an Omron wholesaler, was instrumental in acquainting the e-learning modules with the secondary school. "We're regarded to work with our neighborhood schools and understudies to extend their designing information. At the point when customary techniques were not accessible and with restricted alternatives to show mechanization distantly, Omron's e-learning was an incredible asset," says Andy Walsh, Voelker's Product Manager of Robotics and Automation. "Voelker Controls alongside Omron has the absolute most exceptional mechanization mastery on the planet, and we are glad to share our insight to help instruct the fate of Automation."
The e-learning modules have more than 50 seminars on capacities and general information on production line computerization hardware. The modules are intended for individuals of all foundations trying to become familiar with advanced mechanics and other designing points identified with modern mechanization innovation.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Bark Technologies | September 06, 2021
Online safety company Bark Technologies today announced the addition of Microsoft Teams to the list of platforms it monitors at schools nationwide. Bark is the latest company to offer this level of protection on the popular Teams platform.
Currently, Bark monitors more than 30 of today's most popular social media platforms and apps, as well as text messages, chats, emails, and Microsoft OneDrive files. Bark also monitors images, text within images, audio, and video that can be attached to Teams channels and chat messages as part of its suite of safety solutions. The addition of Teams monitoring in schools reinforces Bark's commitment to protecting more than 5.6 million children across the U.S.
Throughout the pandemic, Teams has been one of the most heavily relied-upon platforms for educational institutions, growing exponentially as schools switched to distance and hybrid learning. Even as students return to the classroom this fall, more than 230,000 educational institutions rely on Teams to communicate and collaborate online.
Using highly sophisticated AI, Bark detects and alerts families of concerning behaviors in a variety of categories, including cyberbullying, depression, suicidal ideation, violence, and online predation. Throughout the challenging months of 2020 — the hardest year for families in recent memory — Bark analyzed more than 2 billion online activities from teens and tweens across the U.S., noting a significant uptick in behaviors including self-harm and suicidal ideation. Kids faced a pandemic, social unrest, and virtual learning, and through it all, they relied heavily on online communication to stay connected with family and friends.
"With more than 100 million students currently using Microsoft Teams, there has never been a greater need to ensure their safety when communicating and collaborating on school platforms," said Brian Bason, CEO of Bark. "We are thrilled to add this extra layer of protection by adding Bark's monitoring services to Teams."
"We're happy to see companies like Bark joining the Microsoft Teams ecosystem and adding value by integrating their safety solutions with Teams Graph APIs," said
Yaron Hezroni, principal program manager for Teams Ecosystem at Microsoft. "The added safety measures Bark brings to Teams helps ensure that students are protected and in the best position to succeed."
About Bark
Bark helps families manage and protect their children's digital lives. The award-winning service monitors 30+ of the most popular apps and social media platforms for signs of issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, online predators, threats of violence, and more. Bark's web filtering and screen time management tools empower families to set healthy limits around the websites and apps their kids can access and when they can visit them.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Magic EdTech | July 17, 2021
Magic EdTech, a global leader in developing and distributing digital learning products, has just added Annu Singh to its leadership team to expand its global product and technology initiatives.
Annu will head Magic's products group and drive the company's rapid development by leveraging his experience developing cutting-edge enterprise platforms in competitive markets. Magic EdTech's main product, MagicBox, now has over 5 million users.
Annu has over 20 years of experience developing customer-centric platforms that enable organizations to reach their full potential.
Annu formerly worked at Hobsons Inc (acquired by EAB), where he managed product engineering and data science groups for the Higher-Ed Student Success product line and later delivery for all Hobsons product teams. Annu is deeply committed to advancing the noble cause of human capital development and has been a part of assisting over 15 million students in achieving their goals.
About Magic EdTech
Magic EdTech, a Great Place to Work-Certified company based in New York, develops digital learning products and platforms for education companies. Over the past decade, the business has served over 200 clients worldwide and has developed long-term relationships with most of them. Magic's expertise providing learning platforms with analytics to empower students and educators manifests in MagicBox, a cloud-hosted out-of-the-box SaaS platform that serves 5MM students globally.
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