EdTech 10: Gotta Catch ‘Em All

Please excuse this interruption from catching Pokemon while we encourage you to catch some EdTech news instead. There are lots of cool digital developments in this week’s top ten and while they might not be as exciting as the realization that your neighborhood is riddled with PokeStops, we promise it’s worth a break from throwing Pokeballs to check out this week’s EdTech10.

Schools & Tools

1. Down With Bias, Up With Equity

6 powerful recommendations from @sturgis_chris for reducing bias & increasing equity in #K12 @nacol https://t.co/d2pfBfnNHY

— Maria Worthen (@mariaworthen) July 12, 2016

2. Blended Learning Guru

Great @learningcounsel interview with #Edtech rockstar David Haglund https://t.co/1xnhwa0EIC #blendedlearning #edleaders
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) July 12, 2016

Digital Developments

3. New Kids JAM

DIY Co․ launches JAM to help kids learn what they don’t in school, with a little help from Cart… https://t.co/MXKWqUQaWK by @lorakolodny

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) July 8, 2016

4. Top Secret Edu Project

Google Ventures Partner, Rich Miner, to Lead Stealth Education Project https://t.co/qNewmEx2Pe
— EdSurge (@EdSurge) July 11, 2016

5. Cengage Learning & Goodwill Partnership

Proud to partner with @GoodwillNNE to offer workforce-based HS diplomas via #COHS to local residents https://t.co/Pt8PVH9dqQ #OnlineLearning

— Cengage Learning (@CengageLearning) July 7, 2016

6. Teaching Politics with Avatars

Need a simple way to talk about a complicated topic? #Voki has your #Politics 101 activity https://t.co/CnSZrGOeJ3 pic.twitter.com/D5AvxBtCr2
— Voki (@officialvoki) June 29, 2016

Dollars & Deals

7. Expanding Code

Codecademy Raises $30 Million to Expand Coding Education Across the Globe https://t.co/cq7b5SOO7c #edchat #edtech

— Kasey Bell (@ShakeUpLearning) July 12, 2016

8. Teaching Tech Skills

And the gap widens. — #Education struggles to provide #millennials with right #tech skills: https://t.co/Iugj8nj4rr

— Marcelo Novaes (@MarNovO) July 8, 2016

9. Ed-Fi Alliance and ILM Partnership

Details on @edfialliance & @learningimpact common edu API partnership https://t.co/UvQ6BtBRjm #eddata
— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) July 12, 2016

Higher, Deeper, Further, Faster Learning

10. Interactive Highered Infographic

Is College Still Worth it? #yes #infographic #collegedegree #highered (via @Rasmussen) Check it out! https://t.co/dVkWMwHp4v

— Molly Andersen (@Molly_Andersen) July 8, 2016

For more, see:

• College Degrees More Important Than Ever
• How Do We Prepare Teachers to Teach Coding?
• Blended Learning Strategy: Small Groups and Stations

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