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EdTech
Udemy Launches Redesigned Website
Udemy expands online learning features, including student-teacher Q&A, progress tracking, and a personalized recommendation engine. The online learning platform Udemy.com today debuted a complete website redesign, enabling students to track their progress, interact more deeply with instructors and discover new courses relevant to them.
EdTech
SmartTech Roundup: Tablets, Blended Learning, STEM
Keeping Tabs On Tablets Nexus News. Google unveiled its Nexus tablet, coming in at $199, specs reveal both an 8GB and 16 GB option for the 7-in Jelly-Bean-powered tablet. In other Google news. Over 500 School Districts in US and Europe Use Chromebooks. Google launched new…
Personalized Learning
7 Top Trends at ISTE 2012
It was rumored that more 18,000 people signed up for the annual ISTE conference this year. The exhibit hall was buzzing with big booths from all the usual suspects in education including: Google, Blackboard, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and others. The traffic and engagement among attendees this year appeared much higher than 2011.
EdTech
Pearson Foundation Launches ‘Five Things I’ve Learned’
The Pearson Foundation today announced a new project that aims to share the insights of education leaders whose daily efforts are improving outcomes for students inside and outside the classroom. Five Things I’ve Learned chronicles personal lessons learned from decades of real-world experience, sharing proven practice and wisdom about learning, teaching, and helping others.
EdTech
Microsoft Launches Office 365 for Education
Starting today, Microsoft Office 365 for education is available, providing the world’s best productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to schools at no cost. Office 365 for education is a cloud-based suite that includes the familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications, as well as Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online.
EdTech
Yong Zhao Says Globalization & Entrepreneurship are Key in Today’s Education
Dr. Yong Zhao, keynote at ISTE and Presidential Chair and Associate Dean at University of Oregon, spoke this morning on the importance of globalization, global competence and technology on education at ISTE 2012.
EdTech
Survey: Majority of School District Administrators Endorse Online Classes
News Release: Key challenges facing school districts, including budget realities and the need to improve student engagement, are driving district administrators to embrace online learning, according to a survey report released today from Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow®.
Leadership
Staff Picks: College/Career Readiness, Denver Turnaround, Online Assessment
Tom Picks “Q&A: David Conley on College & Career Readiness“ Tom says, “This post explores common expectations for college readiness benefits students, teachers, colleges, and content developers. David Conley is in the middle of facilitating a rich debate about readiness. I appreciate his responses in this Q&A.” Karen Picks…
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SmartTech Roundup
Blended Schools & Tools Rocky Mountain High-Access. Idaho announced the 30 school districts and two charter schools that will be the first to implement 1:1 laptops in the next two years (they’ll join Maine secondary schools, 40% of South Dakota high schools, a third of Iowa districts,…
EdTech
iLearn Project Releases 2nd Edition of Online Learning 101
Today iLearn Project released the second edition of its groundbreaking publication, Online Learning 101: A Guide to Virtual Public Education in Washington.