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EdTech

Canvas Catalog: New Platform to House Online Courses

May 30, 2014

Instructure, through its Canvas learning management system (LMS) launches Canvas Catalog- a white-label platform that enables any institution, government entity, university or K-12 school to create a branded index of online courses.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: Map Is The Word

Getting Smart Staff

May 29, 2014

The key word for this weeks is “maps” - whether it’s mapping the way to college and career readiness, providing the latest mapping software to K-12 schools across the country or maybe just pulling out your road map to decide where you are going to visit during your summer vacation...

Post-Secondary

Infographic: College and Career Readiness GPS for Every Student

Getting Smart Staff

May 27, 2014

This infographic previews the next DLN Smart Series paper, “Core & More: Guiding and Personalizing College & Career Readiness” being released Thursday.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Winding Down

Getting Smart Staff

May 22, 2014

The end of the school year is almost here- but the #EdTech news keeps on coming. Here are the week’s top 10 stories…

Leadership

15 Years of Fostering Innovative Learning

Getting Smart Staff

May 21, 2014

Each year, the Innovative Learning Awards brings together educators; technology, business, and media leaders; and CFY supporters to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and to recognize excellence and innovation in education.

EdTech

Udemy: Online Learning Marketplace Serves 3M Students

Getting Smart Staff

May 18, 2014

Leading online learning marketplace Udemy serves 3 million students, up from 500,000 16 months ago. Udemy is adding 1,000 courses a month--and has 16,000 in total.

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EdTech 10: New Stuff

Getting Smart Staff

May 15, 2014

We wrap up the week’s top events, hoping to help you feel like maybe you have one less thing “to do” this week.

EdTech

Press Releases 101

Getting Smart Staff

May 14, 2014

Need some extra advice on how to get the biggest bang for the, proverbial, buck? Getting Smart helps edupreneurs and education leaders amplify their impact with biz dev, marketing, and strategic communication services.

EdTech

12 Features of the Next-Gen Platform

Getting Smart Staff

May 9, 2014

This infographic highlights the twelve features key to supporting performance assessment as identified by the Deeper Learning Student Assessment Initiative.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Put An Apple On It

Getting Smart Staff

May 8, 2014

Here is the weekly round up of the 10 top stories pushing EdTech forward, for both students and teachers.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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