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Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
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Infographic: The Math-Science Shortage
Studies, reports and more over most recent years have stated that we have a shortage STEM graduates to fill the growing demand of jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. OnlineEngineeringDegree.com published an infographic recently on “The Math-Science Shortage,” which looks at the reasons why the United States is failing…
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MIND Research Institute Releases BigSeed for iPad
MIND Research Institute, the creator of math game ST Math, announced today that it released "Big Seed" for iPad to the iTunes Store. "Big Seed" is the first multistep-thinking game with ST Math's famous Jiji the penguin.
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Infographic: Get More Out of Google
Effective researching skills used to be wrapped up in knowledge about libraries, the Dewey Decimal System, and book indexes. Today, it's all about the Google search. Yet surprisingly, not many students today are well versed in effective searching strategies when it comes to the web. HackCollege, a blog focused on improving the habits and lives of college students, published an infographic that shows students how to "Get More Out of Google."
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Our 10 Favorite Websites & Blogs
This week, we’d like to showcase some of our favorite websites and blogs for information around innovations and learning. Taking Note Taking Note, written by former PBS and NPR reporter John Merrow, is an extension of Learning Matters, which is an independent media production company…
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Fareed’s Economic Fix
America's problems are not economic, demographic or technological. They are political. Simple policy measures can change our fate. If we built out our infrastructure, kept monetary policy pro-growth and reformed our tax code to encourage business investment, we would have growth, a manageable deficit and a bright future.
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Sorry, Talented: Striving Matters
Jonathan Wai wrote an important article in Psycholodgy Today where he noted that "No matter how talented you are, you still have to work like mad to become the very best. If you never do much with your talents, then being smart won't really mean much at all."
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Dive Into TheBlu, a Digital Ocean for Artists, Students & Organizations
The ocean houses roughly 230,000 known species in waters that cover nearly 71 percent of the Earth's surface. The wildlife of the ocean carries an abundance of information and knowledge around ecosystems, animals, plants, pollution and more. How often do students get to dive in to explore the expansive ocean? Today, we're going to do just that - digitally. We're going to dive into the depths of theBlu.
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Review: iNACOL’s Online & Blended Learning Survey
At the 2011 Virtual School Symposium (VSS) in Indianapolis, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the report Online and Blended Learning: A survey of Policy and Practice of K-12 Schools Around the World, which showcases the ways that new technologies and learning models have accelerated across the globe.
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Infographic: The Digital Promise
OnlineSchoolg,org recently published the infographic "The Digital Promise," which highlights the Digital Promise initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Education this September. The infographic follows the projected future of a student born in 2000 and expected to graduate college in 2022. It looks at the ways that major industries are advancing in technologies and how our current classrooms are failing to meet future demand.
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Top 10+ Free & Cheap Math Learning Apps
Lately, we've taken an interest in math games or simulations for increased math learning. Students and parents today can download countless smartphone and tablet apps to increase basic math skills. Today, we've compiled ten math learning apps that are worth a try!