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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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Florida Virtual School Names Education Leadership Award Winners
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) announced the recipients of the 2011 Education Leadership Award, an annual award presented to public officials who have made exception contributions to online K-12 education policies, as Senator Anitere Flores, Senator David Simmons, Representative Denis Grimsley and Representative Kelli Stargel.
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$35 Tablet Hits Indian Market
A $50 tablet computer designed for schools will hit the Indian market next month. With subsidies it will be available to students for $35. Produced by Canadian company Datawind, the tabs will be built in India.
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Next Generation Learning Challenges Announces Wave III
Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) announced today the availability of $12 million in grants for comprehensive models that apply technology to personalize students' learning experiences as a part of its Wave III challenge.
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Michigan Parents & Students Rally for Public School Choice
The Michigan Chapter of the National Coalition of Public School Options, an organization of parents speak out about major public school issues to policymakers, rallied at the Capitol in support of parents' rights to choose the best public school for their students and Senate Bill 619.
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Report: Assessments for College Readiness in Florida
Jobs for the Future (JFF) released "Testing Ground: How Florida Schools and Colleges Are Using a New Assessment to Increase College Readiness," a report by Pamela Burdman that describes how Florida's Division of Colleges and K-12 partners designed and launched a new placement test as a part of a greater college-readiness plan.
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Florida Leadership Delivers the Future of Education
The state of Florida with the leadership of Governor Jeb Bush has proven that innovative strategies in education reform coupled with emerging technologies can transform learning outcomes for students of all socio-economic backgrounds.
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Q&A: Teachers Need to be “Provisioned” for Emerging Technologies & Assessment
In her Q&A, Dr. Mazur talks about the importance of DGBL in developing new learning strategies and assessment models that engage students in learning skills for the 21st century. She articulates, however, that while these new, emerging technologies are widely successful and effective,, the current educational system in place prohibits real growth in the games-for-learning industry. She says we need to move away from standardized testing and create new provisions for teaching that welcome and support DGBL in the classroom.
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Review: The Edupunks’ Guide to a DIY Credential by Anya Kamenetz
This July Anya Kamenetz published The Edupunks' Guide to a DIY Credential, a free eBook that teaches students how to develop a personal learning plan through the use of online resources and a community of self-chosen mentors. The entire book feeds the mind of the edupunk in delivering ways to take advantage of the rapidly growing resources on the Internet to receive a credential.
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NewSchools Presents: Education Entrepreneurs on the Future of Education
NewSchools, a venture fund working to transform education by supporting entrepreneurs, wrapped up its inspiring Education Entrepreneurs series yesterday with a closing video from several of its featured edupreneurs over the past four weeks.
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Top 10 Apps for Arts Education
Art has permeated human culture for centuries, outlining significant events, movements, revolutions and thoughts throughout time. Studying art is the exploration of history, Language Arts, humanities, anthropology and more in a classic liberal arts education. Here are 10 of the best website and apps for exploring art that you can easily use in your lessons.