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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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Do the Classroom Flip: Humanizing School Through Technology

Chris Sturgis

Jul 19, 2011

Chris Sturgis discusses many of the advancements in regards to technology in the classroom.

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Solutions to Charter Bottlenecks

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 17, 2011

The number of charter schools continues to expand nationally by about 500 school per year, but growth rates have been dampened by school district push back and the fiscal crisis.

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KIPP Blend Promising

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 14, 2011

KIPP Empower Academy in Los Angeles presented some amazing results from their blended learning pilot at the New School Summit.

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One-to-One Project Launches in Illinois

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 12, 2011

"Whether these students are at school, at play, at home or elsewhere, they will have access to anytime, anywhere learning. This immediate access is what they are used to in their daily lives with their iPhones and other mobile devices; we need to meet them in their digital world.”

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SETDA Outlines State of Online Assessment

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 11, 2011

The State EdTech Directors issued a white paper outlining the current state of online assessment. The report makes 9 recommendations about moving forward.

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Oregon Drops Elected Chief, Governor takes Schools

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 10, 2011

OR killed the position of elected superintendent and gave the authority to the governor.

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The Road Ahead for Vegas

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 9, 2011

Former Colorado commissioner Dwight Jones took on a big new challenge as Clark County superintendent. He recently released A Look Ahead, a roadmap for improvement of Las Vegas schools.

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The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning in OK

Caroline Vander Ark

Jul 8, 2011

Opening with the famous first sentence of The Road Less Traveled, Tom Vander Ark spoke to an audience of superintendents, administrators and teacher's this morning in Oklahoma City, OK at Innovation 2011.

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Tutor.com Added North Dakota as a Statewide Program

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 6, 2011

Tutor.com has added North Dakota as a statewide program – meaning that every library cardholder in the entire state has access free to Tutor.com’s professional tutors, live and in real-time online through their PC or mobile through iPad, iPod Touch and the iPhone.

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Korea Commits to Personal Digital Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 6, 2011

Korea will shift from print to digital texts by 2014

	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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