EdTech

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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John Super, AdvancePath President

Tom Vander Ark

May 7, 2011

Q & A with John Super of AdvancePath a dropout prevention/ recovery network.

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Not Your Mother’s Education Conference: SXSWedu

Caroline Vander Ark

Mar 31, 2011

SXSWedu took over the AT&T Conference Center at UT this week. Ron Reed highlights imagination and innovation in education in Texas.

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A Reason to Go To School

Guest Author

Mar 29, 2011

Andrew Miller provides a few great examples of why students have a reason to go to school.

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NCPSO Supporting Senate Bill 1620 in Florida

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 29, 2011

The National Coalition for Public School Options release a press release yesterday detailing their support of Senate Bill 1620 in Florida that would increase access to public virtual education.

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Social media guidelines

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 29, 2011

Steve McKee blogs about marketing and business growth on Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He recently posted his guidelines for dealing with marketing on social media platforms. Education innovators sart-ups would be wise to take a look at Steve’s list. Below is an excerpt of his blog post on keeping marketing meaningful on…

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Webinar: Harnessing the 10 Elements of Digital Learning for Your School District

Katie Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

Tune into a free webinar titled Harnessing the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning for Your School District on Wednesday March 30, 1 p.m. EST

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Jordan Lloyd Bookey, K-12 Education Outreach at Google

Katie Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

We had the opportunity to catch up with Jordan Lloyd Bookey to discuss how Google is participating in education reform by promoting innovation, education technology and computer science.

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Adam Hall, President of SkillsTutor

Katie Vander Ark

Mar 18, 2011

edReformer discusses the launch of SkillsTutor Mobile with SkillsTutor President Adam Hall.

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Private Enterprise in Public Education

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 28, 2011

Private enterprise will play a large role in the digital shift in public education- see predictions of private enterprises role and expansion in digital learning services.

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Apple, Facebook, & Learning Sites

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 17, 2011

Apple & Facebook news plus 5 cool learning sites

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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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