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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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Digital Learning Will Change Knowledge Creation

Katie Vander Ark

Dec 30, 2010

Scholarly publishers are in a new soup of knowledge creation, much of it outside academe. Read conclusions from Alix Vance, Scholarly Kitchen.

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3 Blogs, 3 Resources & 3 Sources

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 30, 2010

9 cool things today: open content, great blogs, good TV

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Van's top 10 for 2010

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 29, 2010

J. Klein, M. Rhee, G Canada, M Bennet, C.. Christie, C Bookerj, Oprah, D. Guggenheim, M Sacler, D Gist, R. Hess, J. Danner, A. Gottlieb, A. Duncan, D. Lemov make Van Schoales top of 2010 list.

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OER jobs

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 29, 2010

Starting a company in/near Seattle to leverage open education resources. Drop me a note if interested.

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From Private & Expensive to Affordable & Online

Katie Vander Ark

Dec 28, 2010

Western Governors University: a more affordable and flexible way to receive your BA.

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Andrew Miller: Teachers as Partners in Curriculum of Online Courses

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 28, 2010

Andrew Miller calls for teachers as partners in the construction of online courses.

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Joel Klein's Last Memo, 12.21.10

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 23, 2010

Joel Klein's last weekly memo to principals. He leaves "a very different—and much better—school system."

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High Hopes for Chris Cerf, National and State News

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 22, 2010

High Hopes for Chris Cerf, National and State News

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Shut Out of the Military & Other National News

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 22, 2010

A new report by the Education Trust (led by EEP signatory Kati Haycock), titled “Shut Out of the Military,” finds that too few of our nation’s recent high school graduates – particularly young people of color – have the math, reading, science and problem-solving skills necessary for enlistment in…

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5 Predictions for Online Data in 2011

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 22, 2010

Josh Jones-Dilworth outlines five data-driven trends that will shape our coming year.

	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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