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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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Mike Smith's OER List

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 22, 2010

List of open educational resources from someone who knows where to look.

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More Testing in High School

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 21, 2010

More testing in high school, but state plans don't embrace personal digital learning.

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Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 21, 2010

Our regular readers know that we are interested in education games to build persistence and achievement. Michelle Trudeau of NPR brings a realization to the the world of gaming and how it affects every part of our lives. Below are excerpts from Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills:…

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Rethinking Time in Online Learning

Guest Author

Dec 21, 2010

In online learning, we often tout how one of its best attributes is flexibility. We talk about how online learning will allow students to learn at their own pace, and how we will meet them where they are. A case of this was talked about recently on CNN, an echo…

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21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 20, 2010

Shelly Blake-Plock of Teach Paperless provides us with 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020.

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APIP: the most important story you missed this week

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 18, 2010

You probably missed this Gewertz goodie yesterday, but the fact that there is now a set of testing standards could prove to be very important. With an eventually weakened ESEA, the Core and related assessments will frame the next decade of US edu. — A new development…

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Q&A: Kim Smith

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 17, 2010

Investor's Circle interview with New School Venture Fund founder Kim Smith

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Edmodo: A free, secure social networking site for schools

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 17, 2010

Edmodo is the largest and fastest growing social learning platform--it's safe, secure, and free.

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Holiday Gift Idea for the edReformers on your List

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 17, 2010

Here's an idea for the edReformer on your list: Stacey Childress's book, Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools. It came out last year, but in case you missed it -- it is also in paperback

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Learning about Teaching

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 16, 2010

The initial results of the Gates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching are important but not all that surprising.

	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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