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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Obama Encourages Students to Communicate in "Smaller" World
Discussions about self-awareness in a global marketplace and in an increasingly smaller world are not just diplomatic touches during another visit to a foreign country. These communications points are ever more important when technology and the Internet keep bringing primary, secondary and post-secondary students closer on a global level.
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K12, Blackboard Among Rush of M&A Activity in Ed Tech
Bigger M&A activity seen in the education technology sector, and there are hints that there is an upswing in the creation of new education companies, with some attention being paid to Chile.
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K12 Announces Acquisition of American Ed Corp
K12 has purchased American Education Corporation.
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Five New Areas for Market Study and Investment
Nelson Heller, President at EdNET, had some interesting points in the most recent newsletter. Here's a recap of the five points for further investment and market study in education.
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Cooney Center Finalist Motion Math Gets Nod
An application that combines the accelerometer-enabled motion sensing in an iPhone gets a fractions overlay that teaches kids math.
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Carmel Henderson: Boot Up
Imagine a world in which the parents were up to date on their students’ homework assignments via Twitter. The class had a blog where students participate from home in meaningful conversations, and long-distance, long-term learning projects with each other, and peers from around the world.
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Open High School of Utah Encourages K-12 Disruption
At the Open High School of Utah they’ve changed the typical approach to public education by turning the traditional one-size-fits-all delivery model on its head. Representatives from the school will be presenting at two conferences, one in Barcelona, November 1-4 and the other, the iNACOL Virtual Schools Symposium, in Glendale, Arizona November 14-16.
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5 Ways to Deliver Blended Learning
This entire article looks at five different ways that K12, the nation's largest online education provider, uses blended learning to help schools and teach students. This is a good article for administrators, parents and teachers, because it explains how learning is done digitally.
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Joel Klein's Letter About "Value Added"
Credits to Gotham Schools for printing the whole letter, which I re-publish here. Being transparent about data is a great way to foster the democratic notion of our schools systems.
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ARIS in the City: Using Data Effectively
Education Sector looks at Data and Practice in New York City and highlights the great job that New York City Public Schools are doing in using teacher inquiry teams to build up a useful examination of data.