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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Andy Smarick, Rich Kaplan Names Floated for NJ Commish
A few names have been floated as possible replacements for the job of New Jersey's State Education Commissioner in the wake of Bret Schundler's firing over RttT clerical error.
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Dan Norton: Filament Games
According to Dan Norton at Filament Games, web-based gaming is good for shaping and taking on new identities, thinking about system structures, and in training students to cyclically ruminate on necessary learning objectives.
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The Future Arrived Without a Language
We are approaching a future that helps us live a more purpose-driven life, fueled by data, not by assumptions polished by language that may mean nothing after all.
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And Then There Was iPad
Ben Betts: "A user would build up a very rich resource of content which they found useful; a guide to how they learnt everything they needed for a 3 year course at university for example."
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Paul Pastorek: It Takes a Mighty Effort to Reform
Rick Hess interviews Paul Pastorek, Lousiana's state schools chief after Lousiana comes up short in the second round of RttT.
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David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut.
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From GOOD Magazine: A Charter Revolution
GOOD Magazine has an interesting infographic about charter schools. It's worth taking a look.
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Nic Borg: Co-Founder, Edmodo (Part II)
Today we run the second half of our interview with edmodo co-founder Nic Borg.
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Launch of Digital Learning Council a Success
Here's a rundown of the launch last week of the Digital Learning Council, spearheaded by Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise. If you have any questions about the Digital Learning Council, you can follow them on Twitter and contact edReformer.
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Sarah Miller and Beth Anderson: Phoenix Charter Academy II
We are running Chad Sansing's interview with the heads of Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, MA in three parts. Here is part two. Click to read and to see the link for part one from earlier this week.