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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Susan Patrick to Testify in Favor of Virtual Ed
Virtual education does not eliminate a need for teachers or schools. It generates thoughtful interactive education for students who are destined to work in a global economy, says President of iNACOL ahead of her testimony in Utah today.
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Andrew Broy: Creating Public Options for Students
"I think the focus needs to be on high-quality school options and not merely about “choice” for the sake of choice. We need to move beyond the tired school choice debates of years past and take a more agnostic position on school organization," says Andrew Broy, President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. We interview him about messaging, community advocacy and choice in America's schools.
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Bret Schundler to End Authorizer Monopoly?
State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler said he’s willing to give up the state’s monopoly on authorizing and regulating charter schools and that he supports the broad outlines of a Democratic-sponsored bill that would allow Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education to also approve applications and oversee charter schools, according to NJ.com.
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The Class of 2014 Won't Use Email
A report on the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014
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Edmodo Launches School Year 2010-11
edmodo, the online social learning platform, is getting amped for the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The program is already in 10,000 schools.
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Governor Bush: Oklahoma Can Follow Florida's Lead
Oklahoma and Florida may soon have more in common than having a panhandle, when it comes to education reform. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has recommended an education overhaul in Oklahoma, holding Florida up as a model for combating illiteracy and boosting achievement, according to EdWeek.
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Edmodo Listed as Essential Teacher Tool
Edmodo gets some link love at Socratech Seminars prior to an important learning conference.
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Pearson Helps Johns Hopkins Launch Eval Tool
Pearson, a global education, technology and services provider, has announced a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Technology in Education to bring to market Teacher Compass, an easy-to-use online evaluation tool for collecting, organizing and analyzing teacher performance data, and providing personalized professional development plans for teachers.
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Building EdTech Markets in a Vacuum
Christopher Swanson, Vice President for research and development at Education Week, answers some questions about education technology and the evolution of a market for public education on a recent radio program. We are running this transcript from that interview.
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Robert Hawkins: The Rise of Education Gaming
Robert Hawkins, World Bank, answers our questions about positive learning implications that can be delivered through the use of social gaming in public education and traditional instruction.