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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Data Visualization Hauling in Prizes

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 16, 2010

The Knight Foundation award gets edReformer thinking about projects on the high school level. Are there any out there worth noting? I'm all ears.

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Mass Customization for Student Success

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 16, 2010

Roberta Selleck, Superintendent Adam's County School District 50, Colorado talks about her vision of personalized learning ahead of Innovate to Educate: A Symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Learning, August 4-6, 2010 / Harvard Club / Boston, Massachusetts

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Flat World Leader Pretend

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 15, 2010

Scott Hamilton, Managing Partner, Seton Partners talks with us about the issues foremost in his mind. He says that worrying about whether we are giving all American students a chance to compete internationally is what keeps him up at night.

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Data Crunch

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 15, 2010

Guest blogger Lake Washington Superintendent Chip Kimball explains the controversy around data in education, and offers a few thoughts on how better data usage will improve the overall offering for every student.

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A Parent's Voice: "Good Enough" Is Not Good Enough

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 15, 2010

Guest blogger and Arkansas parent Janet Keller writes about virtual education in that state and decides that opening up virtual education to more students will save on costs and afford more students a greater future in that state.

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A Phone for Geography

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 15, 2010

A New Zealand teaching university helps build strong curriculum and learning strategies that incorporate the devices kids use in their day to day interactions. Noeline Wright from the University of Waikato in Auckland visits us and gives us a scoop.

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ESEA Authorization Lacks Steam

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 14, 2010

A collection of replies to Eliza Krigman's question, "Should Congress Reauthorize ESEA Reauthorization?"

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The Long Slide to Happiness?

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 14, 2010

Do national standards, without the advancements of high-tech assessment and teaching tools really help American students who are living in a global economy?

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Chrome Ed

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 13, 2010

Chrome OS puts computing in the cloud, and now with a new remote desktop feature, it will be easier for netbook users to learn without sapping power.

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Cooney Center Prize Quick Pitch

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 13, 2010

A contest for mobile learning heats up in Los Angeles on June 16

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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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