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.
Seeking the Disruption-Seeking Missiles for Education Tech: Lessons from a VC
First in a series of excerpts from the recent Startl meeting in New York City. I look at the comments from Albert Wenger, Partner, Union Square Ventures and coyfully coin a phrase -- Disruption-Seeking Missiles
Video: Gregg Betheil, NYC DOE Describes Ubiquitous Tech in a NYC Learning Environment
Gregg Betheil chats with edReformer after the Startl event in NYC tonight. He talks about his eight year old daughter and what her use of tech means for the quality and the method of education in the nation.
Interview: John Danner, CEO, Rocketship Education
John Danner, CEO, Rocketship Education does away with the myth that charters "skim from the top" and sets out architecture for bringing great charters to national scale.
TEACHED: We Finally have the Video Clip
Kelly Amis, Director of TEACHED, has changed the code on her Vimeo site, and now we can watch the eight minute trailer on edReformer.
Where Will the Money Flow Once the Dam is Broken?
If President Barack Obama sticks to his guns, says one politician, "education will never be the same again." Here's hoping that edupreneurs and reformists have a strong stomach and more fight in them.
Reviews of: Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
A group of reviews and links to information about Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
Video and Q&A: Barbara Dreyer, CEO, Connections Academy
Barbara Dreyer talks with edReformer in the curriculum headquarters at Connections Academy, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Stephen Dubner Podcast about School of One
Joel Rose's School of One in a podcast at the New York Times.
Interview: Joel Rose, CEO, School of One
Behind the School of One method is a drive for better use of data by teachers and giving students and teachers what they need to deliver excellence in a STEM silo of education.
Group Knowledge as a Byproduct of a Distributed Organization
Blogging is an active learning process found in blended learning. With blogging, you combine active search for information with the discovery of new friends and information sharing networks that broaden your mind.