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.
Middle Grade Math: Comprehensive and Open
When it comes to open content in the math classroom, it can be challenging for teachers to piece together the resources they need to best support their students. Open Up Resources is hoping to change that.
EdTech 10: Today’s Word is “Capacity”
This week's edition features the people, organizations, institutions and companies working hard to build the capacity of teachers, leaders and students to “do, experience and understand.”
Leading Online and Offline: New Book Offers 6 Tips for EdLeaders
Blending Leadership, the new book from Stephen Valentine and Reshan Richards, is a quick, story filled, illustrated set of six suggestions for school leaders.
Popular Twitter Chats for Every Day (or Night) of the Week
It’s never been easier for educators to collaborate with peers and grow their professional learning networks. Learn the most popular education Twitter chats to join daily!
EdTech 10: From Ideas to Implementation
The week's top ten news stories, resources and updates on teaching, learning and implementation.
Open Up: High Quality Standards-Aligned Math Curriculum
The newly launched nonprofit Open Up Resources offers openly licensed, standards-aligned educational resources that are accessible to all students, regardless of first language or special needs.
Maker Space Promotes Problem Solving & Computational Thinking
By: Karon Weber. At this year's ISTE 2016, Microsoft's pop-up maker space booth showed educators how creating a great maker space promoting problem-solving and computational thinking doesn’t have significantly drain resources.
Smart Review | Edmodo and PBL: A Dynamic Duo
By: Mariana Garcia Serrato. Teachers often feel overwhelmed when implementing and managing project-based learning for students, but combining Edmodo with these projects can make it easier for everyone.
Top 5 Ways Teachers Can Incorporate EdTech into the Classroom
By: Lisa Low. Teachers lives (and classrooms) are becoming increasingly technological. Here are five ways teachers can use EdTech in their classrooms, making the most of new innovations that fit many different teaching styles.
Hot: #OnlineLearning #MakerSpace; On the #EdTech Horizon: #VR, #AI
The predictions of the 2016 NMC/CoSN Horizon Report include that this year's hot tech topics, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and wearables, will become widespread in education in a few years. Here is a summary of the report's findings.