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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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Top 5 Ways Teachers Can Incorporate EdTech into the Classroom

Guest Author

Oct 1, 2016

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.

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Hot: #OnlineLearning #MakerSpace; On the #EdTech Horizon: #VR, #AI

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 27, 2016

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.

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AI is Improving Healthcare… But Will Benefits Be Widely Shared?

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 27, 2016

The rise in artificial intelligence means big changes to the education and employment landscapes. This week we consider how AI is promoting health and changing healthcare in our #AskAboutAI series.

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#AskAboutAI: Learning to See and Speak

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 22, 2016

Our new #AskAboutAI blog series is designed to encourage parents, teachers, mentors and advisors to talk to young people about the emerging automation economy, and the ethical and economic implications of artificial intelligence (AI).

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EdTech 10: Super Schools

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 21, 2016

The world is a-buzz with the news of the 10 XQ Super Schools, where our own Mary Ryerse was invited to be a judge. This week’s top ten news stories offer even more super news about teaching and learning.

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7 Ways to Boost Your K-8 Math Program

Guest Author

Sep 20, 2016

By: Caralee Adams. School leaders in a rapidly improving school district with a high-poverty population share what has worked in their schools to boost math performance district-wide among K–8 students.

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Smart Review | littleBits STEAM Student Set & STEAM Teacher PD

Guest Author

Sep 19, 2016

By: Matt Cohen. As a STEM and math teacher, I recently had the opportunity to explore and provide the Smart Review about the littleBits STEAM Student Set as well the littleBits STEAM online Professional Development.

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Choose Your EdTech Providers Carefully with These Five Questions

Guest Author

Sep 17, 2016

By: Junaid Mubeen, PhD. Here are five questions teachers and school administrators should ask themselves and their prospective partners when seeking out the latest EdTech solutions.

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EdTech 10: Personalized Learning 2.0

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 14, 2016

We’re still in the early stages of the personalized learning revolution, however stories like this week’s top ten show we’re definitely on the path to Personalized Learning 2.0.

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Data is Great, but Action is Key

Guest Author

Sep 13, 2016

By: Dr. James E. McCoy. As a superintendent, I need to empower principals and teachers with technology to successfully execute our educational development plan while meeting all standards. Here is how my district plans to do both this school year.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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