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.
Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life
Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life from Roadtrip Nation is asks readers to ask themselves, “so what have you begun to imagine yourself doing? Have you let yourself believe that what you dream isn’t just possible, but inevitable?”
EdTech 10: Taking EdTech to the Next Level
In this week's education news, it’s safe to say that this week’s news is all about EdTech leveling up. This week's news includes updates from Curriculum Associates, GSV Capital and LearnZillion
Smart Review | Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud is a must-have for high school students preparing to write college essays. In Write Out Loud, Barash walks you through her storytelling course. The book is divided into four parts: Find, Shape, Perform, and More Tools for Your Journey.
Smart List: 33 Great Apps for Sharing, Showing & Tracking
Today we are recognizing great apps for teachers to share lessons, apps for students to show what they know, Common Core resources, and tools for tracking achievement.
How Mobile Learning Supports Student Growth and Ownership
By: Marie Bjerede. Young people now see their phone as an extension of themselves. If they see it as an extension of their learning, not just looking up information, entertainment, interacting socially, or doing work, then that deepens their sense of identity as a learner.
Teaching Kids to Navigate Social Media? It’s a Matter of Principle
By: Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff. Practical strategies and resources to help parents navigate social media decisions, and the role of principles in the journey to do what's right online.
3 Steps for Choosing Learning Games for Children
By: Kristen DiCerbo. The actual process of selecting educational games can itself be a learning process… for kids and adults. Here are three steps to help in making decisions when it comes to learning games.
Schools for Wisdom: Personalized Project-Based Learning
The new documentary Most Likely to Succeed follows the journey of students at High Tech High, one of the best high schools in America. David Brooks from the New York Times recently reviewed the movie, but overlooked some key points.
5 Ways Learner Profiles Can Promote Competency-Based Education
Competency-based environments encourage ownership over learning and move students at their own pace and according to their own needs. Learner profiles can play an important role in facilitating competency-based learning. Here are five ways learner profiles promote competency-based learning
Summit Taking Applications for School Partners
The most innovative secondary network, Summit Public Schools is accepting applications for partner schools. Apply now to become a Basecamp partner school.