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Executives & Academics Partner to Advance STEM Education & Careers
Most secondary students are bored and there aren't enough STEM graduates from college. These problems are related.
Personalized Learning
Why a Badge Is Better Than an A+
We are not totally gamifying our classrooms or currently using Edmodo, so this year I was not really considering the possibility of awarding my students digital badges. That is, until I recently came across this awesome site and FREE web tool for teachers, classbadges.com and I knew I had to have these for my students.
Personalized Learning
Rocketlist Inspires Students In Entrepreneurship
Kuato Studios recently launched Rocketlist, a website created to inspire students to harness creativity and learn real world skills such as coding, engineering, or design. Rocketlist showcases a series of inspirational videos featuring the connections, skills, and path of successful, young entrepreneurs today.
EdTech
12 Trends Impacting the Evolution of Digital Content
I’m speaking this afternoon about the evolution of digital content at an event hosted by Education's Digital Future, a center at Stanford.
EdTech
DIY: Amplify Your Impact With Social Media
You can extend your impact with social media. Schools, districts, networks, nonprofits, providers and startups, can leverage social media to efficiently communicate, effectively build brand awareness, and gathering feedback on customer experience.
EdTech
4 Election Day Coverage Highlights
It's election day! Months of campaigning come to a close tonight as we all sit in anticipation to see the results around the country. We've collected a few of our favorite election coverages in recent weeks.
Personalized Learning
LEGO Launches First Language Arts Solution: StoryStarter
LEGO® Education, which is known for its extensive support in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, plans to launch its first ever LEGO-based solution for Language Arts January 2013.
Personalized Learning
Staff Picks
Tom Picks “Creative Cities: New Orleans & Imagine K12 Demo Day: 11 Rising Startups“ Tom says, “Last week I visiting startups in New Orleans one night and attended the ImagineK12 demo day in Palo Alto the next day. Two years ago a week like that would not have happened.
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SMARTtech Roundup: This Week’s Digital Developments
Blended Schools & Tools A new study from Cisco found the magic number: 67 percent. That is: 67 percent percent of educators report that students who participate in blended learning also improve their test scores by 67 percent. Louisiana announced the list of potential “Course Choice” Providers…
EdTech
Imagine K12 Demo Day: 11 Rising Startups
"The future of our education system and the future of the country are inextricably tied," said Imagine K12 co-founder Tim Brady. He said transformation is "not a matter of if, only how" and #ik12 plans to be part of "ushering in the how, keeping student outcome front and center."