EdTech
EdTech
Branding & EdTech: On the Road from Funding to Credibility
By: Brandon Walsh & Megan Mead. Building a brand can feel like a BIG undertaking, especially in the fast growing industry of EdTech. Setting yourself apart from competition is one thing, making sure your audience understands and values those differences is another. Intentional brand development is essential.
Personalized Learning
6 Ways to Boost Your Professional Learning
Social media, professional learning communities, and collaborative authoring environments have expanded learning opportunities. Developing productive personal learning habits can accelerate your career and extend your impact. Here are six tips that might just change your life.
Uncategorized
Micro-Credentials: The Future of Professional Learning
Like students, educators deserve a clear map of what they need to know and be able to do, multiple ways to learn, and options for demonstrating mastery. In most cases we think progress will be marked with a stackable series of micro-credentials.
EdTech
The Educator’s Guide to Social Media
By: Larry Magid. There are a great many advantages of social media both as a classroom tool and to enhance your professional reputation. Sure there are risks, but they are manageable and easily outweighed by the rewards.
EdTech
Infographic | Next-Gen Learning Platforms
This infographic provides a feature snapshot and desired features for fourteen learning platforms the Getting Smart researched. The graphic also provides a set of decision making tips for schools and districts.
Ed Policy
EdTech 10: Viva la Longform
Evidence has mounted to justify that longform is here to stay. Aptly timed is the publishing of must-read books and EdTech news. Here are 10 news stories to know to keep your finger on the pulse of EdTech and where the field is headed.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Confident Investing and Justified Strategies
This week’s EdTech news was dominated by announcements surrounding investments and the release of new studies. The continuation of EdTech deals and the production of reports justifying Deeper Learning, teacher leaders, and motivation/engagement signals continued confidence in the shift to personalization, and student-centered strategies.
EdTech
EdTech is Empowering Teachers and Improving Conditions
Bill Gates noted three ways education software is empowering teachers in his note on EdTech Trends. Building on Bill's blog, we identify 10 ways that blending face-to-face learning with digital learning is benefiting teaching.
EdTech
2016 SXSWedu PanelPicker is Open!
The SXSWedu PanelPicker is open from now until Friday, September 4. Take a second, register, and click to give these sessions the thumbs up! Austin or bust.
Difference Making
Insights into Vital Millennial Skills
GSV Media recently released a Wealth of Nations 2.0 report with data on the top 10 countries by Millennials skills and the U.S. was listed as ranking low at 19.