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EdTech 10: High Stakes, Greater Opportunities for Impact

Jun 11, 2015

As the G7 summit wraps in Germany, NBA and NHL Finals continue, and students and teachers wrap the school year, this is the time of year that will set the tone for the upcoming summer months. This week’s news features high impact stories, exemplary of the importance of this time of year.

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Personalize Learning with Buzz from Agilix

Megan

Jun 9, 2015

Megan explores how Agilix is personalizing learning with their Buzz platform.

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Canvas: A Learning Management System Built for Educators

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 8, 2015

Canvas is a learning management solution that meets the specific needs of educators and students. It serves as a resource that is seamlessly integrated into one effective and efficient solution.

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Edmodo: A Platform Redefining Learning

Greg Garner

Jun 7, 2015

Edmodo is quietly, consistently positioning itself not just as the glue to hold your technology-enhanced learning initiatives together, but the rocket fuel that it will need to redefine what learning looks like now and in the future.

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How Might We… Give at ISTE 2015? #SliceOfISTE

Tracy Clark

Jun 6, 2015

By: Tracy Clark. With #SliceOfISTE, the hope is to have ISTE attendees flood the local business, Rosa’s Pizza, which donates free slices of pizza to area folks in need of a meal.

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EdTech 10: Unabiding the Slide

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 4, 2015

This is the time of year when students are at the top of “Summer Slide.” Thankfully, for leaders in EdTech the end of the school year hasn’t slowed progress in developing new learning opportunities, platforms, and partnerships.

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Five Activities That Helped Me Survive the End of the School Year

Tracy Clark

Jun 4, 2015

May we not just survive the end of the school year, but use the last interactions with our students and colleagues to set the pace for next year.

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Edgenuity Provides Rich Student, Teacher Experience

Bonnie Lathram

Jun 3, 2015

Edgenuity is a robust content platform that offers full credit-bearing courses based on state standards and has already developed custom courses in 30 different states to align to specific state standards.

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Schoology: Instructional Operating System Empowers Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 1, 2015

Launched as a simple free social learning platform in 2010, Schoology includes enterprise features making it easier to create engaging content, design lessons and assess student understanding.

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EdTech 10: Recentering for Students

Getting Smart Staff

May 28, 2015

This week’s news is about stepping back, reassessing, and reorganizing with results from reports, re-upping funding for schools and libraries, and award recipients to boot.

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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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