EdTech
EdTech 10: Students At The Center
This is one of those weeks in EdTech news that we wish would be every week, because this week the top stories that emerged focused on putting students at the center. When it came to assessments, rights, parents, new videos, reports, and platforms, student learning was paramount.
Connections Education: Creating Powerful Experiences for Learners
A look inside the online and blended learning experiences and opportunities Connections Education is providing for thousands of students around the country.
Slow Jam The Poem: A Jimmy Fallon Inspired Lesson Plan
What do you get when you cross Jimmy Fallon with a creative Language Arts class? An awesome "Slow Jam The Poem" lesson plan. Fallon is just too talented. In fact, I believe he could do just about anything sometimes like be a high school educator. If that was the case, his lesson plan would look like this.
RealizeIt Can Make Your Program Adaptive
RealizeIt, based in Dublin and Chicago, can semi-automatically ingest almost any form of learning content and, with a little coaching, can identify prerequisite relationships and build a competency-based sequence of granular learning nodes with assessment gateways.
EdTech 10: Pilots, Partnerships and Parents
Prepare yourself. This week’s EdTech 10 is brought to you by the letter “P” with announcements from President Obama, news on Podcasts, package deals on games, new research of parent perception by PlayScience, The Post producing new content, and resources for smart parents.
Kids, Smart Phones, and Social Media: 6 Rules for Success and Safety
By: Janice Wyatt-Ross. Janice brings her expertise as an administrator and a parent in this article about how parents can help their students navigate social media. Janice offers 6 tips for parents and educators to help ensure success and safety.
PEAK by Fuel Education
As part of the #LearningPlatform series we take a look at PEAK by FuelEd, a dashboard that provides an up to date and personalized experience for administrators, teachers, and students.
EdTech 10: It’s March Madness Baby
Be it in your bracket or your inbox, knowing the most relevant and important information, in March Madness or in EdTech, is fundamental to understanding how you can advance as a learner on and off the court.
EdPolicy Education: New MOOCs from ExcelinEd
The Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) launched EdPolicy Leaders Online a new resource to help education policymakers better understand and implement education reform efforts. These new Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC) feature nearly 40 experts across the education landscape.
70 Difference Makers at SXSWedu
The most exciting element of SXSWedu is the chance to meet, learn, and collaborate with other educators, EdLeaders and edupreneurs. Here’s 70 impact players, conversation leaders, and solution builders -- the difference makers we met in Austin.