EdTech
#SharkTankEdu | 4 EdTech Startups at SXSWedu
Four innovative companies were given the chance to pitch their product to a panel of teacher sharks during #SharkTankEdu last week in Austin, TX at #SXSWedu.
Telepresence Robots: Connecting Online Students & Teachers
To celebrate Digital Learning Day, here's a story of how Telepresence Robots are enabling students to participate in classrooms when unable to physically attend and helping leverage superstar teachers from miles away.
Take A Judo Lesson, Leverage Trends To Make An Impact
Against the backdrop of black swan events, broken politics, and the increasing priority of initiative, here is a recap of relevant trends and judo instructions for impact investors and "edupreneurs" interested in leveraging some of those trends.
Impact at Scale: The Learning Platform Series
It will soon be easier to create a sequence of powerful learning experiences for students -- and do it consistently well at scale. For the next six weeks we’ll be reviewing progress on next-gen learning platforms.
EdTech 10: Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
News stories of companies teaming up, reports on opportunities for potential collaboration and overall happenings of people coming together, be it through sharing resources or opinions, towards the common goal of enriching learning and teaching experiences.
50 Ways EdTech Benefits Teachers and Students
There are at least 50 ways new tools are helping teachers to create new learning environments and experiences for students.
Tomorrow Isn’t Tomorrow, It’s Today
As educators, we see ourselves as preparing children of today for their own tomorrows. Thus, we must face an urgent obligation to stare down that future and figure out what it means for our current practice.
Edmodo Adds Premium Enterprise Features
Premium Enterprise Features announced by Edmodo, the LMS used by 300,000 schools, 47 million teachers and students and 93 of the largest 100 districts in America.
EdTech 10: Super Bowl XLIX Edition
The NFL, Super Bowl and football in general might seem completely unrelated to the world of ed and EdTech. However, after this week’s top stories you’d be surprised how similar they really are.
Communicating Across Generations
Boomers, Millennials, Gen Xers and the Greatest Generation... Which generation are you trying to reach? More than one I bet. How to communicate across generations to ensure that your message is received, appreciated and acted on.