EdTech
Creating Innovative Ecosystems
By: Alex Hernandez. When it comes to education innovation, all cities are not created equal.
Changes to Google Drive on an iPad
Earlier this week, Google took away the ability to create and edit documents in the Google Drive app and turned the Google Drive App into a place to access and view resources that are stored in the cloud. Along with that, Google released two new free apps, Google Docs and Google Sheets.
Google Apps Summer Camp: Calendar
Here are a few ways that you can start using Google Calendar to further enhance and streamline your work at the district office, at your school, or in your classroom without much more of an investment than just getting started.
10 Spring Cleaning To Dos for Your Digital Abode: Part II
As you tackle your spring cleaning list, don’t forget your digital life! Then when you have rested and disconnected for a bit, you can come back to a clean digital abode and do work that matters.
EdTech 10: Happy May Day!
It’s May Day! We’re going to work hard this May Day to celebrate all the great spring EdTech news popping up.
Smart Cities: Chicago Develops in “Leaps” and Bounds
Tech innovation is empowering teachers and students in Chicago, IL, rivaling New York and second to the Bay Area for EdTech start ups and funders. Here is the latest update for the #SmartCities series.
The Urban School System of the Future
By: Andy Smarick. If we want to truly revitalize our cities, we have to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling. If we’re to dramatically improve K12 urban schooling, we have to end the traditional district’s tenure as the dominant, default delivery system of public education.
Infographic, Mobile Learning: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
An updated “Administrator’s Guide for Mobile Learning,” which provides guidance, a graphic on how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and first-hand insights from school district technology leaders.
10 Talking Points From the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit
And while it might be hard to reconcile life in a rural village school in England with the high-octane VC and start up scene at the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit, there have undoubtedly been some globally relevant edtech lessons and challenges to ponder.
Step #1 in District-wide Blended Learning Implementation: Assess Stakeholder Readiness
Measuring initial attitudes will allow you to lean into your strengths and shore up your vulnerabilities. Knowing how different stakeholder groups feel (teachers vs. principals vs. parents vs. students, for example) will help you identify your natural allies and the issues you must address to bring others along.