How And Why This One EdTech Startup Used Kickstarter For Crowdfounding By Andrew Little, Tiny Factory Founded in 2010, Tiny Factory initially began as a web application design and development agency. We had the opportunity to work with giants such as Nike, General Electric and Scholastic. Beginning as an agency allowed us to work…
contributed by Juan Eduardo Leal Lara from Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico. In recent years, entrepreneurship has become one of the fastest growing social phenomena in the United States. This economy accelerator results from the strong connection between government, industry, educational and research institutions. More now than ever, the entrepreneurship wave has touched all the segments of the working population….
Whether you’re flipping your classroom, or learning from home, YouTube is an incredible source of mobile learning resources.
While there’s always a “yeah, but” factor to new tech, it’s interesting to see the realization of what was not long ago science fiction.
How To Prepare Students For Complex Futures by Art Costa, Ed.D., and Bena Kallick, Ph.D Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards which set a framework for what concepts, and skills should be mastered in math and English-Language Arts in K – 12 education. The National Science Teachers…
Here, we highlight a few edtech incubators that are making waves in the world today, a list that’s sure to grow rapidly over the next decade.
Fear & Mourning in the Age of Digital Education by Susan Lucille Davis was originally published on Getting Smart. Recently, with the full support of my administration, I hoped to introduce a number of digital initiatives for my middle-grades students. In particular, I hoped to upgrade the teaching of language arts at my school to include…
Placing an iPad into the lap of every student is nothing if not a sign that teachers are more than willing to give up control of pace and access,
Here is a historical perspective of the iPad’s first 20 months in schools, broken down into 3 distinct epochs, each marked by a ‘big idea.’
Jane Hart from the Center for Learning & Performance Technologies released this clickable guide to social earning in an organization.
The Khan Academy: An Evolution The story is well-known by now. Sal Khan was tutoring his cousin Nadia as she struggled with unit conversion. Using videos, he tutored her remotely using Yahoo Doodle. Eventually, the tutoring became more comprehensive and included more math–which meant more videos, a YouTube channel, a Bamboo tablet, and eventually the website…
The MacArthur Foundation developed the following video that allows folks to discuss the topic of rethinking learning and school design.
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