April 24, 2017
Via: eSchool NewsAcross the country, educators and policy makers are searching for ways to develop and implement innovative assessment programs to address accountability requirements and to reform instruction. As both local and state educators consider new assessment models, they find themselves coming […]
April 12, 2017
Via: Educational Technology and Mobile LearningHere is a collection of some great iPad apps we compiled specifically for history teachers. We have based our selection on World History collection in iTunes App Store and have also added some of our favourite titles from this category. […]
March 27, 2017
Via: Education DiveUltimately, products that ease workflow for all parties involved are a win. The LMS has largely found favor among instructors because of its versatility as a platform capable of delivering syllabi, e-textbooks, and other class documents; serving as a gradebook; […]
March 27, 2017
Via: Ed SurgeLately I’ve seen quite a few edtech companies that hope to graduate from offering a free product to actually monetizing it. Perhaps that’s a sign of their business’ growing maturity, or maybe it’s because in today’s tighter investment climate, their […]
March 14, 2017
Via: eSchool NewsA large majority of K-12 teachers said they would like to integrate virtual reality in their classrooms, but just 2 percent of teachers have actually done so, according to a survey. Sixty percent of surveyed teachers said they would like […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
February 8, 2017
Via: Class Tech TipsEarlier this year I shared QuoDeck an interactive learning content creator that promotes game-based learning. QuoDeck is a learning tool that lets teachers create and host content with a few simple steps. Users are able to create interactive learning content all […]
February 2, 2017
Via: Ed SurgeMany adults simply accept the idea that “kids love technology” without interrogating it further. While many kids do love a shiny new device, it’s worth looking deeper than the tech itself to find out more. Understanding their motivations can help […]
Education Strategies, Education Tech
December 19, 2016
Via: Kelly RedmondTeacher supply and demand are multipronged issues that come up at the beginning of every school year. In 2016, thousands of positions were vacant and yet to be filled in what was rightfully called a teacher shortage crisis – and […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
November 29, 2016
Via: eSchool NewsCodeCombat, which offers a platform to help kids learn computer science, announced that it has closed a $2 million seed round of funding from Third Kind Venture Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Allen & Company. The funding was primarily to help […]
November 15, 2016
Via: TeachThoughtMobile applications–or apps–have served an important role in the evolution of what’s possible in a classroom. Libraries and textbooks and teachers have been the traditional portals to information in education. This had many benefits, including a very even, aligned, and uniform […]
November 9, 2016
Via: eSchool NewsA new virtual reality program, designed in part for educators, is giving a whole new meaning to the virtual classroom. Compatible with VR platforms like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the new program, called Engage, lets up to 30 simultaneous […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
September 8, 2016
Via: Education DiveWhile most of the work around this committee’s research discusses the ethics and standards of data storage, the bigger concern for colleges and universities is the security effort. How can campuses preserve student data from being hacked, or from other […]
August 23, 2016
Via: TeachThoughtTechnology provides ways for students to learn anywhere and at any time, and affords the possibility of providing learning at a pace that is comfortable for each student. Teachers can teach students from inside the traditional classroom, “the brick-and-mortar” as […]
August 17, 2016
Via: Ed SurgeThe edtech community is obsessed with building things. But in addition to “things,” education also involves a complex, interconnected system of people and processes. Any attempts to improve education must look at it as a system. No single piece of […]
July 14, 2016
Via: Educational Technology and Mobile LearningGoogle Forms has recently introduced a new powerful feature that allows teachers to auto-grade multiple choice and checkbox questions. Grading students’ quizzes has always been one of the main concern for teachers using Google forms for before this new update […]
June 3, 2016
Via: eSchool NewsLearnosity, a provider of business-to-business SaaS education technology, and Learning.com, a provider of K-12 digital solutions, announce a new strategic partnership that will leverage Learnosity’s expertise to add robust assessment building functionality to Learning.com’s Curriculum Foundry digital curriculum management solution. Learning.com’s Curriculum […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
May 18, 2016
Via: Ed SurgeAs part of a groundbreaking personalized learning initiative, CICS West Belden put iPads and Chromebooks into the hands of every student at the Chicago charter school—just not right away. For the first year, West Belden tested the devices in just […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 22, 2016
Via: Education DiveThe University of Florida signed an 11-year deal with Pearson to run UF Online, which the state legislature allowed just seven months to design and launch. This past fall, two years into the contract, the university ended the partnership. Community […]
February 16, 2016
Via: TeachThoughtPredicting the growth of technology is impossible–in both rate and direction. The same likely applies to learning. Combine them and you’ve got even greater uncertainty, but that’s what Michell Zappa and the folks over at Envisioningtech did in creating the following massive […]
February 11, 2016
Via: Educational Technology and Mobile LearningPixel Press is an excellent application that enables you to draw your own video games. Teachers can create educational video games to use in class without the need for any coding skills. The process is very simple: use pen and […]