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Cool Tool | 'Ethers' by Iridescent

July 08, 2013

Most of us could learn a lot about games from middle-schoolers. These kids are smart. But it happens to be …

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Cool Tool | OpenClass Exchange

July 06, 2013

With recent focus on Open Educational Resources (OER) and institutional content, Pearson has recently announced the launch of the OpenClass …

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Cool Tool | Adapt Courseware

July 03, 2013

Going beyond the static reading and multiple choice assessments found in much adaptive curriculum today, Adapt Courseware personalizes the learning …

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Cool Tool | SparkFun

June 11, 2013

Let’s hear it for STEM (and this take-charge electronics Viking, pictured). The latest from a company full of cool tools …

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Teachers with Apps

June 10, 2013

Two educators pair up to create an unbiased educational app finder. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero “We were inspired to …

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Cool Tool | Loogla

June 06, 2013

Cross your fingers. A finalist out of more than 230 teams competing to receive $100,000 in a Nevada Governor’s Office …

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Cool Tool | Schoolfy

June 04, 2013

Schools worldwide have a common obstacle: outdated technology. Oscar Civantos had this realization a while back when working internationally as …

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Cool Tool | Junyo's EdLights

June 03, 2013

Successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Schoettler (Zynga co-founder) is building another data analytics solution, except this time it isn’t about …

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Cool Tool | Happy Geese

May 22, 2013

Designed for children with special needs, this app has been featured by Apple in 31 countries and has received fantastic …

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Cool Tool | Google Play for Education

May 16, 2013

It’s still early, but worth mentioning as it’s potentially pretty big news: engineering director Chris Yerga of Google recently announced Google …

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Cool Tool | Class Charts

May 16, 2013

Where a student sits and who they sit with can have a huge impact on the learning environment; Class Charts …

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Cool Tool | Net Texts

May 13, 2013

Here’s a cool, new, free tool called Net Texts — The Net Texts system is an open educational resources (OER) content …

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Cool Tool | Tutti

May 10, 2013

Like Khan Academy teaches students in traditional subjects such as math and English, and duolingo.com teaches users to speak new languages, Tutti helps musicians reach their …

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Cool Tool | MobyMax

May 09, 2013

MobyMax is a free web-based learning tool that includes a complete K-8 differentiated and adaptive curriculum for Math, Language, Vocab, …

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Indexing Education

May 09, 2013

HotChalk promises to provide the online numbers. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Their own company numbers are pretty astounding. Now …

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Cool Tool | FLEXCAT from Lightspeed

May 06, 2013

Now it’s possible for teachers to be in two, three or even six places at once in a classroom setting …

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Trends | Thank A Teacher A Latte

May 03, 2013

StudyBlue, a leading mobile and social study platform, recently announced the launch of its annual teacher appreciation program “Thank a …

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Trends | Digital Learning Now Interactive Map

May 01, 2013

For leaders looking to compare their state and get a broad view of digital learning policy out there, Digital Learning …

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Cool Tool | Middle School Math Apps

April 30, 2013

Remember learning “PEMDAS?” Despite the funny voice your teacher used while explaining it, “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” somehow …

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Cool Tool | appoLearning

April 29, 2013

There are thousands of educational apps created for the iPad, yet only a precious few are worth downloading. appoLearning lets …

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Cool Tool | SCHOOLInfoApp

April 26, 2013

Here’s a company that has designed and built a platform to give K-12 schools and districts a simple, affordable way …

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Trends | Redefining College and Career Readiness

April 26, 2013

Career and college readiness has become an important topic of conversation across the nation. Policymakers, educators, community leaders, and business …

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Trends | Making Searches Easier

April 25, 2013

As educators across the U.S. move toward implementing the Common Core State Standards, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and …

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Cool Tool | VersaMate

April 24, 2013

Learning fractions is often a struggle for elementary aged students who are faced with the material for the first time. …

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Cool Tool | Presefy

April 21, 2013

Enabling engaging audience-synced presentations, Presefy is a cloud service that helps your audience to view and interact with the presentation …

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Cool Tool | Soo Meta

April 19, 2013

If you’re flipping your classroom or want to engage your students by letting them build mixed media stories, then Soo …

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Cool Tool | MimioScience

April 18, 2013

This series of 75 interactive whiteboard units provides more than 225 lessons for grades 3-8 and the first units will …

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Cool Tool | SofTest-M for iPad

April 12, 2013

Dallas-based exam management and analytics company, ExamSoft, has launched a cool app called SofTest-M that is changing the way students …

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Smart ALEKS

April 10, 2013

An in-depth look at a Web-based learning and assessment program like no other INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Imagine a …

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2013 – Finalists & Winners

April 04, 2013

EdTech Digest Awards Program 2013 | Raising the Roof Results are in for the third annual EdTech Digest Awards Recognition …

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Cool Tool | SlateMath for Kids

March 15, 2013

Last week New York-based edtech company Slate Science launched its new STEM educational app called SlateMath K-1 to address a …

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Cool Tool | WordPress.com for Classrooms

March 07, 2013

I would love them just the way they are, but these guys are constantly improving, so my affinity has only …

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Cool Tool | Presentation.io

March 01, 2013

From the founders of CanvasDropr.com, a visual collaboration platform, comes Presentation.io a presentation tool for teachers to present their documents, …