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Edtech Evidence Takes Flight—with Lots of Room for Progress

March 10, 2023

There are thousands of edtech solutions—in fact, LearnPlatform cataloged over 11,000 in their LearnPlatform Community Library. With so many tools …

leadership

The Building Blocks (and 3D Printers, and Robots) of Education

March 01, 2023

With Karol Górnowicz in the Skriware laboratory. The people behind this company, as huge technology fans, wanted to infect …

leadership

Can Personalized Learning Turn Learning Loss into Student Gains?

September 22, 2022

With more teachers in the world than are actually teaching, one company sets out to discover the answer. INTERVIEW | …

cool tools

New, Enhanced Version of Discovery Education’s K-12 Platform

July 28, 2022

Discovery Education today announced a host of new enhancements to its award-winning K-12 platform just in time for back-to-school. These …

cool tools

CK-12’s FlexBooks 2.0

September 09, 2021

These are CK-12’s flagship product: digital textbooks that are open-source, fully customizable, and 100% free for everyone. The FlexBooks® 2.0 …

trends

Staying Flexible into the Future

February 23, 2021

As we move into the future of learning, edtech companies are making moves toward greater ease of use within their …

leadership

Time for Class

February 18, 2021

Michael Chasen, the Blackboard founder, introduces a new learning platform for a post-pandemic world. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero “Without …

cool tools

Mastery Based Learning Platform from Core Learning Exchange

August 07, 2020

Core-LX supports the design, delivery and management of personalized mastery-based learning programs and is being used to create programs for …

cool tools

Brainly

July 22, 2020

Check it out: this is possibly the world’s largest peer-to-peer social learning community of students, parents, and teachers. What started …

leadership

Sal Khan Finds a Partner

February 19, 2020

At the intersection of personalized learning and assessment, Chris Minnich and Sal Khan are creating a new platform for teachers. …

cool tools

itslearning

November 25, 2019

Here’s a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) specifically designed for the K-12 market. Through its distinctive design, it allows districts …

leadership

Technology as the Missing Link: The Industry-University Partnership

October 15, 2019

How to meet students where they are—and to re-skill for today’s workforce. GUEST COLUMN | by John Baker In today’s …

leadership

Charting a Course for Higher Education with Andrew Grauer

September 18, 2019

The co-founder of a leading online learning platform shares his winning approach. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Andrew Grauer co-founded …

trends

The Ideal Education Market

June 03, 2019

A former school district Director of Technology muses on finding quality resources for educators. GUEST COLUMN | by Zach Vander …

cool tools

Distance Learning Done Right, Even for the Tech-Unsavvy

August 30, 2018

A teacher-technologist discusses the challenges of implementing collaboration tools. GUEST COLUMN | by Dov Friedman The communications revolution has truly …

interviews

Sharing the Genius

September 27, 2017

Chalkup founder Justin Chando talks growth, struggle, success – and students. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero They do everything a …

guest column

Digital Delivery

September 22, 2017

Exploring the future of online degrees. GUEST COLUMN | by Simon Nelson The digital shift in society has navigated its …

guest column

Building the Best Learning Platform

June 07, 2017

For technologists in education, teacher input is key. GUEST COLUMN | by Kenneth Chapman As technologists focused on the education …

cool tools

Cool Tool | SmartBook from McGraw-Hill Education

February 15, 2017

SmartBook, by learning science company McGraw-Hill Education, is a digital version of a course textbook – with a twist. SmartBook …

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The Five Pillars of Quality EdTech Content

November 22, 2016

Re-examining the goals and purposes of our arena. GUEST COLUMN | by Nanda Krish For educators, the old standby of …

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Old Problem, New Approach

November 02, 2016

Increasing student engagement with online learning platforms. GUEST COLUMN | by Todd Rothman We are at a game-changing time in …

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For Edtech to Matter, Students Need to Care

October 24, 2016

How can technological advances play a role in a student’s academic journey? GUEST COLUMN | by Michal Borkowski Education technology …

interviews

Made in Finland

September 08, 2016

Helsinki-based company knows business, but does it know the business of education? INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Before entering the …

cool tools

Cool Tool | WIN Math

January 30, 2015

This is a career-infused, middle and high school mathematics and workplace skills program. As the first math instruction program to …

interviews

All Possible Resources

September 02, 2014

Three educators answer questions about what they gave and got out of EdmodoCon. THREE ON THREE | by Victor Rivero …

cool tools

Cool Tool | GradeStack

June 06, 2014

GradeStack is a mobile education startup founded in 2013 with the goal of giving the student an option to learn …

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Platform Future

May 13, 2013

The future of mobile education belongs to platforms. GUEST COLUMN | by Andrew Cohen “What’s your go-to-market strategy?” “How are …

interviews

Learning about Learnist

May 09, 2013

Farb Nivi, founder of Grockit and Learnist, takes a quick quiz. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Victor: You’ve got a lot …

interviews

A Little Edgenuity

March 11, 2013

An innovative, student-centered approach to instruction goes a long way INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero They’ve built tremendous credibility with …

interviews

Getting Out of the Way

January 03, 2013

Brad Baird of Schoology learns a thing or two from an unlikely source INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero More than …

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Tools That Do Not Make a Teacher’s Life Easier

October 30, 2012

CLASSROOM 21 | by Greg Limperis I’d like to thank all of those who recognize how difficult a teacher’s job …

cool tools / interviews

Interview | Greg Long: Opening up DreamBox

November 03, 2011

DreamBox Learning was created as an extendable platform to “radically transform the way the world learns.” But more importantly, the …

trends

Ed Tech Tools and the Social Media Classroom

September 20, 2011

CLASSROOM 21 | by Greg Limperis Ever wanted a way to expand learning outside of your four walls of your …

interviews

Interview | Rohit Agarwal and Andrew Joseph: Getting TenMarks

August 24, 2011

The U.S. is behind most economically developed nations when it comes to students’ math skills, ranked 34th according to a …

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Cool Tool | Connect from McG and Bb

August 23, 2011

Here’s a powerful online learning assignment and assessment solution from a couple of the top names in education: merge the …

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