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Going to School, Running a Startup: When Students Build Their Own Edtech

Edsurge

Quizlet , the studying tool he built in 2005, is now one of the most widely used education apps, claiming more than 50 million active users in 130 countries who have created over 300 million study sets. So how did a San Francisco Bay Area high school sophomore create one of the most popular edtech products of all time?

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Employed measures of academic achievement that were standardized assessments or norm-referenced district- or school-wide tests; Reported the duration of the study; and, Otherwise provided sufficient statistical data to calculate effect sizes. What did the meta-analysis reveal?

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Can a Small Fund Called Dunce Capital Make Smart Bets in Education?

Edsurge

Yet there are eight education technology startups that currently list the firm as an investor. Because online technologies can deliver educational content in myriad forms and formats, people should be able to learn whatever, whenever and however they want. Danner has been a prolific investor. Schools found it too expensive.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. Though the students are continually assessed throughout the program to adjust to their skills, this initial reading sets them on a path tailored to their needs.

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Project Based Learning Tips that Will Transform Your Classroom – SULS015

Shake Up Learning

One of my favorite EdTech gurus is the Cool Cat Teacher herself, Vicki Davis. She teaches technology, blogging, photography and more. We talk about how Vicki brings her students passions to light by using technology to get them to create projects based on things that they are actually interested in. She also uses Nearpod. [14:18]