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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

When Tulsi Parida joined Newsela in August 2014, she was the 19th employee at the fast-growing New York City-based startup. At Khan Academy, employees have been focusing their efforts on mobile devices in order to achieve one-to-one for students. So she packed up and move to Mumbai, where she found work at Zaya.

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A Curation of Resources for The Hour of Code 2014 (and Beyond!)

EdTechnocation.com

Mobile Apps That Teach Coding In my search for iPad apps that teach and promote programming to children, I found quite a list for a variety of age levels! 2014 Coding Computer Science CS CSEdWeek edtech Hour of Code ipad programming' I''ve curated a detailed list of resources that I hope helps answer these questions.

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Here Are the 10 Michelson Runway Startups Vying For Future Funders

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The issue was why in 2014 Praveen Shanbhag started NameCoach, a platform that allows schools and companies to gather and practice correct name pronunciation. OSMOSIS : If Khan Academy were a medical school, it might look like Osmosis. But the dean then butchers your name, and the moment ends more sour than celebratory.

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The Progression of our Lower School Technology Integration

Tech Helpful

I was excited about having options for instruction and learning more about mobile learning. Supporting instruction while learning about how mobile devices are best used in the classroom happened very quickly for me and I was constantly adapting and adopting new ideas. I am thankful for administration that trusted me on this change.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

Access to mobile technology especially has helped students feel comfortable in the role of digital creator. A 2014 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) survey found that 81 percent of surveyed schools either had a BYOD policy or planned to implement one. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

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Adapting to the New Classroom

techlearning

The first step in moving from a teacher-centered approach to a student-centered approach was digital conversion and building a 1:1 system so that every student has access to a mobile device 24/7. Khan Academy ? Destiny Discover ? Follett Destiny ? myHomework student planner ? Desmos graphing calculator ? OverDrive ? PicCollage

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Google Online Summit This Weekend! - Gaming in Ed - Support Free PD

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 2nd, 2014 Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of becoming. LIVE on September 6, 2014. Is your library mobile friendly? How does your library manage digital collections? Do you have a story to tell about maker spaces?

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