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Reach Capital’s Newest Education Technology Investment Fund Closes at $82 Million

Edsurge

We are advocates for early and equal access to education,” said Jeff Dunn, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop,” told EdSurge via email. “If Curriculet, which offered a digital library of reading materials and assessments, briefly closed shop before it was acquired by the nonprofit Waterford Institute. Blendspace was purchased by TES.

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10 New Ideas for Creating Literacy Centers – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

Assessing Fluency. I have always loved Kristen Wideen’s Fluency Station for its simplicity of set up as well as the powerful way in which she has her students self-assess their reading. With her activity, shown below, students use AudioBoo (now AudioBoom ) to record and self-assess their reading. Image Credit; Kristen Wideen.

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What a blended learning classroom really looks like: An urban teacher’s reboot

The Hechinger Report

I use programs such as i-ready , ST Math , Zearn Math , Blendspace by TES and EDpuzzle so that students are able to access content to build their conceptual, procedural and fluency understanding of various concepts. These programs have built in assessments that analyze students’ understanding and mastery.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

This is a serious opportunity to lead and to address issues of access and equity. We organize resources for intellectual and physical access and equity and our efforts are portable, collaborative, embeddable, easy to access, customized for their audience and optimized for all platforms. Ensures Equitable Digital Access.

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2015 Global Education Conference - Day Three!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've had two great days of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page. Wednesday, November 18th, is day three of the sixth annual Global Education Conference. Thomas Petra ‏ @ RealWorldMath 6h 6 hours ago Day 2 of the Global Educ Conference.

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22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

They are easy to set up, intuitive to access, and a no-brainer for any educator who wants to connect their class to all stakeholders. Because they are web-based, they are excellent tools for extending the classroom to the home and providing parents with safe links their younger students can access. Digital portfolios. Google Apps.

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Spruce Up Your Centers with Technology

Learning in Hand

One handy way to collect weblinks onto one page is by making a Blendspace. If your students have access to tablet for centers, then there are hundreds of thousands of apps with content that might align to the objectives for your center. You’ll probably want to assess it. You can organize web resources in one place.