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How Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s iZone Went from ‘Cool’ to Cold

Edsurge

Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

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Teacher Recommended: 50 Favorite Classroom Apps

MindShift

Educators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool to focusing on how it improves learning. iLearn United States : This game-like app has a learn mode and a game mode. That’s where we want to be.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” An “innovation pod” is actually a private classroom in a shipping container. Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. Via Chalkbeat : “ Indiana ’s new ILEARN test is expected to be shorter than ISTEP.” The skills identification company has raised $76.2

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Magik Play: A beautiful blend of digital and physical play

iLearn Technology

I have seen a lot of companies try to mix physical and digital play, but had yet to see anyone do it really well. How to integrate Magik Play into the classroom: Magik Play is a great addition to the primary aged classroom. In the classroom Magik Play would make a great math center. It is seriously so cool.

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Get Qurious: Interactive and Digital Play Kit

iLearn Technology

What it is: Get Qurious is a company who’s goal is to keep kids curious, creative, and expressive by combining technology and play. How to integrate Get Qurious Maker Box into the classroom: The Get Qurious set brings the story of the Three Little Pigs alive in new and fun ways.

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StackUp: track self-directed learning online

iLearn Technology

What it is: I’ve written about StackUp before here but, over the last three years, the company has grown up enough that it warrants another post! I love the way StackUp works for your classroom, and doesn’t box students into specific requirements for the tracking to work. StackUp has a pretty great back story. The problem?