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Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

eSchool News

It’s one of the longest-running promises of edtech: Have students provide proof of work online. In this conversation, we discuss the implementation and impact of Unrulr in his classroom, where he tries to focus on creating a more human and reflective learning experience. Get better assessment results.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer All Educators New, No-Cost Professional Learning Resources

eSchool News

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. It takes all of us working together to ensure equity of access in education so students can reach their full potential.”. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Head into the Holiday Season with New Dynamic Digital Experiences from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

eSchool News

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Aligned to applicable learning standards, the new curated content supports educators’ work to bring the world to life while also connecting the classroom to careers and uniting families around learning.

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The Tech Angle Inside Obama’s 2017 Education Budget Proposal

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith Next year's budget proposal for education is all about equity of access — but to get there, some educational technology items need to be funded.

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New Chromebook App Easily Records and Automatically Uploads Classroom Video

Edthena

We think this leads to changes in classroom teaching. Supporting devices that are commonplace in school settings is important for ensuring equity of access. The simple solution for Chromebooks would be to live-stream a classroom video to our servers (like a Google Hangout video call).

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? EdSurge will be hosting hundreds of local teachers and administrators, along with dozens of edtech companies from around the country, at our Summit on Dec. This increase brought one access point into each classroom, allowing teachers to run assessments from any room on campus.

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Record and Upload Video with One Click: It’s Now Possible within Google Chrome

Edthena

In a world where recording and uploading a social network video, a 60-minute classroom video needs to be as easy to capture and upload as a 60-second Snap. Record classroom video with just one click. Edthena users will have immediate access to the video tool inside Edthena when using Google Chrome.

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