Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

The ambitions for New York City’s Innovation Zone (or iZone) were sweeping: By 2014, city leaders hoped it would be the catalyst for technologically enhanced personalized learning models throughout the district, encompassing 400 schools. But it never hit that target, and now the vision has taken a U-turn under current Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

What it is: Get Qurious is a company who’s goal is to keep kids curious, creative, and expressive by combining technology and play. While it does blend technology and play, I wouldn’t call it a Maker Box. The Get Qurious Maker Box is packed full of interactive play opportunities.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I have seen a lot of companies try to mix physical and digital play, but had yet to see anyone do it really well. He also struggled to keep the blocks far enough away when he wasn’t building so that they didn’t interact with the iPad and mess up the “magic.” Magik Play has definitely found the sweet spot!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 16, 2017

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! Though I don’t hold a degree in educational technology, my years of independent study should be captured! StackUp has a pretty great back story. The problem?

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MindShift

JULY 29, 2015

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. It is Web-based and free. It is Web-based.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. “ Coursera More than Doubles Number of Degrees on Its Platform,” says Campus Technology. Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies.

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