Math and literature teachers are working to adopt the Common Core State Standards into their curricula; now, K-12 science teachers across 26 states will begin to adopt new science standards into their lesson plans as well. The long-anticipated and state-led Continue reading
Haven’t been keeping up with your edtech news lately? Fear not! Technapex presents “Tweetables,” our roundup of the week’s top shareable #edtech articles. Be sure to follow us on Twitter too! @Technapex On #SXSWedu: Bill Gates: Education needs much more than Continue reading
Happy Digital Learning Day! Today, more than 20,000 teachers and four million students will celebrate the second annual Digital Learning Day across the U.S., organized by the Alliance for Excellent Education. This national campaign was created in order to encourage Continue reading
Why should schools purchase half a dozen different tech tools that sit around classrooms, unused most of the time, when teachers and students can use a tablet to perform the very same functions those gadgets do? This is the argument Continue reading
Instead of a good old report card, some teachers are measuring their students’ achievement in a way that might be familiar to say, your average Girl Scout: badges. With the digital badge system, conventional grades are done away with. In Continue reading
A popular thread on Reddit asked “K-12 Teachers of Reddit: How bad are the cell phone/iPod/iPad/iTouch/mp3 situations in your classroom?” Reddit’s power of anonymity allows people to express views and feelings in a safe environment, often resulting in revelatory truths Continue reading
Live in the Bay Area and have some time this afternoon to chat with other edtech innovators? The Silicon Valley Digital Learning Meetup group is hosting a gathering on Stanford campus today at 2pm PT. Over 100 have already RSVP’d Continue reading
GigaOM recently wrote an article examining investments in K-12 education innovation. As the title states it is, “soaring, but it’s not all rosy.” Investments in K-12 innovation are starting to surpass higher education investments. Funding tripled from 2010 to 2011, Continue reading
Last week, February 1st, marked annual Digital Learning Day where thousands of teachers, administrators, even whole school districts, are encouraged to try using technology or collaborative learning to improve student performance. Need ideas? Third graders in Washington Township, New Jersey Continue reading
SXSWedu is coming soon in early March and will be the second annual conference dedicated to exploring what’s next in education. This year, Digital Content is at the heart of the discussion. With information becoming more easily accessible, digital technology Continue reading