Google Docs for Learning #EdTech
If you haven’t seen the Glogster list of extremely valuable ways to use Google Docs for Learning, you’re missing out.
Educational Technology and the Developing World
Educational technology can help transform the way people learn. In the developed world, most of our child and adult learners have been using educational technology in one form or another for many years, and technology is accepted as an important part of the educational environment. What about the developing world? Is it realistic to think that [...]
Google Docs for Learning #EdTech
If you haven’t seen the Glogster list of extremely valuable ways to use Google Docs for Learning, you’re missing out.
Students Sharing Files and Notes on Facebook – Legal or not? #EdTech
EdTech News issued a great piece last week in light of Facebook’s announcement that it was reviving Facebook Group for Schools. There is the usual social networking of students and events, but students will also be able to share files up to 25MB. According to EdTech News, student participation in Facebook Group for Schools may actually [...]
Automated Essay Scoring Systems Demonstrated to Be as Effective as Human Graders in Big Trial #EdTech
A direct comparison between human graders and software designed to score student essays achieved virtually identical levels of accuracy, with the software in some cases proving to be more reliable, a groundbreaking study has found. The study, which was underwritten by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and conducted by experts in educational measurement and [...]
Top 50 Free STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) Online #EdTech
The team at OnlineUniversities.com have published the Top 50 Free STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Online resources. The list includes Universities, lectures, tutorials, educational media, free courses and reading materials. …these resources, whether classes, lectures, or tutorials, are all free of charge, meaning you can improve your knowledge without emptying your wallet. Here are [...]
Frank Catalano – Higher Ed Tech: Where K-12 & Consumer Collide – #EdTech
Frank Catalano of Intrinsic Strategy recently gave the keynote at Blackboard World Transact 2012. I focused on the convergence of K-12/Higher Ed/Consumer tech trends. In his keynote, Frank shared his insights on how today’s students are pushing education technology and what’s driving adoption in order for educators to prepare for the class of 2015 and beyond. [...]
NoRedInk – App to Help Teachers Give Great Feedback Lessons
Mashable recently covered a company that we at Startl are excited about, NoRedInk. NoRedInk – yes, the red ink all over your paper from the teacher or the redline version of your document – aims to provide a solid feedback loop for corrections in the form of an app. The app creates quizzes to teach [...]
LAUNCH Event will focus on Education says Jason Calacanis
LAUNCH Education & Kids will take place on June 12-13 in Mountain View at the Microsoft campus. The event will bring together entrepreneurs, investors and educators with 25 startups showcasing their work. From the conference organizers – We’re going to invite equal parts founders, press, investors and educators to the event, which will be hosted [...]
Entrepreneur Expo 2012 – Philly Startup Leaders
Philly Startup Leaders present: Entrepreneur Expo April 26, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, at Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall, 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia. Over 40 entrepreneurs will display their dreams, ideas and hard work in a trade-show like setting. Who Should Attend? This is a showcase of work by tech entrepreneurs and the technology entrepreneurial [...]
littleBits – An interview with Ayah Bdeir (VIDEO)
Imagine a set of electronics as easy to play with as Legos. TED Fellow Ayah Bdeir introduces littleBits, a set of simple, interchangeable blocks that make programming as simple and important a part of creativity as snapping blocks together.
