Posted in Blog on 20 October 2016
Long a staple of athletic workouts, wearable tech is now seen as a future influential piece of education technology. Wearable tech has been identified as an advancement that will be growing more widespread in the next four to five years, according to the NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2016 K–12 Edition, “Well-positioned to advance the quantified self movement, today’s […]
Tagged in: Education Technology, k12
Posted in Blog on 15 September 2016
This article was originally published on EdTech Magazine. Teaching students the value of invention doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag. In the 2015 New Media Consortium Horizon Report, makerspaces were recognized as one the six most important educational technology developments. “Makerspaces are increasingly being looked to as a method for engaging learners in creative, […]
Tagged in: k12, makerspace program
Posted in Blog on 18 August 2016
While most kids their age are glued to various digital devices, often wasting hours playing mindless games or watching cat videos, 164 fourth and fifth graders, along with eight elementary school teachers, have been using those same devices to explore new paths to learning. In 15 classrooms across Texas and Virginia, students are using manufacturing […]
Tagged in: design-based learning, k12, STEM
Posted in Blog on 9 March 2016
Influential education leader and blogger Thomas Murray’s name is associated with technological anticipation. That’s because Murray, the state and district digital learning policy and advocacy director for the Alliance for Excellent Education, helps lead an ambitious, forward-looking initiative called Future Ready. EdTech: Focus on K–12 caught up with Murray to find out more about the […]
Tagged in: educational technology, k12