A new organization led by a former chief information officer of the New York City schools is trying to help K-12 systems make smarter decisions about buying educational technology.
Volley Labs’ investors include Zuckerberg Education Ventures, and adaptive-literacy software developer LightSail takes in $11 million in Series B funding.
A Gates foundation survey finds that teachers regard too much of the data that comes to them via technology as slow, delivered in silos, and untrustworthy.
The demand for big, high-stakes summative tests isn’t likely to go away soon, even as classroom assessments become more useful and precise, a panel at SXSWedu suggested.
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Schools’ interest in “maker education” is receiving major attention at the SXSWedu conference, though questions about the costs of the hand-on projects remain for teachers
Ed-tech vendors need to show district officials that they have “skin in the game” and are willing to put time and money into making their products work for teachers, one superintendent says.
Boxlight purchased a provider of interactive teaching solutions and LTG Exam Platform raised more than $5 million to fund expansion.
The South by Southwest education conference, which last year drew more than 6,000 registrants, opens Monday as district officials face major opportunities, and perils, in trying to choose the right ed-tech products.
Amazon and the National Federation of the Blind will collaborate on improvements to Amazon’s education content, platforms, and applications.