There’s a lot of information to soak up at SXSWedu. But it’s also an opportunity to make important startup connections.
A workshop at SXSWedu found educators and technology officers comparing notes about the critical factors that make ed-tech a success or failure in their districts.
Richard Culatta, the former director of the ed-tech office at the U.S. Department of Education, advocates at SXSWedu for improving tech use through revamping teacher prep and procurement.
The U.S. Secretary of Education talked about the need to “question everything” to ensure that students can realize their potential.
A survey released at SXSWedu found that girls who are heavy social media users were more likely to be depressed and isolated from their peers.
Generally speaking, incubators and accelerators are a great way to move your needle forward, as long as you have realistic expectations and are prepared to work at it.
A new “certificate in education finance” program at Georgetown University may be the first higher education training program of its kind.
The SXSWedu conference, a huge gathering of educators and tech entrepreneurs, runs this week, from March 5-8, and Education Week reporters will be on the scene.
Teachers and students can now take images from a 360-degree camera and, using tools from Google, turn them into their own “expeditions.”
As the use of virtual reality evolves in the U.S. and around the world, the next question is: what educational content will be created for it?