Districts often focus on the need for a data dashboard, but many other factors should be considered when building an effective data system.
More than 200 school districts with an aggregate buying power of $2.3 billion in the ed-tech market have signed a pledge on interoperability.
Videos and books needed in Virginia and West Virginia. Meanwhile, Hawaii wants to find management for information technology providers.
How Education Companies Can Make ‘Hackathons’ Work for Them
One Company's Experience Offers Lessons on Molding Rough Ideas Into Actual Products
The ed-tech company Clever’s use of “badges” to help students log in to software was born during a hackathon. But the process of improving and refining the concept didn’t end there.
School districts need an updated website design and a variety of information technology services.
The lack of ed-tech interoperability costs school districts time, money and efficiency, chief technology officers say. Some ed-tech companies are working to address the issue, but most are not.
Ed-Tech Pilots That Appeal to Teachers
Exclusive Survey of 600 Educators Finds They Want to Keep Products After Trials End
An exclusive survey of 600 teachers finds they are more interested in keeping a product after a successful ed-tech pilot ends than in getting paid for testing the tool.
A stop in two classrooms to watch students work with ed-tech product Listenwise proved it’s important for entrepreneurs to stay close to their customers.
Boulder Schools CIO Left Tech Giant Sun Microsystems for a K-12 Gig
Now He Weighs In on What the Business and Education Worlds Can Learn From Each Other
Andrew Moore weighs in on the lessons that education companies can learn from K-12 schools and, conversely, what school systems can learn from the corporate world.
Tech Support, PD Are Top Competitive Advantages in Ed-Tech Contracting
Survey results suggest they're even more important than a track record of working with the district
Trying to win a school district ed tech contract? Proprietary survey results suggest you should provide strong tech support and professional development.