There are a ton of resources out there for STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teachers and students. However, we just came across one of the most unique approaches to STEM education we have seen. STEMlete is an incredibly unique website. The STEMlite team was kind enough to answer a few questions for us about [...]
Have you ever gone to your son or daughter's school for a parent teacher conference and found their teacher on the Pinterest website? Before you worry that the teacher is more concerned with posting the latest wedding dresses, and neck tie fashions to the social network, they may actually be doing it for the class, [...]
So, it is no secret that schools collect an monitor a ton of data. Including, but not limited to attendance, grades, staff performance data, various student data and health records, state assessment records, special education data, among many others. Just collecting all of this data is a huge challenge, let alone managing it. However, one [...]
For whatever reason, sometimes we get trapped in our own little U.S. bubble. Especially in the EdTech sector. However, we just came across a really interesting company based out of Berlin, Germany. bettermarks has created a ton of adaptive courseware for math educators. betterware's technology is pretty amazing. We had a chance to [...]
Usually, we cover education companies that have launched. However, we had a chance to ask Micky Dionisio about his new project, Ignite Teaching, currently in Alpha. This project looks amazing. Mickey described it at, the "perfect mix between the ease of Keynote, the power of Photoshop, collaboration of Google Docs and fun of Class Badges." Sounds [...]
More and more school systems are replacing transparencies and overhead projectors with document cameras. Document cameras are typically all in one mounted cameras that allow a variety of angles, zooms, and then projection via a computer to a smart board, projecor or a monitor. Document cameras bring a whole new level of interactivity to the [...]
Back in March we introduced you to Isygames an app developer that was making exploring the digestive system fun and educational for kids. The Madrid based company released "The Amazing Digestive Journey" which made learning about the digestive system as fun as singing the Skeleton Dance was, years ago. Now they've released their next app [...]
We're at the Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC) this week and we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Book Systems. Book Systems is library and textbook/asset management software developer. They are used by more than 10,000 schools and libraries worldwide. We had a chance to ask the Book Systems team [...]
There are a ton of educational games out there. Most are just that, educational games; bland and boring. However, there are a few gaming companies that really stand out. The best of which actually trick kids into learning. That is, making a game that is so fun, the educational aspect is not even noticed. [...]
As we are gearing up to hit the Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC) this week, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Curriculum Associates. Curriculum Associates offers educators research-based, classroom-proven materials that give every student the chance to succeed. We recently had a chance to ask Courtney Marsh, of Curriculum Associates, a few [...]
