Creativity and collaboration are two fundamental pieces in today's educational space. A new iPad app called Drawp is bridging both of those things together and at the same time making them easier Drawp features drawing, coloring and painting creativity tools on an art engine that's built for more professional applications. This means that kids can [...]
There are tons of games out there that claim to teach even the youngest of children how to code. One of our favorite's is Kodable. Our 6 year old daughter has been playing Kodable for nearly two years. It's a wonderful game and it it teaches basic IFTT skills to young children. The problem is [...]
One of the companies that were are particularly excited to see at this years Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) is GameSalad®. GameSalad provides a wide variety of game development tools that make "iOS, Web & Mac game creation accessible to the 99% who don't like to code." The company's game development tools, "are a top choice by educators when integrating game development technology into their classrooms."
This week, we will be in sunny Orlando, FL to bring you coverage of the 2014 Florida Educational Technology Conference, or FETC. This years conference is the 34th annual FETC. The FETC is the conference to go to for all things ed-tech, and we are excited to bring you FETC Faster.
For the whole of 2013 the Greater Boston, MA area - and really Massachusetts as a whole - has been one of the top destinations for VC money. California and New York are oft considered the technology hubs of the US - rightly so - Boston has emerged as a major player, and is in-fact outpacing New York in many ways. Though it is clear that Boston relies heavily on the Ed-Tech and healthcare niches, the Superpedestrian and Sqrrl rounds display the cities growing technology diversity. It is a given that Massachusetts will not catch up to California anytime soon, but it is quite clear that Boston is thriving.
The density of colleges and universities, coupled with the health of the education and technology sectors creates a sort-of perfect storm for LearnLaunchX. There is an incredibly rich talent pipeline, and people are flocking to join in the knowledge-based Boston economy.
Yesterday, the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars, held their inaugural demo day. Demo day, the culmination of the three-month intensive mentoring process, was by all accounts a great success. As a whole, the entire first batch shows great potential, but a few startups really stand out.
If the name Kim Taylor sounds familiar to you that's because she appeared on the recent Bravo reality tv show called "Startups: Silicon Valley". The show received critical reviews from both sides of the fence. Many were intrigued by seeing what the producers interpreted startup life as while others thought it was greatly over exaggerated. [...]
