The proponents of the traditional classroom and the edtech naysayers have been insisting over the past few years that students need to learn from actual books. Most feel that these more traditional educators just aren't caught up with the times. But they've been screaming loudly. Here at Techfaster we've seen first hand the effects of [...]
Earlier this summer at ISTE we got a chance to talk with Common Sense Media about Graphite. Graphite, is a platform that works similarly to Common Sense Media but instead of evaluating how age appropriate an app, game or website is for kids, it looks at how educational websites, games and apps are. Common Sense [...]
There is no question about the importance of mobile. That said, there is a question about mobile within an education setting. For the great majority of schools and school districts, it is just not feasible to commission a mobile app. However, we just came across a company that dramatically reduces costs, and makes is [...]
We just came across a really interesting new EdTech Startup: TutStu. The company is still in private beta, but looks to open a public beta here in the next month or two. Anyhow, TutStu has a pretty unique platform. Essentially, it is sort of a ReverbNation for teachers. We had a chance to ask [...]
There are a lot of great edtech toys out there, especially this time of year. The Techfaster team is in the midst of Summer School and we've been to just about all of the exciting edtech conferences across the country. Robotic kits, programmable devices and even interactive tables have been on the top of our [...]
EdShelf is like the Wikipedia of Edtech wrapped up with a little Common Sense. Not too far off in mission from Graphite, EdShelf is a self curated directory of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs and electronic products for teaching and learning. While Graphite by Common Sense Media provides some of this same functionality they're doing [...]
Drawp is one of the easiest apps to use for classroom management. Born out of a unique art app for kids with an amazing art engine and an incredibly easy to use sharing system, Drawp for School takes that same functionality and spreads it across the classroom. With Drawp For School a teacher can use [...]
In today's transient world more and more people are moving to English speaking countries, including, of course, the United States. ESOL (English as a second language) isn't just about kids in school who've migrated from another country, people of all ages are learning not just just the language but how to pronounce things in English. [...]
Through the course of our "summer school" here at Techfaster we've met plenty of tech savvy educators. From ISTE in early July to the NAESP show and Campus Tech that wrapped up this week, teachers, administrators and education enthusiasts were learning, sharing, and networking with each other. These are definitely the tech savvy teacher type, [...]
We know that edtech is becoming insanely popular. More and more schools, districts and state-wide school systems are replacing old systems with new technology platforms. Sure edtech games and curriculum delivery systems can be interesting. New technology in the classroom can be fun, but schoolwide systems typically run on the boring side. So it's exciting [...]
