Atomic Learning: Educational Content Repository [ISTE]

  We’re gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Atomic Learning. Atomic Learning is a content repository of sorts, offering training and learning resources. We had a chance to ask the Atomic Learning Team [...]

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EdTech: Boundless Is Re-imagining Educational Material

   There is no question that the traditional textbook will soon be a thing of the past. They are, simply put, outdated. A science textbook from 2009 is filled with information that has since been proven wrong, or has since been updated to a significant degree. It does not make sense to keep using such [...]

Tales2Go: Netflix for Audiobooks For Kids [ISTE Preview]

    We’re gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Tales2Go. Tales2Go is an interesting approach to getting kids to read and enjoy reading. Essentially, Tales2Go is a sort of Netflix for streaming [...]

Swivl Makes Flipping The Classroom More Natural See How At ISTE

At the upcoming International Society For Technology in Education conference in Atlanta, flipped classrooms are going to be a big theme. Flipped classrooms are becoming more and more popular. The term flipped classroom refers to a teaching environment where the teacher turns to video and interactive instruction so that students can work at their own [...]

EdTech: TiltonTec: Student-driven Algebra Learning System [ISTE Preview]

We’re gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is TiltonTec. TiltonTec's main offering is Tilton's Algebra. This is not some run-of-the-mill algebra program. It is hyper-focused on the first year algebra student. We [...]

EdTech: Lightspeed Systems: Mobilizing Education [ITSE Preview]

   We’re gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Lightspeed Systems. Lightspeed Systems has a few different products that "make learning safe, mobile and collaborative." Lightspeed Systems Facebook Page We had a chance to [...]

BranchTrack: Gamifies Skills Based Educational Training

  As we have been focusing more on education in the past several months, we have covered a ton of great EdTech startups and companies. However, the great majority of these companies have been involved in the more traditional K-12 and/or college education track. However, we just came across a great education company that is [...]

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EdTech: VariQuest: Visual Tools for Educators [ISTE Preview]

   We're gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is VariQuest. VariQuest offers educators with a ton of Visual Learning Tools, aimed at allowing teachers the ability to create  effective visual aids [...]

EdTech: Need That Extra Oomph In Math, Trust The Great Parents Academy

   We have been coveing a ton of great education startups over the past several months. However, most of these companies are involved with the standard classroom education. However, we just came across Great Parents Academy. Great Parents Academy provides students and teachers of grades K-5 with high quality supplemental math curricula for these students. We had [...]

EdTech: EDpuzzle: Helping Teachers Make Use of Video

    There is no shortage of video in the world. According to YouTube, there is more that 100 hours of video uploaded to the platform ever single minute. With this huge amount of video out there, it seems like this would be an excellent source for educators. However, the huge amount of video is both a huge [...]

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