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: 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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Imonomy: A New Take on Ads

  Being a news website, we are no stranger to ads. That said, most are pretty bland and intrusive. However, the need not be. We just came across Imonomy, a pretty unique ad platform. We had a chance to speak with the team and learn a bit more about the platform: Imonomy What is Imonomy? [...]

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Kneto: Incredibly Detailed Email Analytics

There has not been an advancement in email in some time. The big guys keep adding features, but none seem to be anything more than a novelty. That said, we just came across a pretty unique email service: Kneto. Kneto provides a huge amount of analytics on the normal open and click through rates, but also provides some more benefits. We had a [...]

Classgap: Online Tutoring Service

   When I was in school, one of my biggest problems was my stubbornness. Whenever I couldn't understand a concept, or was having trouble, I refused to go to a tutor or lab. Rather than take the help that was available, I would try to figure things out for myself. Although I am not 100% [...]

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EdTech: B.E. Publishing: Resources for Educators [Tots and Tech Preview]

As we are gearing up to head to the TECA Tots and Technology Conference, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is B.E. Publishing. B.E. Publishing will be showing off their new typing platform: EduTyping at Tots and Tech. We had a chance to speak with the B.E. Publishing [...]

EdTech: Data Frontline: Tots and Tech Preview

  As we are gearing up to head to the TECA Tots and Technology Conference, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Data Frontline. Data Frontline offers a powerful cloud solution to school administrators. We had the opportunity to ask the Data Frontline Team a bit about their [...]

EdTech: Smarty Ants: A Platform That Helps Young Children Learn To Read

   Arguably the most important skill for young children to learn is reading. Needless to say, this is a difficult task. It takes hours and hours to learn to read. We just came across a company that has built a platform that helps PreK- 2nd Grade children learn to read: Smarty Ants. We had a [...]

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