The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and the Partnership for Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) have created plans and tools to help schools and districts prepare for testing in 2014-2015. 45 states have adopted the Common Core Standards and all schools in those states will need to be ready. Do you have a plan? <span class=”mceItemHidden”> <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/6951856/”>Do …
SXSW edu 2013 from John Krull on Vimeo. A five-minute look at SXSWedu 2013 highlights that Common Core State Assessments and an increase in EdTech investment will bring both new learning tools and data “plumbing”. Keynote speaker Bill Gates remarks that we are at a tipping point in US Education due to this convergence.
If you haven’t checked out Edmodo recently, you should. They have gained over 5 million users since September and now have 8 million users. Also, they have the backing to remain a free service for Education with the backing of LinkedIn founder Reed Hoffman among others. Now I’ve learned that they have numerous partners that …
I helped bring high speed Internet over fiber to a small group of charter schools and a large district. In both cases we got a fat pipe for a slim cost. Even when the incumbent had a footprint in the sites they could not match Comcast’s price. Comcast also allows over subscription where the sites’ …
One of the biggest headaches in getting quick adoption of iPads with new users is setting them up with an Apple ID. If a new user doesn’t have the nearly ubiquitous ID, creating one is an arduous process for the uninitiated. Thank goodness that iOS 6 will no longer require a password for free apps. …
