These standout apps make managing classroom workflow a snap.
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- 03/15/16
Although Stephen Fry has left Twitter, the popular British actor and writer hasn't given up on social media altogether. Numerous sources have reported that Fry is involved in an education start-up being pitched as a "Pinterest for education." Pindex allows teachers, students and anybody else to create online pinboards for collecting "the best educational material."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/29/16
Computer-maker Samsung Electronics has teamed up with two education technology companies to make systems especially targeted for STEM and collaborative learning scenarios.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/04/16
A curated collection of resources on K-12 blended learning has just added a LinkedIn-like profile feature that allows school leaders to share real-time information with their communities and others.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/03/16
In an effort to make it easier for people to work with their Microsoft Office documents stored in Box, the content management and collaboration platform has introduced three new integrations with Microsoft products.
ClassDojo has added video for its Class Story feature in an effort to improve communication between teachers and parents.
BloomBoard, a professional development platform for educators, has launched a new site that combines curated collections of learning resources with micro-credentials.
Aerohive Networks has introduced HiveSchool, the company's new, free connected learning application for K-12 classrooms.
Four in 10 admissions officers hit up the social media pages of college applicants. Most (89 percent) do so rarely, but more than 1 in 10 (11 percent) do so "often." At the same time, the practice of "Googling" has remained steady at 29 percent. Those findings come from a survey of almost 400 admissions officers by Kaplan Test Prep.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/14/16
Smart Technologies, the makers of Smart Boards and other collaboration solutions, has joined Google's Education Technology Partner Program.