Technology: Page 122


  • Ed data startup Always Prepped raises $650,000

    The startup targets K-12 teachers, helping them pool data from across multiple platforms.

    By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 15, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    Education Tech Talk: Chris Harrick of Turnitin

    In our second "Education Tech Talk" interview, Education Dive talks to Turnitin's VP of marketing about some of the trends affecting plagiarism detection and what 2013 looks like for his company.

    By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 15, 2012
  • High school students are dropped off for school and begin walking into the building. Explore the Trendline
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    Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

    K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2025 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

    By K-12 Dive staff
  • Saylor.org aggregates MOOC content, focuses on zero-cost education

    Michael J. Saylor's nonprofit is finding ways to leverage existing MOOC assets to build new lines of study.

    By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 9, 2012
  • What's the biggest ed tech breakthrough in the past 200 years?

    The head of EdX believes we are about to find out.

    By Davide Savenije • Nov. 9, 2012
  • Oklahoma school district wins $10,000 grant to be used on mobile computer lab

    The grant comes from the Monsanto Fund-sponsored America's Farmers Grow Rural Education.

    By Nov. 7, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    Election Day roundup: Education results

    On Election Day, voters made choices on crucial education issues across six states. Here's what they decided.

    By Davide Savenije • Nov. 7, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    19 free lesson planning resources teachers need to see

    When budgets are tight, the Internet can provide a lot of value for educators looking to bolster their classroom planning know-how.

    By Davide Savenije • Nov. 5, 2012
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    CFY receives $1M grant from Carnegie for blended learning

    With the funding, education nonprofit CFY will enact blending learning models in four schools in New York and Los Angeles.

    By Davide Savenije • Nov. 5, 2012
  • Infinity Software sues as Fla. Dept. of Education terminates $20M contract

    Florida's Department of Education and Infinity Software Development are in a dispute over a project to create a website to help phase in the state's new academic standards.

    By Davide Savenije • Nov. 2, 2012
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    Most Read Education News of the Week: iPads, Star Wars and the University of Phoenix

    Need to get caught up the week's education news? Check out the most popular reads from Education Dive.

    By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 2, 2012
  • Teachers say technology is hindering students' learning skills

    Researches with two new surveys released this week say they may not be conclusive studies on the matter, but they do represent the observations of people who spend hours a day with students.

    By Nov. 1, 2012
  • Gates Grant awarded to Marquette for innovative solutions collaboration

    The grant money will go toward developing FixesU, a collaboration with two New York Times reporters.

    By Nov. 1, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    Most Read Education News of the Week: Ballot issues, Facebook and MOOCs

    Did you know about the week's big education news in Minnesota and Chicago? Get caught up with Education Dive's most popular reads of the week.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 26, 2012
  • Flashnotes gets $1.8 million for its study notes marketplace

    Angel investors step up to back the company's plan to expand its marketplace for student notes.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012
  • Apple announces new iPads, maintains its momentum in education market

    Lower price points on older models and the new mini are likely to keep that momentum going.

    By Oct. 23, 2012
  • Clever gets $3 million in new funding for school data API

    Ashton Kutcher is among the investors who have contributed to the latest round of seed funding.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012
  • N.Y. high school offers IBM classes, associate's degrees and a career path

    Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn provides a six-year vocational program that teaches students what they need for an information technology job.

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012
  • Apple's iPad Mini will take aim at classrooms

    As competitors seek to reply with their own tablets, Apple strives to corner the education market with a new iPad for $249.

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012
  • New ed-tech policy database rolling out for investors and policymakers

    SETDA hopes to keep the database neutral to benefit all users, regardless of their of goals.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012
  • Amazon gets Whispercast technology out for classrooms, competes with Apple

    For as little as $69 per student, Amazon competes with Apple's more expensive classroom options.

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012
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    Data breach claims personal data for 300,000 Northwest Florida State College students and employees

    Two hundred thousand of those affected may not have even had any connection to the school.

    By Oct. 17, 2012
  • U Missouri Research Center To Implement Integrated Research Database

    The University of Missouri (UM) has selected a new data management services partner for its Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. UM has tapped Prometheus Research, located in New Haven, CT, to develop an integrated data management system for the Thompson Center. The new...

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 16, 2012
  • Alvin Roth, the man behind New York City's 2003 high school admissions redesign, wins Nobel Prize

    Prior to the redesign by Roth and his team, the city's high school admissions system was a complex mess that teachers and parents tried to game.

    By Oct. 16, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    5 Kickstarter education projects currently seeking funding

    Educational video games, documentaries and a barn restoration are among the education-related visions posted on Kickstarter at the moment.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012
  • Augmented reality in education environments: What can it do?

    Emerging Education Technology collects several uses of AR tech for the purpose of instruction.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012