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ImagineK12 Launches 10 More EdTech Startups

Palo Alto edtech accelerator ImagineK12 held its third demo day on Thursday. The cohort of 10 startups made competent pitches. Some, like content sharing app Padlet, have good early traction.

18 days ago by Tom Vander Ark

EdTech

A Short Guide to EdTech Investing

A foundation officer called last week to discuss investing in edtech. After a decade of neglect, it’s a growth category reflecting the mobile inflection and the transition to digital learning.

one month ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

Education Entrepreneurship and Reflections on LearnLaunch

Anthony Kim, Education Elements, keynoted the inaugural LearnLaunch event in Boston last week. He discussed blended learning and challenged edtech companies to show growth similar to other sectors.

3 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

Classroom Management: The Advantage of Structured Learning in Entrepreneurship

Here’s a novel concept for you: Entrepreneurs can learn from other entrepreneurs in an accredited capacity. When striking out on one’s own, it’s an established practice to seek the advice of those who’ve been there before and have made a success of it. So it makes perfect sense that business students, paying an...

3 months ago by Guest Author

EdTech

Hire Edupreneurs: Advice for School Start-Ups

In the jargon-filled world of education, neologisms should be used sparingly. For a new school aimed at inspiring innovators and entrepreneurial leaders with a new learning model, the termedupreneur is indispensible. Edupreneur combines the concepts of education and entrepreneur – a person who undertakes any enterp...

4 months ago by Guest Author

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GOOD Sparks Creative Education Innovation in LA

GOOD and Marriott's Live, Work and Create in L.A. Maker Challenge selected three of 10 finalists who are young entrepreneurs with big plans to make a difference in education. The entrepreneur with the best idea will provide one finalist with the opportunity to spend a week in GOOD’s offices in Los Angeles to further ...

4 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Two Pathways to EdTech Impact

Shelly Blake-Plock wrote an impassioned blog recently claiming, "edtech doesn't exist." He argued for a "thrust of imagination and creativity" that combines semantic web and "new forms of interaction between the Internet and humans."

4 months ago by Tom Vander Ark