EdTech 10: iNACOL Edition

This week our team is saddling up and heading to San Antonio to attend the always popular iNACOL Symposium.
We are thrilled to once again to be listening to, chatting with and presenting alongside the many experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers working to transform education. We can’t wait to share what we see and learn over the next few days on the blog and social media, so stay tuned to our channels for frequent updates!
In honor of this leading event for K-12 competency-based, blended and online learning, this week’s stories share several new resources, guidebooks, platforms and toolkits created to help edleaders continue their transformational work long after we hit the lights on #iNACOL16.

Blended Schools & Tools

1. Personalized Learning Guide

Look what just arrived: our new book, How to Personalize Learning https://t.co/djvJ2Z2aXq I co-authored w @khmmc pic.twitter.com/6pYmLbDoER

— Barbara Bray (@bbray27) October 24, 2016

2. Blended Language Learning Toolkit

Blended Language Learning Toolkit: Classroom-Based Implementation https://t.co/fn204JUIKZ #language #globaled #langchat #blendedlearning pic.twitter.com/JLBxKIkeNt

— Emily Liebtag (@EmilyLiebtag) October 25, 2016

Digital Developments

3. Google Education Transformation

New hub for school leaders to share ideas, resources, stories: Google for Education Transformation Center https://t.co/tJ9aK0wbmF #lpsleads

— Matthew Krohne (@matthewkrohne) October 13, 2016

4. Arc Video Platform

Meet #Arc, the next-gen online video platform enhancing learning by turning passive video into inclusive discussion: https://t.co/1FdyER6nj4 pic.twitter.com/ih0OxhloQh

— Canvas LMS (@CanvasLMS) October 25, 2016

5. Next-Gen LRM

Our new #LRM is officially available! Read about our platform that integrates the #LMS, networking tool and #SIS. https://t.co/Har7Xna7v8 pic.twitter.com/7fZf5kwXP0

— Motivis Learning (@motivislearning) October 19, 2016

6. IBM Watson Education App for iPad

First @IBMWatson Education App for #iPad Delivers #k12 Personalized Learning https://t.co/MkIVlPQ50S #plearn #blendedlearning

— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) October 20, 2016

Dollars & Deals

7. PowerSchool Acquires Chalkable

.@PowerSchool Acquires @Chalkable to Bring Positive Behavior Intervention and Classroom Culture to SIS https://t.co/xI7tQXmjoT via @PRWeb

— Eileen Rudden (@eileenrudden) October 19, 2016

Stem Gems

8. Coding Girls

Google: Girls Can Do Great Things With Code https://t.co/H29H2z0zQN via @scoopit

— Cynthia Ambrose (@CynthiaAmbrose) October 21, 2016

Check out this organization that helps GenDIY women become Girls Who Code.

Smart Planet

9. South African Schools Investment

.@OmidyarNetwork invests in South African #BlendedLearning network @SPARKSchools https://t.co/dyJ5dJfjUU pic.twitter.com/JX2uVXA4Zj

— Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark) October 26, 2016

We had the opportunity to visit SPARK schools in South Africa in Johannesburg and share more about its innovative blend in this blog.

Policy Pieces

10. Assessment Toolkit

Launched today: The Visioning Toolkit for Better #Assessment. @LillianPace explains: https://t.co/KIt0P45nh7 @NCIEA1 #ESSA #EdPolicy #EdChat

— KnowledgeWorks (@knowledgeworks) October 20, 2016

For more, see:

• Personalized Standards-Based Instruction Tied to Social Emotional Learning
• Infographic | 10 Elements of Next-Gen Language Learning
• Is Coding the Most Important Language to Learn Right Now?

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