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International Society for Technology in Education 2013

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 3:15pm

June 23-26, 2013
San Antonio, Texas

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AdvancED International Summit 2013

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 3:14pm

June 23-25, 2013
Washington, D.C.

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Ed Tech startup Kickboard Lands $2 million in Investments

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 2:43pm

The New Orleans educational technology startup Kickboard, which runs an internet-based service for teachers to track data on student performance, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2 million in early stage investments from a pair of venture capital firms and several angel investors. More than 200 schools nationwide use Kickboard's service.

N.Y. Company Releases Amplify Tablet Just for Schools

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 2:32pm

A New York-based educational technology startup today released an Android-powered touchscreen tablet designed for kids both to take to school and bring home. For sale only to schools for now, the Amplify tablet comes pre-loaded with virtually everything a student will encounter during the school day, including all the textbooks, lessons, tests and e-books she might be assigned, and gives teachers the ability to both monitor and control what students do with the device.