Tag Archives: Education

Teachers Rank EdTech Trends!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

This is a very cool infographic that was originally published on the Edudemic website.  Wanted to share it here for anyone who missed it there!  I think it’s really cool to see teacher interests shifting away from hardware solutions and toward software-based solutions! … Continue reading →

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From the Trenches of An Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Just this past week I finished up the 12-week program in the Merrimack Valley Sandbox Accelerator program. I had never been in a program like this before and I only knew one other person who had been. It was an … Continue reading →

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Kids and Mobile EdTech

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Edudemic posted an infographic yesterday that I loved.  So I thought I’d share it here with you guys.  I think it does a nice job of showing what’s going on with educational apps!  Mobile learning and apps are here to … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Free Educational Apps

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

I was talking to a school superintendent last week about how her district selects iPad apps for use in the classrooms. She said that the first thing they do is separate the free from the paid apps…and then they go … Continue reading →

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Creating Effective (and Successful) Educational Apps!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

I often get my inspiration for blog posts by reading the blog posts of others…and today is no exception. Yesterday, on the Edudemic blog, Jeff Dunn wrote a post called A Roadmap for Successful Educational App Development. His list is … Continue reading →

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#LearnLaunch13 – Top 10 Takeaways for Edupreneurs

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the first LearnLaunch conference at the MIT Tang Center.  The purpose of LearnLaunch is to provide support for the creation and growth of edtech startups in New England.  It was a really … Continue reading →

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Competency Education…I Think I’m in Love


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Junky Educational Apps and the People Who Make Them.

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

The other day I had another reminder of just how naive I really am.  You’d think by now I would be a bit wilier.  But no. So here’s the story. You all know that I review a LOT of educational … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding and Education Technology…is it for YOU?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

On Wednesday night I attended an event put on by the Mass Innovation Night folks called “Crowdfunding Innovation.” There were a bunch of entrepreneurs there who are using crowdfunding to raise money…with varying degrees of success. Many of us have … Continue reading →

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Parent Survey on Kids and App Use

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Friends, if you haven’t had a chance to complete the Balefire Labs Parent Survey about your kids using apps, there’s still time!  Thank you so much for helping us!  

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