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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Junky Educational Apps and the People Who Make Them.
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
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Technology
Tagged Adaptive learning, Android, App Store, apps, Decision making, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, gaming, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, ITunes Store, Learning, mlearning, Professional development, Student, Teacher, Technology, Thought, Twitter
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Crowdfunding and Education Technology…is it for YOU?
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
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Android, Crowdfunding, Education, education apps, Educational technology, Entrepreneur, Indiegogo, IOS, IPad, Kickstarter, Project, Small business
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Parent Survey on Kids and App Use
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!
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged App Store, Apple, E-book, Education, IPad, iTunes, Parent, United States
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I am an Edupreneur.
Last week my friend Frank Catalano wrote a wonderful piece for the MindShift blog. He talked about the fact that there is a plethora of new companies looking to apply technology to the education market, but that there is still … Continue reading
Posted in Balefire Labs, Parenting, Technology
Tagged Android, App Store, apps, Balefire Labs, Education, education apps, Educational technology, Educators, Frank Catalano, Google, Google Play, Interactive whiteboard, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, IWB, kids apps, mindshift, mlearning, Parent, Smart Technologies, Teacher, teaching
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I’m in the throes of working on my new startup, Balefire Labs, and came across this great post. I think I’m going to print it out. I’ve been losing myself in working on my business and really need to remember … Continue reading
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Social Skills Training with a Cool Gadget!
Last night I attended a Mass Innovation Night event for the first time. Mass Innovation Nights, for those who haven’t heard of them, are monthly meetings that showcase new, innovative products, mostly from entrepreneurs in the Boston area. Not only … Continue reading
Video Killed the Radio Star…or Did It?
Well, maybe not quite yet, because yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to appear on the Friends of Kevin Radio Show! Although I’ve done numerous webinars, video interviews and even internet radio in the past, I’ve never done true radio…where … Continue reading
Posted in Balefire Labs, Technology
Tagged Android, App Store, Apple, Arts, Balefire Labs, Education, education apps, Educational technology, Educators, Friends of Kevin, Friends of Kevin Radio, Google, iTunes, K through 12, Merrimack Valley, Merrimack Valley Sandbox Accelerator, mlearning, Music, Radio, Sound Files, Student, teaching, Technology, Transistor radio
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Huge Growth in Kids’ Device Use
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about kids and devices. It’s mostly as market research for my new business (more about that later) and, luckily for me, it’s also really interesting. I knew that devices were big with … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Android, App Store, apps, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, Facebook, Google, IOS, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, K through 12, Learning, Market research, Parenting, Personal computer, Teacher, teaching, Technology
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