by kris | Mar 17, 2018 | BEST LINKS EVER, Convergence on Target, Understanding Media
See an article from the El Paso times describing a new partnership with Microsoft. ‘Our hope is that TechSpark will help communities and businesses work better together to address critical economic challenges at the local level,’ Brad Smith, Microsoft...
by andflywrite | May 4, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER
As part of the “school money” topic, here’s an interview with a venture cap guy talking about what Kapor Capital funds in the way of Ed Tech startups. They are doing very very early funding in “small amounts” Here’s a link to the...
by andflywrite | Apr 30, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER
This conference has remained one of the more “important”, combining Arizona State’s leading online learning innovation with GSV, an investment company that focuses on ed tech, new media and similar. Needless to say there’s an emphasis on the...
by andflywrite | Jan 18, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER
As the ed tech transformation rolls on, funding sources and methods change to account for what are seen to be the best opportunities, as noted in the NY Times article below, and the accompanying chart below. (note the big China ed tech funding) Public financing also...
by andflywrite | Jun 10, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
More than 100 organizations are asking Congress to appropriate at least $200 million to help make available education technology devices, resources, and professional development throughout the nation’s school districts, spurred on by the ISTE organization....
