Tag Archives: Educational technology

New Raspberry Pi A+ goes on sale

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The new Raspberry Pi is finally here. We spotted the A+ over the weekend which was only for a product page at Element14 describing the computer to disappear. The A+ was listed on RS Online's...

Raspberry Pi modded into a cellphone

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When Raspberry Pi was released, many programmers and hackers got their hands on it and came up with some pretty interesting things they could do with this $40 mini computer. Now David Hunt has...

Amplify’s Middle School Content: Learning Is Beautiful

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Amplify just unveiled their digital ELA curriculum for grades six, seven, and eight. “It took a long time in gestation because it is unlike anything anyone has ever done in public education,” said...

Ed Tech Is Poised to Go Mainstream

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By Sari Factor Nearly three hours a day. That’s how much time the vast majority of children ages 3 to 7 spend using digital devices, according to a study by the Sesame Workshop. These are “digital...

Julie Young: Disruptive Innovator For Students

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Julie Young’s guiding vision for the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) began in 1996 as she wrote the word “student” at the center of a piece of paper and then asked a series of questions of the team...

Baltimore: The right ingredients for an Edtech Fortune

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You can’t move out of New York without having to answer a barrage of questions seeking to  justify such a move. People don’t just leave New York. It’s got everything you could need in the five...

Raspberry Pi Supercomputer – This is why the Raspberry Pi is Sold Out

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A team led by Professor Simon Cox at the University of Southampton built a super computer using 64 Raspberry Pi computers. The rig housing is made with Lego blocks. It doesn't get more geeked-out...