In case you missed it: This week’s top stories at EdTech Times
Here’s what happened at EdTech Times this week:
Monday, Oct. 15, 2012
Blackboard CEO Chasen to step down; Progress Software chief set to take over in January
Cornell NYC Tech campus mixes students, executives
Are books becoming an endangered species? (infographic)
Over 100,000 sign up for Harvard’s first edX course; University of Texas climbs aboard
What type of student does an online education suit most? (infographic)
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
Study: students want teachers to use more technology – now
YogiPlay launches exclusive Parent Center App on all major device platform
Pearson acquires EmbanetCompass
Hobsons acquires simple blog that evolved into full service social network, Beat the GMAT
Best iOS apps for mobile learning (infographic)
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
Students through the ages (infographic)
Concordia U Irvine joins StraighterLine network
Amazon’s Whispercast makes it way easier to manage Kindles in schools
Udemy rolls out new “dummyproof” course creation platform for teachers
Formerly exclusive to mobile devices, Upward Mobility’s ed apps now available in Mac App Store
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
CEA’s top 5 trends include ed-tech
SEDTA launches State Educational Policy Center to provide info on edtech & policies, state by state
YouTube selects next 10 EDU gurus
eTranscript provider Parchment raises $23.5M
Most popular education #hashtags on Twitter (infographic)
Friday, Oct. 19, 2012
Turnitin releases new, free Common Core resources
Khan Academy teams up with Samsung
Cengage teams up with edX to provide book content
McGraw Hill Ed & Dragonfly join forces to develop ESL ebooks in Asia
Goalbook raises $915K to help special ed teachers transform personalized learning
