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Selling Technology to Educators is as Hard as you Think
The wall of red tape keeping innovation out of schools has got to come down. And right now we’re witnessing a surge of entrepreneurs and investors looking
Screw Business As Usual with Virgin Unite
I never thought social media could make such a difference. But there is real power in a tweet. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest can be driving
A Lesson Beyond the Classroom: Students take on the #iEmpower Campaign
It’s truly amazing to see so many people from all over the world share what they empower in support of the #iEmpower Campaign. These simple,
How HIVE Chicago will Change Chicago’s Education Reputation
Connie Yowell, Director of Education for U.S. Programs at the MacArthur Foundation, opened the most recent meeting of Chicago’s Hive Learning Network member organizations with
Who do #iEmpower?
The MentorMob and Kwagala Project #iEmpower campaign has officially launched! We’re so excited to be joining forces with people around the world and empowering the women who
Digital Media & Learning Gets Weird on St Patrick’s Day
And by getting weird I mean going legit. Mozilla’s Open Badges initiative is at heart about getting educators and technologists to design a trustworthy method of
When Starting a New Hobby, be Fearless–but Prepare!
So I’m an amateur artist. But amateur or not, I subscribe to the school of thought that if you do something, you should do it right. Painting
Girls Learn more than Programming at App Boot Camp
img I’ve always thought App Boot Camp was an ambitious project. Last year, when MentorMob, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, and Motorola
Entrepreneurs Empowering Education
What could be better than working with teachers around the world? Here’s what: partnering with an organization that’s helping provide education to those in disadvantaged
Better Essays in Half the Time with sCoolWork
It’s coming up on a year since Kris Chinosorn and I traveled to New York City for the #140edu conference. And we’ve kept in touch