EdBizWatch

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools

Amplify will not just sell curriculum on their tablet, but also infrastructure for students’ data.

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools, Amy Chozick, New York Times

Is News Corp’s Ed Tablet the Bureaucratic Fit Schools Need?

Co. betting schools will fork over a pretty penny to get blended learning thru a custom tablet.

News Corp’s Ed Tablet the Bureaucratic Fit Schools Need, Ferenstein & Empson, TechCrunch

News Corp. Unveils Amplify Education Arm

Joel Klein, EVP News Corp. unwraps Amplify, which has been cloaked in mystery for years.

News Corp Unveils Amplify Education Arm, Jill Goldsmith, Variety

TechCrunch Disrupt, Storified

Worst event of the year, most fun to live-tweet. "I feel like I'm losing IQ points being here."

TechCrunch Disrupt, Storified, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

EdTech CEOs Talk About Disruption in Education

Joel Klein, Sal Khan, & Sebastian Thrun discuss how tech can benefit the public school system.

Udacity and Khan CEOs Talk Disruption in Education, Christina Farr, VentureBeat

Media Companies Push into Education

Discovery Techbooks, News Corp Amplify, NBC Learn. Is ed biz the answer to slipping profits?

Media Companies, Seeing Profits Slip, Push into Education, Barnes & Chozick, NYT

News Corp Rebrands Its Ed Division as 'Amplify'

Co. will team up with AT&T to deliver digital learning products through 4G tablets for schools.

Former Chancellor to Begin Tech Venture, Beth Fertig, New York Times

Diana Rhoten on the Digital Media & Learning Conference

SVP at News Corp, Diana Rhoten: "If there is to be a big education play...that presses on all pain points...all stakeholders need to be in the room."  

Diana Rhoten Introduces DMLC2012, Beyond EdTech..., DML Research Hub

Race for Education Tech Heats Up

The education industries top firms are rushing to secure their future...

The Race for Education Tech Heats Up -Scott Olster, CNN Money

Wireless Generation Bought for $360 Million by News Corp

News Corp buys 90% Stake, gets Wireless Generation’s assessment software, mCLASS

News Corp, After Hiring Klein,Buys Technology Partner -Fernanda Santos, New York Times