EdBizWatch

Classroom Wearable Tech: What Is It & What Does It Do?

VR devices, “life-logging” devices, brain-sensing, documentation of student learning...

Wearable Technology in the Classroom, David Nield, The Guardian

Microsoft Pitches Minecraft as Classroom Tool for STEM Skills

Minecraft takes creativity, collaboration, experimentation and enhances STEM skills.

Microsoft Pitches Minecraft to Teachers as Tool for Classrooms, Molly Brown, GeekWire

MOOCs Emerge As Disruptors To Corporate Learning

Top resistors to experimenting with MOOCs were in the Corporate Learning Department.

MOOCs Emerge As Disruptors To Corporate Learning, Jeanne Meister, Forbes

Why Technology Alone Won't Fix Schools

What ails US education is definitely not a lack of computers.

Why Technology Alone Won't Fix Schools, Kentaro Toyama, The Atlantic

The Must-Attend Event for Education Tech Investors

“It’s a place where it’s all senior people,” said Ms. Quazzo, one of the conf organizers.

The Must-Attend Event for Education Tech Investors, Natasha Singer, New York Times

The Myth of the Tech Whiz Who Quits College to Start a Co

There are three common myths about tech founders...

The Myth of the Tech Whiz Who Quits College, Michael Goodwin, Harvard Business Review

Zuckerberg & John Doerr Donate $1M To Expand Hour Of Code

Code.org wants to expand the Hour of Code to reach 100 million students. 

Zuckerberg, Doerr Donate $1M To Expand Hour Of Code, Kyle Russell, TechCrunch

Google, Microsoft, Want 100 Million Students Coding in 1 Year

Code.org is promoting 'Hour of Code' to introduce students to coding in hourlong tutorial. 

Google, Microsoft, Others Want 100M Students Coding in 1 Yr, J. Kastrenakes, The Verge

Microsoft and Other Firms Pledge to Protect Student Data

14 companies make the pledge, including Microsoft, HMH, Amplify, Edmodo.

Microsoft and Other Firms Pledge to Protect Student Data, Natasha Singer, NYT

Minecraft’s Creator, the Ambivalent Billionaire

"I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m not a C.E.O. I’m a nerdy computer programmer...”

Minecraft’s Creator, the Ambivalent Billionaire, Nick Wingfield, New York Times

Minecraft Maker Mojang Bought For $2.5 Billion by Microsoft

“Yes, the deal is real. Mojang is being bought by Microsoft. Everything is going to be OK.″

Minecraft Maker Mojang Bought For $2.5 Billion by Microsoft, Samantha Sharf, Forbes

Chromebooks Surge in K-12 as Tablets Drop Off

Availability of detachable tablets & convertible notebooks gives districts more choice.

Chromebooks Surge in K-12 as Tablets Drop Off, David Nagel, The Journal

Should Microsoft Acquire Coursera?

Why jump to Microsoft? Why not Google or Facebook or Oracle or Amazon or anyone else?

Should Microsoft Acquire Coursera? Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Microsoft Discounts Surface Pro 3 For Education

Company is hoping to make its mark on the back-to-school season.

Microsoft Discounts Surface Pro 3 For Education, Michael Endler, Information Week

Google’s Chromebooks Are A Hit With Schools

Company sold a million Chromebooks to schools in the last quarter.

Google’s Chromebooks Are A Hit With Schools, Federic Lardinois, TechCrunch

Microsoft Puts Data Privacy on Its Branding Agenda

MS takes aim at Google's privacy record. Data-privacy should be "baked into contracts."

Microsoft Puts Data Privacy on Its Branding Agenda, Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week 

Tech Giants Chase Education: Who Will Revamp the Schools?

Who? Microsoft, HP, Dell, Samsung, Panasonic, Intel, HMH, Apple, Google?

Tech Giants Swoon Over Education: Who Will Revamp Schools? Larry Dignan, ZDNet

Apple, Google, Microsoft: Digital Wars in the Classroom

The last 2 years, elem, middle, & high schools have been among the war's hottest fronts.

Apple, Google, Microsoft: Digital War Heats Up in the Classroom, Lisa Gray Govt Tech

Microsoft Unveils Machine Learning for the Masses

“This is...the first comprehensive machine learning service in the cloud.” 

Microsoft Unveils Machine Learning for the Masses, Quintin Hardy, New York Times

Google Unveils Free Classroom Tool for Educators

Free service, like Microsoft's Bing in the Classroom, doesn't use student data for marketing.

Google Unveils Free Classroom Tool for Educators, Charlie Osborne, ZDNet