Are You Smart Enough to Write for a Fifth-Grader?
Try this sentence on for size:
“By far, this is the most angst-ridden decision we have made in my more than 25 years with Starbucks, but we realize that part of transforming a company is our ability to look forward, while pursuing innovation and reflecting, in many cases, with 20/20 hindsight, on the decisions that we made in the past, both good and bad.”
Starbucks paid somebody a handsome salary to write that, but could you tell what it meant after reading... more
Education Innovation Summit 2012
With the latest market reports indicating a rapidly rising level of investment in education, ed tech and funding are sure to be popular topics of discussion as some of education’s biggest industry players and hottest startups convene at Arizona State University for the 2012 Education Innovation Summit. This year’s summit will cover topics ranging from the potential of education technology to the future of academic degrees.
The race for ed tech is heating up as the K-20 education marketplace has... more
Looking to Evaluate Your School’s Technology Use?
For the 5th year, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) provides educators, administrators and faculty members from K-12 and postsecondary educational institutions the opportunity to evaluate their technology use by taking a short, online survey. Participants can draw on the 20 benchmarks in the SIIA Vision K-20 survey to assess their current technology setup, and establish future goals with the survey’s “ideal implementation” component.
Schools, districts, two-year... more
Power In Pinfluence?
Pinterest has earned a top rank among today’s most popular social networks, and C. Blohm & Associates gives the site a gold star of approval too. Some of you may be wondering, what’s the buzz really about? What is a ‘pin’? Is this site a waste of time?
This photo-sharing website is not a waste of your time. The Los Angeles Times reports that Pinterest drew 23.7 million unique visitors in February, up from 3.5 million in September, according to research... more
March/April Dairy Dispatch Now Available!
The March/April issue of the Dairy Dispatch is now available for viewing online! In this issue you’ll find the latest edtech news from our client family, as well as learn about National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day on April 18.
Will you be celebrating? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
... moreNominate a Student with Special Needs to Win a Trip to Morgan’s Wonderland
Nominations are open for a contest that will send a student with special needs and his or her family on an all-expense-paid trip to Morgan’s Wonderland, the world’s first ultra-accessible family fun park. The nationwide contest sponsored by PCI Education and Dell asks educators to nominate one of their most inspiring students to win the trip of a lifetime. Hosted by the WeAreTeachers online community, the simple nomination process makes it easy... more
When You Don’t Have the Luck of the Irish
We all have times in our professional careers or personal lives when things are going great and everything comes easy. Then there are times when you wonder what magic rock you forgot to stroke.
Losing a client, missing out on the big deal, not getting the job—all times when we may stop to question ourselves. And in this economy, with the challenges we’ve faced... more