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The SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit is THE leading conference for the K-12 and postsecondary education technology marketplace. 

Please join us at the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit conference, taking place May 22-24 in San Francisco.

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Thanks for Making the Vision K-20 Survey a Success!

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:17

The Vision K-20 Survey comes to a close today and SIIA could not have had another successful survey launch without the help of our partners. We are on track to match or exceed last year’s all time high of 1600 respondents. This year we have also opened up the survey to international educators to see how educators around the world rate themselves on the Vision K-20 technology goals.

Our major partner in the Vision K-20 Survey project this year has been MMS Education. They have helped us host, analyze, and present the results of the survey. The team at MMS has been a great benefit to this project.

Key development partner Sue Collins of CollinsConsults has provided guidance and industry expertise to the development of the survey. She has also played a big role in report writing and presentations at various industry events.

Stay tuned for a NEW version of the Vision K-20 Survey later this month! We are launching a BETA version that improves upon the current survey and will allow for more detailed and accurate results. With all of the new developments SIIA and our partners hope to provide more information in more meaningful ways to our members and the ed tech industry on the whole.

A big thanks to our promotional partners who have helped us spread the word about this important survey: Campus Technology, CoSN, Curriki, Digital Learning Day, District Administration, eCampusNews, edWeb, eSchoolNews, Global SchoolNet, ISTE, iPoPP, NISOD, SmartBrief, SXSWedu, TechLearning.com, The Big Deal Book, THE Journal, Today’s Catholic Teacher, University Business, and We The Teachers.

 

Lindsay HarmanLindsay Harman is Market and Policy Analyst for the SIIA Education Division.

SIIA Announces Education Finalists for 2013 CODiE Awards

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:41

Today SIIA would like to announce the 148 finalists in Education categories for the 2013 SIIA CODiE Awards. These finalists represent applications, products and services from developers of educational software, digital content, online learning services, and related technologies across the K-20 sector.

This year’s program features 23 Education categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends and business models. New this year, Best Personalized Learning Solution was the program’s most popular category. Due to its popularity, the category was split into Best PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution and Best Postsecondary Personalized Learning Solution.

Winners will be announced during a special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Ed Tech Industry Summit, in San Francisco on May 6.

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators conduct the first-round review of all education nominees. The judges are responsible for selecting the CODiE Awards finalists, and SIIA members then vote on the finalist products. The scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners.

Details about each finalist are listed at http://siia.net/codies/2013/finalists.asp. For more information on the Ed Tech Industry Summit, attending the CODiE Awards dinner, and to see a full schedule of events, visit http://www.siia.net/etis.

2013 CODiE Awards Education Finalists

Best Classroom Management Solution

Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution

Best Cross-Curricular Solution

Best Education Community Solution

Best Education Game or Simulation

Best Education Reference Solution

Best Educational Use of a Mobile Device

Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas

Best K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution

Best K-12 Enterprise Solution

Best Mathematics Instructional Solution

Best PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution

Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution

Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution

Best Postsecondary Learning Solution

Best Postsecondary Personalized Learning Solution

Best Professional Learning Solution for Education

Best Reading/English/ELL Instructional Solution

Best Science/Health Instructional Solution

Best Social Sciences Instructional Solution

Best Solution for Special Needs Students

Best Student Assessment Solution

Best Virtual Learning Solution

Karen BillingsKaren Billings is Vice President for the Education Division at SIIA. Follow the SIIA Education Team on Twitter at @SIIAEducation

February’s What’s New in Common Core Standards & Assessments?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:26

In February data and pilots for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) became available. As the implementation date creeps closer, more decisions are being made, steps taken and information made available. To help SIIA members better track the details and trends, SIIA has created a monthly report for SIIA members on the newest and most relevant information, aggregated and summarized.

Highlights from this month include more information on accommodation regulations, an example of curriculum selection in New York, and pilot tests. These are all in the February CCSS document with summaries and links to more information for member companies and links to share with their client schools as they prepare for the transition.

The SIIA monthly series will contain information on both the major assessment organizations, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), as well as on the standards definitions and implementation.  This will provide a comprehensive archive for members to access and reference.

Look for more updates by SIIA Education Policy in a month!

Meanwhile, SIIA members can review past SIIA webinars on CCSS, SBAC and PARCC, as well as register for SIIA’s Ed Tech Government Forum, April 9-11 in Washington, DC featuring several sessions addressing these issues.

 

Lindsay HarmanLindsay Harman is Market and Policy Analyst for the SIIA Education Division. Follow the Education team on twitter at @SIIAEducation

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