Software company to simulate cyberattacks for college and university IT competition Symantec is debuting a higher ed cybersecurity competition to train IT staff using real-life scenarios. Aug 31, 2017 By Emily Tate
Kahoot delivers ready-made games and quizzes to its broad base of K-12 users Kahoot Studio is a free digital library of curriculum-aligned quizzes — a shift from the edtech company's previous dependence on user-generated conten Aug 30, 2017 By Emily Tate
EdScoop Amazon re-activates the once-contentious upload feature on Inspire The publishing tool that got the tech company in trouble over a year ago is now back and easy to use. Aug 29, 2017
Nonprofit introduces platform-neutral, problem-based 6-8 math curriculum Illustrative Mathematics is available free to districts as open educational resource. Aug 29, 2017
EdScoop CoSN and EdScoop launch EdTech Time Capsule project We're crowdsourcing a list of the 25 products, people and trends that have most transformed education in the last 25 years. Aug 22, 2017
EdScoop Report: Popularity of ‘personalized learning’ could be putting student data at risk Schools should be wary of edtech companies that aren't transparent about how they collect student data and what they do with it. Aug 16, 2017 By Emily Tate
Hard-hit Appalachian school boosted by technology donation Lotts Creek Community School, which has about 250 students, received 25,000 worth of technology from an IT association. Aug 16, 2017
New digital video technology improves engagement ’10 times’ Altia Systems works with more than 130 universities nationwide. Aug 15, 2017 By Ryan Johnston
EdScoop E-rate applications decline despite need for broadband investments Commentary: Funds for Learning CEO John Harrington writes about the status of E-rate — and why demand doesn't match need. Aug 10, 2017
EdScoop ISTE’s new chief learning officer plans to lead push toward higher ed Joseph South recently served as director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Department of Education. Aug 9, 2017 By Emily Tate