Source: Education Week
Much like the three little pigs, a “straw house” implementation cannot withstand the elements around it.
Successful ed-tech implementations share several commonalities when you peel back to the core of the project.
Source: EdTech Times
EdTech Times spoke with Rob Dickson and Julie Carter, co-founders of a new entrant on the education market, GreyED Solutions. GreyED Solutions is a services-based company focusing on helping schools and districts with large scale educational technology installations and roll outs. Below keep reading to see what Rob and Julie had to share with us.
GreyED Solutions announces today that co-founder and Vice President, Rob Dickson, has received honorable mention in the ‘Walk the Walk’ category in the first annual Digital Innovation in Learning Awards (DILA)!
EdSurge and Digital Promise have partnered to create the DILAs to celebrate leading edtech innovators. The ‘Walk the Walk’ category recognizes administrators who demonstrate innovative and meaningful uses of technology in the workplace that inspires others in their school communities.
Source: EdTech Digest
INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero
With the growth of technology immersion in the classroom and the rise in availability of digital content and tools, navigating the best course for implementation can be a daunting task, even for the most sophisticated organizations. Experienced administrators Dr. Julie Carter and Rob Dickson (both formerly named “20 to Watch” Education Technology Leaders by the NSBA) have launched a new company focused on helping schools plan and execute their technology goals. GreyED Solutions focuses on a personalized approach to visioning and planning for both schools and the edtech industry, emphasizing that the education landscape is not black and white. Strategies for technology implementation as well as product marketing and messaging must be personalized to represent the unique needs and challenges of every organization. In this interview, GreyED Solutions co-founders share with us their insight into the creation of their company, the challenges facing schools with implementations today, and advice on where to start and what to avoid as you begin your implementations.
Source: eSchool News
Minneapolis, MN (October 21, 2014) – Today the K-12 and EdTech industries are getting the solution they have been seeking with the launch of GreyED Solutions. The new company, headed by nationally recognized education leaders, will help schools plan and execute their technology implementation and integration goals. GreyEd will also supply EdTech providers with industry insight to aid in the development and refinement of their products and services.