In programming in order to create better systems, which are user focused, we must sit in the users chair, understand their needs, learn what are her problems and find with her wich is the best way to solve them.
If you want to create an Ed Tech Startup you will need to immerse yourself in the market too, sit on th teacher chair, on the student chair and on the administrator chair too. The Ed Tech Startup Space is vast and full of great companies, trends and innovations and we must know who they are and what they are doing.
Here are only a few examples of companies that are taking the challenge and trying to do something for the educational community:
The Ed Tech Startup Space on Prezi
As I said those are only few examples of a lot of companies, organizations and individuals. There are several sites you should follow to keep up to date:
Great resources on twitter:
- @DiscoveryEd
- @TimesEducation
- @EducationNext
- @EducationSector
- @edutopia
- @verenanz
- @ShellTerrell
- @EdSurge
- @educationweek
- @ocwnews
- @marinandres (This is me. I am not a great resource, not even a resource, but I would like to see you on Twiiter)
If you tought those are enough to take half of your day, I have news for you. If you plan to have an Ed Tech Startup you will probably want to learn about Web design, Web programming, SEO, analytics, mobile education, Web standards and accessibility. I don´t mean to scare you, you don´t need to be an expert in all these areas, but you should learn the basics, so you can plan your strategy with the techies.
¿Are there any resources we must follow? ¿What would you add? ¿What would you take out from the list?
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