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Reporting on education technology

SXSWedu panel “Edtech Reporting: Why It Sucks and How to Fix It” discussed how journalists can engage education technology, start-ups, and educators without getting cynical or caught up in the “new and shiny.” [View the story “Reporting on education technology” on Storify]

Bob Metcalfe

Internet pioneer and Ethernet inventor, Dr. Robert Metcalfe, will be speaking at a Fireside Chat at SXSW this year on Tuesday, March 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, joined by business reporter at the Austin-American Statesmen, Kirk Ladendorf. Now living in Austin, Metcalfe works at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering […]

Jane McGonigal not only has a PhD, but she creates games that improve people’s lives! On top of that, she’s the New York Times bestselling author of Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.

Anzelone talks about reactions from the community to her NYC Wildflower Week she has founded in 2008 and organized every year since then. This year it will expand to other cities across the United States during National Urban Biodiversity Week. She also talks about helpful tips for people wanting to help out native species in […]