https://techcitement.com get excited Thu, 15 May 2014 21:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/internet-2/webapps/google-for-the-classroom-learns-a-valuable-lesson/ Thu, 15 May 2014 21:22:45 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=21342

Education is a growing market in the world of the internet. Globally, it’s worth $4.4 trillion. The U.S. makes up a quarter of that, with the K — 12 market being worth $7.5 Billion alone. A lot of people in Start-Up Land want a slice of that pie. With any luck, the Texas State Board […]]]> https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/ https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:30:05 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=17734

As the SXSW behemoth slowly awakened, Bill Gates gave the final keynote at SXSWedu. The host introduced Gates as a “modern day Edison,” an apt comparison in more ways than one, but if philanthropy redeems, perhaps we should forgive him. Gates described the explosion in computing power and the implosion in cost, telling an anecdote […]]]> https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/feed/ 1