Xerox Ignite aims to reduce the time teachers spending grading papers — and give them learning analytics

Xerox researchers have created a way to save teachers time with automated test grading.

Khan Academy releases iPad app, mobile education is upon us

The Khan Academy released its iPad application today, bringing its new wave of education to the mobile world.

Currently, the Khan Academy has more than 3,000 videos of all different subjects in its education warehouse. With the app, parents, teachers, …

Polar bears visit the classroom with Edmodo’s digital technology (exclusive)

Edmodo, a social network for education, has teamed up with Polar Bears International for live, interactive online lessons about the creatures that bring kids and scientists together. This type of collaboration reinforces how digital education can connect students with places, …

Chegg acquires web design team 3D3R, potentially beefing up Facebook app

Chegg, an online textbook rental company, acquired Flux Software Co./3D3R, according to a Form D filed with the SEC today.

The company, which started out as a textbook rental entity, has exploded into an education conglomerate with it’s hands in …

Wikipedia and YouTube content become teachers in BenchPrep’s latest feature (exclusive)

Digital education company BenchPrep is taking advantage of free informational content with its newest feature OpenPrep.

If you stepped into a classroom of collegians and asked, “How many people have used Wikipedia to research something,” just about all of the …

Back to school: Our top 5 digital education tools

Textbooks are making the leap from paper to the Web and mobile apps. So, with school just around the corner, let’s take a look at some of the latest tools to help you get the most out of your education.…

Inkling social functions make digital textbooks a study group in a box

Imagine a classroom living inside your textbook, constantly chattering and available to answer your questions. That’s what digital textbook creator Inkling wants to bring students with its announcement of social functions for its iPad app.

“The idea is that whenever …

BenchPrep releases iPad app with sync features inspired by Evernote

Today, digital course creator BenchPrep announced its new iPad app, which launches with sync functions.

The new feature allows students to access a project across its iPhone, Android, iPad and web apps; they’d be able to keep changes synced across …