Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 01/23/2012

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ClassroomWindow – Where The Best Solutions Win
One of the biggest complaints many of us have about products and services used in education is that we don’t really have apps and products that are rated by a neutral 3rd party. Is there such a thing? Well, for me, knowing what a teacher thinks is important. I’ve been talking with Kirby from Classroom Window about what they are doing and am very impressed. It is launching public beta today and there is a sweepstakes for joining and rating products. I think that initially the launch will be simple but there is a lot of possibility for a social-media style rating system for software and classroom tools by teachers on a neutral site. I love the idea.
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