Innovation Incubator Program
SIIA's Innovation Incubator program identifies and supports entrepreneurs in their development and distribution of innovative learning technologies. The program began in 2006 and has provided incubation for dozens of successful products and companies in their efforts to improve education through the use of software, digital content and related technologies. SIIA's Innovation Incubator program is unique in that it both employs a peer review process to identify the most innovative and most likely to succeed products, and those peers - successful industry leaders - provide one-on-one mentorship to support the growth and success of identified innovators.
The next Innovation Incubator Program will be held at SIIA's 2013 Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco. The application will open in late-January.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
| Application Process & Requirements: | If selected as a participant at the next conference: |
| 1. A functional website | 1. Accept participation offer |
| 2. Fully reviewable, finished product | 2. Submit your presentation prior to the conference |
| 3. A minimal application fee if application is approved | 3. Participate in an online orientation |
| 4. Register to the conference |
2013 Ed Tech Business Forum Innovation Incubator Winners:
Clever - WINNER for the Most Innovative AND the Most Likely to Succeed Awards
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Clever was created when one of its founders tried to run technology a district, and couldn't believe how hard it was to deploy new educational software in the classroom. Clever provides a modern set of APIs that allow ISVs to for the first time plug directly into a schools existing data infrastructure. Launched earlier this year, Clever has grown faster than anyone expected, and is now used in over 1,500 schools across the country and powers many of the top learning applications e.g. DreamBox
Mathalicious - RUNNER-UP for the Most Innovative AND the Most Likely to Succeed Awards Video | Slides
Mathalicious is rewriting middle- and high-school math around real-world topics that students care about. - Do people with small feet pay too much for shoes? (Proportions) - Is Wheel of Fortune rigged? (Percent) - How have video games changed over time? (Exponential growth) Teachers who use Mathalicious say it's helping transform how they teach math. Millions of students dislike math because they think it's irrelevant to their lives. Mathalicious is helping to change that.
Classroom, Inc. - WINNER of the first ever Educator's Choice Award (sponsored by edWeb and MCH Strategic Data) | Slides
Classroom, Inc., a nonprofit with 20 years’ experience closing the achievement gap for students, has developed a new blended-learning product that is a promising, research-based use of technology to help high-need students learn ELA and math Common Core State Standards and 21st century skills. We use technology creatively to provide a simulated workplace that personalizes student learning. As virtual editors, bankers, and sports executives, our students become 21st century learners.
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