Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu – Day 3 and 4

This is the final segment to a great adventure in Austin. Did you miss Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu Day 1 and Educational Adventures in Austin at #SXSWedu Day 2?

The last two days of SXSWedu wrap up pretty quickly with a few great sessions, an inspiring and comical keynotes, and networking with some amazing educator friends.

Watch my video recap for all the details

A few sketches along the way:

Will tech fix everything? @tjoosten @amcollier @audreywatters @veletsianos #sketch #SXSWedu pic.twitter.com/yizsx0cPrF

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 5, 2014

The LaunchEDU final pitches were help on Wednesday with three amazing companies that will have an impact on education in the near future.

Admitted.ly – Don’t waste time applying to the wrong universities. Find your best match, then improve your chances.

Procto.io – Proctor.io is automated proctorless software that provides a scalable, cost-effective solution to validating student identities and activity during online exams

The LaunchEDU Winner: Robots Lab – The creator of STEM U – A fun and engaging curriculum to teach Math and Science using robots. Covering Algebra, PreCalc, Geometry, Trig, Physics, CS & more.

Sketch of a packed crowd for #LAUNCHedu #SXSWedu with @admitted_ly @proctorio @TheRobotsLAB @SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/MLpfhx3Ute

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 5, 2014

Canvas  by Instucture host a great meetup with food, geeky t-shirts, Skullcandy headphone, and the announcement of the Canvas $100k Grants winners.

Did you catch the @instructure #Canvas at @SXSWedu? Grant winners were announced & lots of fun had! #Sketch #SXSWedu pic.twitter.com/ciywNl1SUq

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 6, 2014

Jeffery Tambor from Arrested Development and many other movies and TV shows closed out SXSWedu with an inspriration keynote to applaud all the educators and inspire us to keep challenging ourself and other educators to make a difference.

It’s a sketch of @jeffreytambor inspiring the crowd of educators at @SXSWEDU #sxswedu pic.twitter.com/xAD1EBj4b5

— Josh Murdock (@professorjosh) March 6, 2014

 

You can’t leave Austin without some BBQ and live music!

Thanks to my travel sponsors who made this SXSWedu Austin Texas 2014 Educational Adventures in Austin possible!