edshelf - Socially curated directory of education technology
A project in San Mateo, CA by Mike Lee000days
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Last Updated: August 24 @ 13:45 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
The Final edshelf T-shirt! 
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here is the winning t-shirt design! The votes broke down like this: I literally meant figuratively. - 67% Decimals have a point. - 23% A rule of grammar: double negatives are a no-no. - 10% Thank you everyone who voted! (Read More)
We Did It!
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! This campaign made its goal! My daughter and I have been jumping up and down for joy. Me more for the joy of seeing the campaign meet its goal, her more because Daddy was jumping up and down and hey, that looks like fun! Thank you so much... (Read More)
Which T-shirt Design Do You Like Best?
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I've seen a bunch of different t-shirt design preferences, so here is a poll. Which t-shirt design do you like the best? Vote on your favorite design now! (Read More)
A Few More Mentions
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Just found a couple of other blog posts about this campaign: The Value of EdShelf #SaveEdShelf by Todd Bloch Crowdsourcing the Most Effective Education Technology with Teachers by Wheelock College (a guest post) We are getting so close! Just a... (Read More)
Spreading The Word
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
It's amazing how far and wide the story of edshelf has gotten. Here are a bunch of articles and blog posts I've found so far. Don't Leave EdTech Startups Sitting on The EdShelf by William Jenkins Going Off The Deep End by Alicia Leonard #SaveEdShelf... (Read More)
My Development Priorities
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Just to keep you all in the loop, here is what I will be working on if this campaign is successful, sorted by priority order: Migrate to new web host, Synthesis Hosting, for improved performance. Stabilize the site. You may have noticed some site... (Read More)
The edshelf T-shirt!
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I would like to finally reveal the edshelf t-shirt! Ta da! This design won over a more corporatey "company logo on a t-shirt" design. As a collector of funny t-shirts and bad puns, I wholly approve of this choice :) There are some other puns that... (Read More)
Just Added an FAQ
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Since I've been getting some frequently asked questions, I figured, you know, to have an FAQ. The questions include: What will happen if this campaign does not succeed? Is $30k really enough? Would you be interested in partnering with my company in... (Read More)
Support from the generous people at Synthesis Hosting!
August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
When this campaign successfully ends, the kind folks at Synthesis Hosting may be offering a generous discount to help keep costs down. They are one of the top performance- and security-oriented hosting providers for WordPress-based sites. And since... (Read More)
A new "edshelf for Schools" reward!
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Several schools and universities, as well as bloggers and entrepreneurs in other industries, have reached out to ask if they could have their own version of edshelf. With that in mind, I've been gathering requirements for a new "edshelf for Schools"... (Read More)
Support from the generous people at MailChimp!
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
MailChimp is the service I use to send out edshelf's Weekly newsletter. They just offered me a generous discount to help keep costs down. Yay for MailChimp! They are awesome! (Read More)
New $50 Rewards and Higher with T-shirts!
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry everyone, I should have given t-shirts to all of the rewards at the $50 level and higher. I just finished negotiating with a t-shirt vendor and have more t-shirts to give away! If you pledged $50 or more, you can change your pledge to one of... (Read More)
More T-shirts Now Available!
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Since they were so popular, I've gotten my hands on more t-shirts! So if you were hoping for a great high-quality t-shirt, now's your chance to get one while supplies last! :-) (Read More)
New Kickstarter video
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I finally completed a Kickstarter video. Whew. I'd like to give a special Thank You to all those who helped me out! Helen and Anna from Tech Chicks Michael Boll, technology coach at Concordia International School Everyone from the amazing... (Read More)
What a great first day!
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! The response on the first day of this campaign has been incredible! edSurge wrote about this campaign sometime in the afternoon. At that time, about $2100 was raised. By the end of the day - WOW - that amount more than doubled!! Thank you so... (Read More)
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