SOLUTIONS WORK NEWS COMPANY CONTACT US Office of Educational Technology Brief: The US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology runs a variety of initiatives to help foster innovation in the education sector through the use of technology. Need: Being able to quickly and easily manage their web presence is essential to OET’s mission. Their needs extend beyond the basics of content editing, because their audience values more interactive ways for connecting to the office. Solution: A commitment to the ideals of the open source movement and the flexibility of the overall framework, made WordPress the perfect platform for hosting OET’s content. Navigation North started by customizing a responsive theme and adapting it to fit the department’s distinct style with shortcodes and other enhancements added to make the content publishing even easier. For more complex content, plugins were created to give users a more interactive experience, including an interactive map of edtech stories and an self-assessment engine for personalized professional development. Our work has since expanded to include collaborations with a number of other divisions in the Department of Education, providing customized themes and plugins to fit their needs and enhance their online presence. View all Department of Education projects. Open Source GitHub Projects: tech.ed.gov Theme Stories Custom Post Type Plugin OII Content Mirroring Plugin Assessment Custom Video Playlist: Assessment Results: Stories: Stories Tagged OER: Links & Press: Education Week Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Email Related Projects READY TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION? LET'S CONNECT © Copyright 2005 - 2021 Navigation North Linkedin Twitter Facebook

SOLUTIONS WORK NEWS COMPANY CONTACT US RESEARCH Navigation North prides itself on closely aligning all design, development, and implementation to effective classroom practice, current trends, and research. Drawing heavily on our background in education and ongoing relationships with classrooms and districts, we spend ample time testing our approaches directly with students and teachers. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Additionally, Navigation North has led in research and testing efforts ranging from the impact of standardized digital assessments to strategies for supporting rich, online professional development to creating systems to more effectively engage youth in digital learning. SOLUTIONS Technical Project Management Web Platform Development WordPress Research Consultation Digital Learning Resource Management READY TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION? LET'S CONNECT © Copyright 2005 - 2021 Navigation North Linkedin Twitter Facebook