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Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.

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3 Unexpected Benefits of Virtual Learning and Its Impact on Engaging Students

Guest Author

Jan 21, 2021

By: Crystal Lovelady-Jackson. Crystal shares strategies that educators can implement for STEM-focused virtual models.

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8 Tech Tools for Teachers

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jan 8, 2021

Rachelle Dene Poth shares versatile tech tools for teachers to explore in any classroom.

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10 Tools With a Big Impact in 2020!

Rachelle Dené Poth

Dec 23, 2020

Rachelle Dene Poth shares ten digital tools to try in 2021 in in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning environments.

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Smart Review: Texthelp Launches WriQ for Writing

Rachelle Dené Poth

Dec 14, 2020

By: Rachelle Dene Poth. Rachelle explores WriQ and how the platform promotes the development of student writing skills.

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Teachers Need Synchronized Edtech in 2021 More Than Ever

Eric Nentrup

Dec 8, 2020

Project Unicorn's Educator Toolkit is a great resource for giving educators an entry into data interoperability.

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Reimagining the Textbook with Virtual Reality

Guest Author

Nov 5, 2020

Two students, Ishani and Reyna, used their frustration with textbooks to spawn an inventive new product.

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It’s Time to Learn AI, And It Just Got Easier Than Ever

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 28, 2020

It just got easier and more accessible than ever to learn about how AI. With NVIDIA's new Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit you can code AI from home.

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6 Questions To Ask for Protecting Student Data in Distance Learning

Guest Author

Oct 22, 2020

Tech and security decision makers working to protect schools should ask six main questions to diagnose their organizations’ readiness to move instruction online, identify gaps, and find solutions to their most pressing issues in student data security.

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Living in Beta: New Advisory Program Helps Teens Learn With Purpose

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 17, 2020

What if high school helped you pursue your passions and live and learn with purpose and intention? A new program, Living in Beta, is working to make this a reality.

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8 Ways to Bring Augmented and Virtual Reality into the Classroom

Rachelle Dené Poth

Oct 15, 2020

Rachelle Dene Poth shares eight resources to explore augmented and virtual reality.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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