EdTech
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.
Teachers Need Synchronized Edtech in 2021 More Than Ever
Project Unicorn's Educator Toolkit is a great resource for giving educators an entry into data interoperability.
Reimagining the Textbook with Virtual Reality
Two students, Ishani and Reyna, used their frustration with textbooks to spawn an inventive new product.
It’s Time to Learn AI, And It Just Got Easier Than Ever
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.
6 Questions To Ask for Protecting Student Data in Distance Learning
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.
Living in Beta: New Advisory Program Helps Teens Learn With Purpose
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.
8 Ways to Bring Augmented and Virtual Reality into the Classroom
Rachelle Dene Poth shares eight resources to explore augmented and virtual reality.
Lifelong Learning is the Antidote to the Shifting Workforce
By: The Skillrise Editorial Team. Along with the EdTech Center @ World Education, the Skillrise team is working to close digital divides and ensure that all learner-workers in the United States have opportunities to develop essential technology skills and digital resilience.
Choosing the Right Tools for Amplifying Learning Through PBL
Rachelle Dene Poth shares ideas on resources for students to extend learning through PBL and the digital tools to make that happen.
EdTech Report: Key Findings in Response to Remote Learning
Rachelle Dene Poth shares recent findings related to the increase in digital tool use during school closures.
South Fayette School District: Leading Educators in Computational Thinking
Rachelle Dene Poth shares resources for educators to get started with computational thinking by following the lead of South Fayette School District in Pittsburgh.