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.
The Future of Work = Early Learning Today
By: Isabelle Hau. The ability for children to succeed in learning, especially with the complex skills they will need in 2030 and beyond, is closely linked to their early learning experience. The only way to ensure our children will be prepared for success is to give them a strong start now.
Virtual Reality in the Classroom is Becoming the New Norm
By: Rae Steinbach. While VR technology still has a ways to go, it already offers the opportunity to cross cultural boundaries, discover new pedagogical approaches, and revolutionize the classroom. Learn more here.
8 Examples of the Future of EdTech, Fresh from FETC
The enthusiasm and passion of the presenters, vendors, and most importantly, the educators at FETC 2018 made the future of education technology look very bright. In this post, we look at eight vendors that encapsulate the future of EdTech.
The Social Studies’ Dilemma: Integrating Writing Without Losing Focus
By: Wayne D'Orio. Schools are demanding more writing from students, and lots of that writing is expected to take place in social studies classes. What hasn’t changed is the amount of time social studies teachers have to correct papers.
Preventing Problems with Predictive Analytics
By: Danielle Myers. By regularly reviewing your facility analytics and constantly identifying new ways to monitor the environment, you will reduce maintenance costs in the long run, while also ensuring a safe space for your faculty to teach and your students to learn.
At FETC, Early Learning is Central to the Future of EdTech
FETC 2018 has made clear that the clarion call to ensure that today’s students are prepared for a global, digital future has been extended to include our youngest learners.
6 Articles You Must Read Before Fundraising For Your Startup
By: Li Jiang. For many founders, fundraising is somewhere between a painful experience and a necessary annoyance. But it doesn’t have to be that way if you are prepared to tell a compelling narrative, run an efficient process, and target the best long-term partner.
3 Steps to Build Your Own District-Wide Technology Solution
By: Shelley Hudson. With a focus on customization in our technology implementation, we have come closer than ever to our school board’s overarching desire to go to as few places as possible to do as much as possible with as few passwords as possible.
Squaring Personalization and Digitization in 2018
By: Elizabeth Anthony. Blended models can eliminate learning gaps, increase engagement and foster ownership, and that is just the beginning. But adding adaptive software programs to a classroom with antiquated "factory"-style structures will not accomplish this end.
How and Where EdTech Will Help
When we add new tech to old practices we shouldn’t expect step-function improvement. Smart tools will be game changers not in and of themselves, but by enabling a sequence of powerful learning experiences.