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.
Bridging Continental Divides with Virtual Music Collaboration
By: Mary Kay Altizer. My students who had the opportunity to virtually collaborate with their global counterparts are still collaborating together, and I like to think they'll maintain these international bonds for the rest of their lives.
How to Talk to Parents About Your School’s EdTech
It's only natural for parents to feel some concern over the use of EdTech in their children's schools. Here are some tips for educators and EdLeaders who are facing these concerns, along with some tools you can use to demonstrate EdTech's potential efficacy.
What if Holocaust Survivors Could Teach Your Class?
Holograms will be in our future, and will be in our future classrooms. In this post, we imagine the nearly limitless possibilities that would arise if we could hologram the best content drivers in every industry as our teachers.
23 SEL Apps and Actions for Relaxation and Stress Relief
It’s “that time of year” when mid-term exams, finals, holidays, deadlines and more can take their toll on students and those who support them. Here are some things you can use to help you relax.
How Virtual Reality and Embodied Learning Could Disrupt Education
VR is best used to get around the impossible, the expensive and the dangerous. It is also best when it enables an experience of embodiment. Here's what that means.
Closing the Digital Divide to Ensure the Future of Learning
There are three critical challenges facing efforts to move towards equitable access to EdTech for all students. Here's how we can face them.
How to Grow Unicorns
By: Nancy Conrad. At the core of our competition is the opportunity for students to learn how to think, how to learn, how to be "no box" thinkers and how to develop their potential to become unicorns. Learn more here.
Data Interoperability in K-12: A Teacher’s Perspective
By: Brett Emerson. In my district, we have inconsistency among the applications we use for intervention and monitoring student progress. Even now, parents still don’t know how their child scored on last year’s standardized tests. Data interoperability could help.
Inclusion Drives Innovation, and Inspires Microsoft’s Newest Updates
By: Madison Edmiston. Microsoft is committed to “empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.” Implicit in that statement is a commitment to those with learning disabilities. Learn more about their work in that area here.
Tom Vander Ark on Using Technology to Advance Student Learning
Our CEO Tom Vander Ark recently took an in-depth look at whether kids are getting too much screen time in school for our friends at Education Next. Learn more about what he had to say here.