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We try to keep adding new items for educators regularly, opening up as many avenues as possible for teaching with new technologies. We know that STEM instruction is important to just about everyone today, so we try to make EdTech shopping easier. Anyway, we have some new products from big-name STEM brands and some all-new models as well.
EdTech has evolved to encompass so many angles for both education and technology. So many contemporary forms of technology have become real valuable pieces for classroom instruction and taken on new characteristics in a lot of cases. At the moment, there are important topics dominating the most talked about areas of EdTech. Here are some of them.
One of the areas that looks likely to gain the most from the power of AI, however, is education. AI has become such a phenomenon in the technology world that colleges, universities, and other institutions have established educational programs surrounding it so that people can learn about it and how to use it to better their lives.
School leaders are always looking for ways to get members of their community—most commonly the parents of their students—involved with what kids are doing in the classroom. Today’s students are accomplishing so much especially when it comes to innovative learning and, too often, parents don’t get to truly see what they’re working on.
With classes getting underway this past week in a lot of the country and other students really getting into the swing of things, we thought we’d take some time to reinforce how learning with technology can spur development and help them build some of the skills they’ll need most. This week, we’re taking a look at some of the best
Coding tools, makerspace materials, and many other STEAM solutions are awesome at getting them to work with their hands and also activating their brains. When special education students see that they can use technology to accomplish a lot of the same things as all the rest of the students in the school, they gain a greater sense of inclusion, learn
Why do district leaders create brand-new positions for people or re-assign existing employees to vastly different roles? Well, technology can have lots to do with that and the effectiveness with which teachers can weave it into their school’s curriculum and everyday projects can do a lot for a student’s future, helping to equip them with both hard and soft skills.
Keeping up with the latest releases from EdTech companies is important to us and we constantly work to make sure that we’re not missing anything important. At the same time, we’re researching each product ourselves to make sure that it will undoubtedly enhance instruction for all teachers and students that use it. Here are a few to check out!
There is a lot of hype, information, pause, and even a bit of action being taken when it comes to virtual reality in education. While it’s true that we do not yet know its complete impact on academic achievement, there are some things we do know about VR’s potential in the classroom. Here are some beliefs about VR and reasons
In the last few years, more focus has been put on digital or technological equity and a strong push has been made to ensure that every student has access to tech tools that help them grow. This is important not only because technology affords students with enriched opportunities, but it also helps prepare them for a lot of the challenges