Educational technology has, of course, completely transformed how today's K-12 students learn. From basic 3D printers and virtual reality systems to simple coding robots and screen-free building tools, countless numbers of educators have been able to affect education for the better and help children develop transferrable skills for the real world. Since EdTech now covers so many areas, however, there often remains a lot for teachers to learn about and explore. Not every technology tool will impact your students in the same ways, nor will they enhance every single lesson. It's more about finding the right solutions for the right situations and building high-quality instruction from there. In this section, we cover everything from specific classroom STEM kits to insights on integrating EdTech tools in teaching. And, we'll continue adding new resources with thoughts on the many branches of the EdTech tree.
EdTech resources are constantly impacting student development and redefining how educators can engage them. Besides those hands-on technologies, digital tools and platforms also play a huge role in learning. From coding or artificial intelligence to social-emotional learning, the instant availability of EdTech resources generates many revolutionary opportunities all throughout the world of K-12 and higher education. When it comes down to it, however, equitable access to technology can be a complete game changer. With these opportunities, students can build the hard and soft skills to navigate our increasingly complex world. And, no matter how complex or simplistic EdTech activities are, they can help catalyze that development. We encourage you to browse the content below and reach out to our team with any questions.
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.
Since tech experts believe that artificial intelligence will continue evolving and come to play an even larger role in the lives of today’s children, it’s important for them to understand as much as possible about it—without overwhelming them or making things too complicated. And, that’s one of the ways in which Microsoft’s Seeing AI can help.
The road trip and Merge Cube donations are coming to a close, but Eduporium’s Andy made his eighth stop in his series of donations on Wednesday afternoon. The last stop was NYC, giving the road trippers the chance to see the Big Apple once again. While there, he traveled across the river into Jersey City, NJ to meet with Michelle
Andy made stop No. 7 on Monday, visiting Yanaka Bernal at the Newark Charter School in Newark, Delaware. He presented her with the seventh of 10 Merge Cube donations and got a quick tour of the school. Yanaka and some of her colleagues have some pretty cool technologies to use with their students, including her own set of Merge Cubes!
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.
Designed for students between first and eighth grade, Prodigy offers an interactive experience for students to learn specific math concepts in a fun way and at their own pace. Keep reading to learn more about Prodigy and how it offers a successful, game-based option for teaching math! Keep reading to learn more about it.
If you’ve worked in the classroom, attended EdTech conferences, or kept up to date with the latest happenings in the technology world, then there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard of Edmodo. There’s also a pretty good chance you’ve already used it with your students. But, if not, you can learn all about it in this week’s Rising Resources blog!
Andy is traveling the country on a 74-day road trip, so he brought along some EdTech donations to gift to some teachers thanks to our friends at Merge VR. The latest educator to receive one was Jennifer Nishimoto, a tech coach at the Santa Monica school, which is located just steps from the famous Santa Monica Boulevard.
We love being able to share their stories and their work with you and hope this series continues to give all educators encouragement to try new things in the classroom! This month, we’re featuring Elissa Schaeffer, who has been using EdTech she received through one of our event raffles to run coding programs for elementary school students!
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.
