Category: Education Tech

November 1, 2023

From the moment they first set up shop centuries ago, businesses have depended on word-of-mouth to build their customer base–and today, word-of-mouth marketing is still the main driver of sales. Ninety percent of consumers are more likely to trust a […]

October 27, 2023

Whether it’s with artificial intelligence-powered 1:1 tutoring services for students or a course-building aide for teachers, ed tech companies are increasingly embracing AI — especially since ChatGPT entered the scene in November 2022. As education leaders and policymakers weigh the […]

October 25, 2023

K-12 ed tech spending is projected to grow tremendously between 2022 and 2032 — jumping in market worth from $14.8 billion to $132.4 billion globally, according to a recent report by Market.Us, a consulting and market research company. The expected […]

October 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child’s growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the […]

October 20, 2023

When it comes to digital equity, U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast. However, the […]

October 18, 2023

Amy Ballard, Ph.D., a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. Yet Ballard’s main focus […]

October 13, 2023

Study.com released new survey data last month that sheds light on parents’ evolving attitudes towards the role of schools as students head into the third school year post-pandemic. The education platform surveyed parents in California and Texas to understand their […]

October 10, 2023

Students these days are terrible at sorting true facts from misinformation online and on social media, many studies show. But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center […]

October 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to […]

October 6, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in the majority of college classrooms–and that number could climb quickly, according to a new report from Wiley. The majority (58 percent) of college instructors who responded to Wiley’s recent survey say […]

September 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. An AI tool that takes recorded audio from a classroom and […]

September 25, 2023

Educators are optimistic about implementing new education technology tools, including AI and gamified learning, and are prioritizing student engagement as the new school year gets underway, according to a new survey from GoGuardian. The survey of more than 1,100 educators […]

September 14, 2023

The average student who is taught by a tutor using mastery learning techniques outperforms 98 percent of students taught in a typical classroom. Society cannot afford to provide full-time tutors for every student. As a result, the majority of students […]

September 8, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT last year, there has been much productive discussion about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistants and other generative AI tools in education today and how they might impact education in the future. The […]

September 6, 2023

As COVID-19 swept the nation beginning in 2019, no one knew just how life-altering the pivot to remote work and education would be. Today, we see more and more students and employees alike who are relying on technology to engage […]

August 31, 2023

Immersive, experiential technology is transforming how both students and teachers learn. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) provide deeper engagement, opportunities for collaboration, and hands-on learning that places newly acquired knowledge and skills in context. For students, immersive technology […]

August 31, 2023

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives has sparked a transformative wave in recent years, with impacts resonating across various sectors. In the realm of higher education, this marriage of AI and learning is ushering in a new […]

August 29, 2023

Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals the vital role of AI in education and its place as an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as […]

August 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. Tools, such as AI-powered writing assistants and language-analysis platforms, offer real-time feedback and […]

August 14, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of education, truly personalized learning has been nearly impossible to achieve. Classroom teachers, constrained by limited resources and standardized curricula, often struggle to cater to the diverse learning needs of their students. For years, educational technology […]