Educational Technologies (edTech)

KiwiWrite – Illinois mom creates new EdTech platform making math accessible for children with disabilities.

If you were to picture athletics in small-town rural Alabama, what would you see? Would you see a Friday Night Lights-Esque drama? Or would it …

In CoSN’s Large District Great Minds Series, leaders from large school districts across the country are engaging in meaningful peer conversations and working alongside CoSN …

2021 was the year that the world learned to live remotely, the year that everything was on the table, and the phrase, “That’s the way …

Take a look at your school or district technology. Is it designed around ease of use for all school employees including teachers, administrators, administrative assistants, …

Dr. Monica Burns shares strategy ideas on navigating digital learning spaces that can be customized to specific environments.

Robert Iskander examines personally identifiable information (PII) and how schools, as a rule, should reduce the amount of information collected and govern the exchange of …

Over the last six years, LearnPlatform has partnered with education organizations to improve the overall effectiveness of their education technology ecosystems.

There’s a growing body of evidence that interactive apps have helped increase proficiency in literacy skills, knowledge of the alphabet, phonological awareness, and numeracy skills.

Nhon Ma, CEO and co-founder of Numerade, is a believer in closing the learning gap and democratizing access to high-quality educational materials. In this interview, …

In this interview, Jennifer Mitchell, Coordinator of K-12 Curriculum and Professional Development for the Mifflin County School District in Pennsylvania, sits down to discuss the …

Interactive experiences empowered by AR and VR often deliver social and emotional learning opportunities for students

Education is a relationship business and that’s one of the values in attending a conference like FETC

Dr. Monica Burns, an edtech and curriculum consultant and founder of Class Tech Tips,  has been busy over the past year, delivering lots of informative …

Carol Allen, education advisor for technology and inclusion and the Senior Education Advisor for the Hartlepool Borough Council in the U.K., we hear about the presentations …

EdTech companies should concentrate on providing a realistic picture of what their product is capable of doing

Kevin Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Austin Independent School District in Texas, elaborates on the importance of shared information and the responsibility CTOs feel …

Susan Brooks-Young talks about the use of mobile technology in classrooms and how we should protect student data privacy. 

In the interview, Steven W.Anderson speaks about flipped classrooms and the need for more discussions on pedagogy over concentrating too much on the technology itself.

Lorrie Owens, President of the Board of Directors for the California Educational Technology Professionals Association (CETPA), will be presenting a handful of sessions at the …

Implementing tech advancements in schools is not a fixed process, and there are inherent challenges to keeping up with the high rate of change

Dr. Kenneth J. Thompson is the Chief Information Technology Officer for the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). When it comes to assessing the state …

Shaelynn Farnsworth is a literacy technology consultant who is talking about the Future of Ed Tech Librarian and Media Specialists. Farnsworth witnessed firsthand how education …

Mark Racine, CIO of Boston Public Schools, and his team are constantly reminded of the importance of cybersecurity because of numerous low-level threats taking place …

Kasey Bell, the CEO and Digital Learning Coach at Shake Up Learning is a former middle school teacher and self-proclaimed “middle school survivor.” She loved …

Kindy Segovia is the Supervisor of Special Education Instructional Resources for the Kent Intermediate School District in Grand Rapids, Mich. Over the past several years, …

Dr. Nikosi Darnell is a speech-language pathologist and founder of Clearview Speech and Consulting Services. Her efforts are helping to increase the understanding of dyslexia and …

Dr. Nikosi Darnell is the owner of Clearview Speech and Consulting Services, PLLC. She is a speech-language pathologist. Her efforts are helping to increase the …

FETC presenter Sylvia Martinez will present an Edchat Interactive webinar, Education Practices for the 4th Industrial Revolution, on Tuesday, October 22, at 8 pm ET.

FETC presenter Michele Haiken will present an Edchat Interactive webinar, Diverse Tools for Diverse Readers, on Tuesday, October 29, at 8 pm ET.

Dr. Rosalyn Washington is the Digital Learning Specialist for Literacy in the Atlanta Public School District. Library sciences have changed quite a bit since Washington was …

Eujon Anderson is the Technology Director for Alabama’s Troy City Schools.  Anderson entered his education career from the technical side. Around nine years ago, he …

Jaime Donally is an author, speaker, and consultant specializing in immersive technology. Awareness of the capabilities of AR and VR has increased and Donally is …

Over the last 15 years, Tony Vincent has journeyed from teacher to tech coach to his present position as a self-employed consultant. He formed Tony …

Eric Curts is a Technology Integrationist, writer and keynote speaker. He currently works for Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium (SPARCC) in Canton, Ohio, where he …

Rachelle Dene Poth will present an Edchat Interactive webinar, Emerging Tech: Transforming Classrooms with AI, AR and VR, on Tuesday, October 1, at 8 pm …

Desiree Alexander, Ed.S. is the founder and CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting and Regional Director of North Louisiana for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. As …

John Sowash is a former teacher and school administrator, founder of the Google Certification Academy, and author of The Chromebook Classroom. He inspires educators to …

The FETC® Coaching Collaborative Powered by iTeach certification will help tech coaches meet professional development goals.

Culture is a critical component to the success of edtech and AI in the classroom

A.I. development is exciting, but there remains a need to be simultaneously mindful of the ethics involved.

AI for Education: A Journey in the Making, highlights the need for ongoing adaptation to overcome the challenges of an increasingly automated society.

Women occupy only one-fourth of the coding jobs in the United States.

Senator Howard Stephenson is a believer in digital teaching and learning.

Dr. Mae Jemison, renowned astronaut, engineer, entrepreneur, physician, and educator, delivered the closing keynote at FETC 2019

Special events for educators and vendors to share their experiences with edtech innovations that will shape the future of education.

2nd annual Blueprint for Technology in Education Summit at FETC

FETC Blueprint for Education Technology Summit panel

FETC 2019 Q&A Roundtable on making the best use of tech tools

FETC presenter Q&A Roundtable on edtech trends

Andrea Chavez-Kopp will be presenting at FETC 2019

The most successful-driven initiatives are community-driven initiatives.

FETC 2019 presenter Eric Sheninger

FETC 2019 presenter Adam Bellow

“Meet the Author” session for Wednesday, January 30, 2019

“Meet the Author” session for Tuesday, January 29, 2019

“Meet the Author” session for Monday, January 28, 2019

FETC 2019 presenter Susan Brooks-Young

Steven Anderson is presenting at the upcoming 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)

Getting students “future ready” for jobs that simply don’t exist yet.

Just changing the tools doesn’t advance education

What’s different about your podcast? What’s YOUR spin?

When we are all on the same page working towards the future, kids win.

School bus wi-fi connections gave students up to 28,000 hours of additional instruction time

Educators remain our most valuable resource and most effective agents of change.

David Henderson and Jeff Madlock are the EduTechGuys.

Education technology innovation is exploding throughout the world

Banning tech due to teacher absence is a big missed opportunity for student growth.

Solutions that work start with, “How do you define success?”

The definition of student creativity has many answers and varied opinions.

Here are four important takeaways for launching new products to succeed

Just as with food, screen time has incredible value to children, but not all screen time is equal and it needs to be guided by …

It’s imperative that you are informed and can see beyond a flashy sales pitch

The purpose of education is to prepare students to deal with a rapidly changing and developing future

The T3 Framework essentially quadruples academic achievement gains in the classroom

People forget that Siri and Alexa are the result of advances in assistive technology for the disabled.

There’s in-the-box thinking and out-of-the-box thinking ─ then there is no-box thinking.

Implementing technology into the classroom can provide a wealth of benefits to student learning.

The 2018 Transformative Leadership Summit is an online event from July 30 to August 7 2018

Dr. Monica Burns says effective EdTech is all about putting learning goals front and center.

The best EdTech from ISTE 2018, according to Common Sense Education

Because of the internet, teaching is less about information and more about meaning and context.

During the summer the buyback market is flooded with devices from schools.

A panel discussion about game-based learning and how to make it work.

Learning different tech skills was challenging for students who had to learn many different technologies.

By creating this Blueprint, we are in effect creating a common language around Educational Technology

Parents and teachers must be proactive and continuously seek ways to improve their children’s technological literacy.

Those in the EdTech industry and in education would do well to listen to what Susan has to say.

Content producers acquire key skills that content consumers don’t.

The 1Million Project is helping hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country.

John Mikton has 24 years leading international schools through the edtech landscape.

If the kids are not the focus, then the technology doesn’t matter.

The greatest minds in EdTech discuss a worldwide blueprint for technology in education.

Digital learners have spent their entire lives operating at twitch speed and suffer from FOMO — Fear of Missing Out.

Ryan Harwood decided he wanted a change. So he and his wife made a big one. They moved to Ghana. Ryan and his wife had …

Never let assumptions get in the way of data-driven facts.

Code.org has become by far the most successful computer programming and coding curriculum of the past several years.

Students in California and Sweden collaborate for the future of education

Companies will hire globally, relying on digital badges representing provable skillsets to find and hire their remote workforces.

A blueprint for technology and education to create long-term relationships between businesses and schools.

Educators are working with an entirely different type of learner today than they did in the past.

Dr. Ayanna Howard, as a teacher and lecturer, is a storyteller. A huge science fiction fan growing up, she was determined at an early age that …

Rezzly is catching on, online communities are forming and students and teachers alike are posting videos online of their experiences.

Schools must break down barriers and create a cross-functional environment.

After years as a teacher, Liz Taormina is sharing her love for EdTech with her fellow educators.

Tech enables the future of our children

Technology is not a substitute for quality instruction.

What if AI could scale personalized education?

The most effective AI software is built on a wealth of data.

What’s next equals business success for Rui Li and the Surface product team.

One of the biggest challenges to back-to-school is IT drag.

Total spending on digital education resources topped $7.2 billion in 2015.

Technology changes quickly; people do not.

We are already at the critical tipping point of the K-12 education sector.

Students gaming are more engaged and they are learning.

Jessie Woolley-Wilson is a force to be reckoned with in the EdTech world would be an understatement. Jessie of DreamBox Learning, and formerly spent time at Kaplan, LeapFrog …

Open source software developed by teachers is filling the holes in commercial EdTech products.

Technology is both destroying and evolving education at the same time.

Knowing the tools, platforms, and systems to use in an educational environment

Virtual Reality brings real-life situations to prisoners

EdTech quandary – student growth vs. teacher acceptance

Large scale personalized learning initiative in Greenville County, SC

Mark Wu, Co-Founder & CEO of Nexed realizes there is a “hand-me-down” mentality surrounding education technology innovations. Refashioned to the fit the environments of younger …

A reading app designed for kids to take control of their personalized learning environment.

Cloud-based collaborative recording tools for students and teachers

Nationwide, school administrators are looking outside their districts for clues to deal with the ever-changing Ed Tech and the need to make smart decisions about …

Shippee shares his experiential approach to learning through technology that has greatly benefited his students. In addition, professional development is examined by Shippee as he …

Lee Banville, Editor at Games and Learning, discusses the role of women in game-based learning. In the past, gaming was predominantly male oriented in the …

Neil Virani, Teacher Adviser, LAUSD Human Resources Division, and former special ed teacher, sat down to talk about the District Intern Program and his unique …

At the Christensen Institute, the core of our research is guided by theories of innovation that have been developed by Clay Christensen and others at …

Lee Banville is editor of Gamesandlearning.org and editorial director of the Games and Learning Publishing Council. He is also an Associate Professor of Journalism at …

Curriculum designers and superintendents who are looking for innovative ways to emphasize Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in their curriculum are turning to …

Jen Groff Currently: Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the MIT Media Lab and the co-founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign—an international NGO dedicated …

Jonathan Cassie is head of the senior school at Sewickley Academy, just outside Pittsburgh. He has taught history, English, Latin, and game design at schools …

2014 VH1 Keys + Kids grant winner, Lisa Costantino, a music teacher at Washington Elementary School, Trenton, New Jersey. Together they discuss the emotions behind winning and …

edCircuit Opinion: When I was younger, I often would gather with my neighborhood friends, head into the backyard, and spend hours digging a massive hole …

edCircuit Opinion The Scientific American article For Children With Autism, Multiple Languages May Be A Boon raises an important point about the impacts of language …

edCircuit Opinion: Walk into any public school today and what do you see? Most likely groups of desks for students to sit, shelves filled with …

Zack Gilbert is currently teaching 6th grade social studies and language arts at Parkside Junior High School in Normal, IL. Zack is a graduate of …

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leslie Fisher travels the country sharing her perspective on resources to educators. Fisher’s unique approach refutes the social media ed-celeb craze relying on her …

 Adam Geller, Edthena co-founder and CEO, joined Dr. Berger to discuss the ongoing development and support for teachers needed for 21st century schools to succeed. 

Those of us in education business are often focused on managing the clock, the budget and the demands of an industry and clientele (students and …

Julie Todaro D.L.S., the American Library Association’s President-elect, spent time with Dr. Berger to follow-up on their recent discussion regarding the state of libraries around the …

Barbara (Bobbi) Kurshan, Ed.D., the Executive Director of Academic Innovation and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education joined me for coffee (play interview …

Straight from the latest edition of The R&R Show check out Richard Byrne’s advice on making edtech work for you! Remember to check out weekly …

George Dotterer, NetRef CEO and founder, discusses how placing control in a teacher’s hands provides safer and more diverse learning experiences for students. Dotterer touches …

The sweeping bipartisan education bill signed into law on Thursday contained a nugget of good news for the tech industry: Computer science has been recognized as important …

Peripheral characters have a funny way of changing our perspective. Once bit players, they invert our understanding of the plot, turn heroes into villains and reframe …

By Dian Schaffhauser In a shift away from policies enacted with NCLB, Congress’ latest rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act puts some distance …

The massive disruption of the education industry is well underway, but the biggest tremors are yet to come—disruptions so dramatic that many universities will cease …

“I realised the burden of what teachers go through here when I was living in this rural village,” says Toni Maraviglia, co-founder of Eneza Education, …

As always, our NPR Ed inboxes are clogged with press releases about the latest amazeballs app or product. Like the following, edited to protect the …

When we think of education technology, we often imagine large-scale impact and reach. But it’s not that straightforward.Stacked amidst temporary shelters, tents and thatched huts in …

The touch-and-swipe interface of the digital marketplace makes it feel so easy. Looking for an app to teach your 5-year-old how to read? Flick your …

M itch Weisburgh, founder of Games 4 Ed, discusses the market for games in education and the obstacles to reach current curriculum models. Weisburgh also …

Photo credit: BuzzfarmersBy Chris BerdikFacing some of America’s biggest education challenges, Benjamin Castleman thinks small. In his new book, The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messaging …

E ven though I rarely make hardware purchasing recommendations, I frequently receive emails from readers seeking my advice on what to buy with their limited …

edCircuit recently caught up with Chad Ratliff, Director of Instructional Programs for Albermarle County Public Schools, to learn more about the district’s Startup Weekend.  Here’s …

Photo credit: urban_databy Christopher PappasExploring a learning topic from a whole new perspective is a rare opportunity. Fortunately, TED talks offer the chance to dive …

Photo credit: Dan Spencerby Pragati VermaTechnology is reshaping how we teach, connecting classrooms and shaking up the fundamental business model of the education industry.The disruptive …

Photo credit: Jon Limby Barbara KurshanThe topic of women in technology has been much discussed over the last few years; more precisely, the problem of …

Photo Credit: The Gold Guys Blogby Kyle VanhemertIF YOU WANT to teach your kid about ecology, sustainability, or the future of interactive education, take them …

Investments in educational training, media and services, also known as edtech, grew to $367.4 million across 24 deals in the second quarter of 2015, a …

Photo Credit: S B F Ryanby Tara E. BuckSouthern New Hampshire University president argues true disruption comes in the form of online, competency-based providers who …

Photo Credit:  www.leanforward.comby Keith KruegerDon’t forget these keys of mobile implementationsWhy are some mobile learning implementations successful while others struggle? It seems struggling districts are …

T he Foundation for Excellence in Education, also known as ExcelinEd, released its annual Digital Learning Report Card today. Digital Learning Now, an initiative of …

Dr. Berger: Audrey you are known for your transparent and honest approach to education in general. If I am a school/district leader what should I …

Richard Byrne, Founder of the award-winning “Free Technology for Teachers,” talks about his backstory and what makes his blog successful.

Thought leaders in education and technology speak to the benefits of innovating for schools and across the world.

Professionals in education muse about the current state of education technology and the impact it has on students, teachers and the global community.

Chris Besse of Nelson Education talks about the history of the company and their approaches to technology integration

A Conversation with LEGO’s Dr. Rene Lydiksen about innovation and tradition.

ProjektMedia’s Jaroslav Veseley talks about his latest innovation for the classroom.

Entrepreneurs and educators at BETT 2015 talk about what’s next for ed tech. Ashok Baker of Schools Media, Jamie Fries CEO of ReadingWise and Rick …