Remove EdTech Remove Humanities Remove Library
article thumbnail

How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

ED Surge

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development. Our approach is designed to supplement and complement what is already happening in formal classrooms and support flexible edtech use across a variety of learning environments.

EdTech 106
article thumbnail

The Opportunities and Drawbacks of AI-Powered Reading Coaches, Assistants and Tutors

ED Surge

The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. And like many edtech tools, it’s common for these to use reward systems, such as giving learners the ability to collect badges or prizes as they progress.

Tutoring 134
educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Collaborating for the Future of Teaching and Learning With Technology

ED Surge

Looking forward, this will become even more important as the speed of edtech product life cycles increase, as evidenced by the recent release and adoption of generative AI tools across the landscape. As generative AI becomes more commonly integrated into edtech, we see a need to build better research, vetting and use cases for these tools.

EdTech 109
article thumbnail

Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do?

ED Surge

More than 26 members of local and national media were on hand for the splashy announcement (a detail that Carvalho noted in his remarks), and the event also featured a human dressed in a costume of the shiny animated character of Ed, which has also long been a mascot of the school district, for attendees to take selfies with.

EdTech 136
article thumbnail

Nurturing Relationships and Teacher Needs During COVID-19

Digital Promise

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. They are responding to circumstances full of complexities and strange surprises, most of which have not been in their control.

K-12 139
article thumbnail

#EdClusters17 Convening: Strengthening Our Connections

Digital Promise

EdTech Entrepreneurs spoke of moving beyond testbeds to collaborations. Additional research breakout sessions look at “Networks and the Future of Learning Science” and “EdTech Efficacy Research, Pilots, and Rapid Cycle Evaluations.”. What if we created a human library? BROADENING CONNECTIONS: THE WORK WE DO.

EdTech 61
article thumbnail

OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: We need to ensure that all learning materials — including software — are subject to public inspection by taxpayers and parents of students assigned to use them. Given that school technology adoption is unlikely to slow, the time has come for transparency. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

K-12 58