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EdTech: Coming Soon to Your Classroom As technology continues to play an ever-growing role in our daily lives, pioneering schools around the world are making the decision to implement an EdTech solution in the classroom in the hopes of improving digital literacy and preparing students for the future. The usage of EdTech has grown so widespread that IBIS Capital, a London-based consultancy firm, predicts that the global Edtech market will [...]

The main question is U.S. EdTech Investment really at an all-time high? Well, without a shadow of a doubt, 2018 was a record-shattering year for Venture Capital and Private Equity. We witnessed both the incredible growth and concentration of capital in private markets with the largest VC deals in history and the continued ballooning of "mega funds," which continue to defy the odds. Additionally, we saw VC & PE deals [...]

In the last couple of years, EdTech companies have filled the airwaves with headline after headline. It is a must that the public understands the how and why EdTech is the future. Industry companies are coming out with continuous announcements of huge VC investments, bold claims to revolutionize how we learn, and public declarations to solve the skills gap in our economy. Making the Case for EdTech Critics of EdTech [...]

What Is EdTech? Many articles on the internet describe EdTech as a genre of software that facilitates the learning process and student outcomes in a traditional educational setting. Some even broaden this definition to include the use of hardware in a classroom or lecture hall. While partially true, these narrow definitions sell short the full potential of EdTech; they fail to look beyond just the classroom and don 't properly [...]

Why Technology Needs EdTech The field of technology has often been at odds with traditional education. As a result of modern advances in technology historically being led by a few eccentric geniuses whose capabilities or form of thinking stood out as an anomaly, no real attempts have been made to examine and standardize tech education for one and all. Perhaps, it has always been assumed that the cream will simply [...]

Woz: An Early Tech Icon As co-founder of Apple and lead inventor during the company 's formative years, there 's no dispute over Steve Wozniak 's status as a legend, figurehead, and innovator in the tech industry. His many early accomplishments include creating the Apple I & II computers, aiding the campaign to get the Apple II into schools, and taking a leading role in designing the first Macintosh. He [...]