Edtech Marketplace Today
The Edtech Marketplace Today blog series invites voices from the field to highlight the ways in which the edtech marketplace struggles to meet the needs of learners, educators, or research-based product developers. Learn how these challenges impact school and district leaders, teachers, students, and product developers and try the authors’ suggested solutions in your own work to enhance your experience navigating the edtech market. By working together, Digital Promise and stakeholders from the field can collaboratively design solutions to improve the market, and ultimately improve learning.
Guest Post: Nurturing Relationships and Teacher Needs During COVID-19
Authors: Ivey Homer and Dr. Natalie Osborne Smith
How school closures increased support and impacted the coach-teacher-district relationship
Guest Post: Raising Expectations and Addressing Inequities in Edtech
Author: Mary Beth Hertz
We must take steps to improve equity in the technology found in schools.
Guest Post: Reimagine What Learning Looks Like in a Classroom
Author: Dr. L. Robert Furman
Leverage learners’ growth during remote learning to reimagine classrooms
COVID-19 Calls for Edtech Accountability
Author: Sierra Noakes
Educators deserve to know which edtech products will meet their learners’ needs
Which Edtech Tool Should I Choose?
Author: Sierra Noakes
Find a strategy to select edtech likely to meet your students’ needs
Guest Post: The Missing Piece: What Most Edtech Companies Need & Only a Few Have
Author: Molly Zielezinski, PhD
Learn how edtech can better communicate with educators
Be Transparent: Share the Research Behind Edtech
Author: Christina Luke, Ph.D.
Four reasons products should be transparent about their use of learning sciences research
Building Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process
Author: Digital Promise
10 tips for edtech vendors to build strong relationships with educators.
Market Signals for Research-Based Innovations
Author: Sierra Noakes
Learn how product certifications can improve the edtech industry.
How to Build Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process
Author: Digital Promise
8 tips for educators to build strong relationships with edtech vendors.
Guest Post: How Effective Is Your Edtech Tool? Five Questions to Ask
Author: Karin Forssell, PhD
Tips to help you better understand edtech impact.
Guest Post: Challenges Facing Edtech Procurement and Possible Solutions: Part 2
Author: Andrew J. Smith, Ed. D.
Explore tools, resources, and best practices to find and buy edtech based on student needs.
Guest Post: Check Your Tech Before You Select Your Tech
Author: Ivey Homer
A middle school teacher/coach shares her guiding questions to selecting effective technology.
Guest Post: Edtech Matchmaking: One Teacher’s Strategies for Choosing Better Technology
Author: Mary Beth Hertz
Learn what edtech selection and procurement have in common with dating sites.
Guest Post: 4 Ways Parents Use Media to Support Learning for Toddlers
Author: Savitha Moorthy, Executive Director of Tandem, Partners in Early Learning.
A parent shares strategies for screen time and connected parenting.
5 Steps to Ensure Inclusive Technology for All Learners
Author: Sierra Noakes
Ensure that your school’s edtech products meet the needs of each unique learner
Guest Post: Students Speak: How Technology Can Transform Learning
Author: Jonathan Piper II
A high school student shares his perspective on edtech and equity
Guest Post: Challenges and Possible Solutions for Edtech Procurement: Part 1
Author: Andrew J. Smith, Ed. D.
Antiquated, exclusive processes create challenges for edtech procurement.
Guest Post: Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror
Author: Ace Parsi
Intentional edtech investment holds the market accountable to equitable outcomes.
Guest Post: How Can We Make Edtech More Effective? Focused Content
Author: Kara Carpenter, Ph.D., Cofounder, Teachley
Focus on instructionally challenging topics instead of perpetuating shallow “coverage.”
Guest Post: 4 Ways to Discover the Best Edtech
Author: Dr. L. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center in South Park Township, PA
Try these strategies to discover and select edtech for your classroom.
Who Does the Edtech Marketplace Benefit, Anyway?
Author: Sierra Noakes, Research Project Manager at Digital Promise
Launching a new series that discusses how the current edtech marketplace fails to meet learners’ needs.
