Learning management systems — Google ClassroomsCourseware platforms — i-ReadySupplemental platforms — NearpodClassroom response and assessment — BlooketStudy tools — QuizletSites and resources — YouTubeTwo of the three newcomers to this year's EdTech Top 40 , the sixth annual list of the most commonly accessed ed-tech tools for K-12 in the United States, according to data tracked by the software company LearnPlatform, are student privacy and security tools. Thirty-seven of the top 40 most commonly accessed tools this year were also on last year's list, with newcomers including Study.com and data security tools GoGuardian and Securly.“Teachers and students appear to be taking more agency,” Karl Rectanus, Instructure senior vice president of K-12 strategy, said in an interview withThursday. All told, the report contained the usual familiar names — Google Classroom, YouTube, Encyclopedia Britannica, Scholastic, Khan Academy, Quizlet, Wikipedia, NYTimes.com and Zoom.The most commonly used by category were:In the first year of its top 40 list, in 2016-2017, LearnPlatform reported that schools used an average of 300 unique technologies annually. School districts will need to determine if they would see a favorable return on the investment in terms of student achievement and well-being, as well as equity. But at the same time, with a major teacher shortage across the nation, AI may be needed to help fill in the gaps.Rectanus emphasized that, in his opinion, ed-tech tools are not and will not be designed to replace human teachers, though the level of innovation and number of tools to chose from will remain quite staggering.“Learning is now technology-enabled,” he said.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2023 20:58 UTC