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The Evolution of Seesaw From Digital Portfolio to a Learning Experience
Seesaw stands out as a transformative force in EdTech, reshaping elementary education through innovation and technology designed specifically for elementary learners.
Originating as a digital portfolio, Seesaw has evolved into a learning experience platform, expanding its offerings to encompass various tools, features, and curricula designed to empower teachers and students, elevate instructional practices, and facilitate effective communication with families.
5 EdTech Literacy Programs You Need for Your K-12 Students
If you’re looking for ways to make your students better writers while engaging them in the curriculum, digital literacy programs may be able to help. With many online tools, you can easily watch your students develop their skills with pre-made lessons and comprehensive data.
eSpark, Innovations in Personalized Reading Lessons: Interview with CEO
In this episode of the educators 2 educators Podcast, host Carrie Conover talks with Eric Dahlberg, CEO of eSpark.
eSpark is an EdTech company that provides engaging, differentiated, and standards-based reading and math lessons to K-5 students. Their mission is to help students not only become proficient in their reading and math skills but to love learning.
What is Newsela? And Why This EdTech Tool Is So Powerful
Newsela first broke into the EdTech scene in 2013 but continues to evolve and spread its mission of making engaging resources accessible to students of various reading levels and backgrounds.
I first used Newsela with my eighth-grade class for students with reading disabilities. Newsela gave me a platform in which I could work on reading skills while discussing interesting topics, like Chance the Rapper (I earned serious street cred that day). The students LOVED being able to independently read about relevant topics at their level rather than use the childish reading materials they were typically given.