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Classroom Tablets
Tablets came after the smartphone. Unlike mobile phones, their use as a learning tool has more teachers on board. Above all since there are educational apps that engage and motivate learners. Plus, teachers are able to track students’ progress. -
Chromebook Launched
Chromebook announced May, 2011. Developed by Google and sold by Acer and Samsung -
SMART Board market share in USA surpasses 63%
Devoloped and released in the 1990's Smart increased its category share in the United States to 63.1% in March of 2011. The company's product offering has expanded beyond interactive whiteboards to include student response systems, wireless slates, audio enhancement systems, collaboration software and an interactive table. -
Jonathan Rochelle devolps Google Classroom
In 2013, while other tech firms seemed largely content to sell their existing consumer and business offerings to schools, Mr. Rochelle, a co-developer of Google Docs, set up a team at Google to create apps specifically for schools. -
Google Classroom Released
Google Classroom released August 2014. It marketed itself as the one stop shop to save teachers time so they can focus on teaching. -
Google Classroom Surpasses 10 Million Users
More than 10 million educators and students across the globe actively use Google Classroom to teach and learn together, save time, and stay organized. Its a central place for creating and tracking assignments, sharing ideas and resources, turning in completed work and exchanging feedback. -
AR Powered E book
Hurix Digital launches Kitaboo. An Augmented Reality Platform that turns paper books into an interactive eBook. In the enhanced version of reality, readers can see, hear and take part in content. Very engaging and interactive. -
30 Million Students and Teachers use Chromebook
Google Classroom management tool where teachers can share homework and lesson plans with students has 40 million users. In May of 2017 Google shared that the tool for starting classroom discussions [which] had 30 million users. It has added a number of features since then like a Stream redesign and the Google Material Theme. -
Predictive Learning Analytics
Big data in the form of PLA gathers attention for use in the classroom. It helps them know where to put resources, change workflows, or target employee training. Plus, it helps teachers identify learners who may not complete a course. -
Education Technology Apps
Apps are not new, for sure. But the trend towards their use is growing. Mobile apps are making headway both to teach concepts and reinforce them through tutoring. One making a difference comes from the U.K. Mind Moose uses short animations to help primary students learn about mental health.