8 digital learning tools for 2022
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
And because schools may move to hybrid or virtual learning despite starting in person, digital learning tools that work in the physical or virtual classroom can prove invaluable.
8 fun digital learning tools for the new school year
eSchool News
AUGUST 26, 2021
And because schools may move to hybrid or virtual learning despite starting in person, digital learning tools that work in the physical or virtual classroom can prove invaluable.
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Edtech leaders see expanding roles as concerns over AI and cybersecurity increase
eSchool News
MAY 13, 2025
The loss of E-rate funding would cut off access to essential digital learning tools and online resources. Digital infrastructure is now the backbone of teaching, learning, and school operations–and edtech leaders are the architects holding it all together.
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Why Facebook engineers helped this district build a personalized learning tool
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Brown: There wasn’t a tool or platform that could do everything we wanted to do, quite frankly. We needed something which could serve as the backbone for a very personalized experience and that could put kids in the driver’s seat by allowing them to access learning on a 24/7 basis.
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Savvas Realize Earns Award for Best Remote and Blended Learning Tools
eSchool News
MARCH 10, 2021
Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, is proud to announce that Savvas Realize has earned a Tech & Learning 2021 Award of Excellence for Best Remote and Blended Learning Tools for grades K-12.
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K-12 Students Access 100 Million+ Digital Books from their Schools with Sora Reading App
eSchool News
JUNE 7, 2022
CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.
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What I learned building an AI tool for my own kids (and millions more worldwide)
eSchool News
APRIL 25, 2025
Watching her struggle, I realized language-learning tools just werent designed for kids. They often involved reading (which she couldnt do yet), they felt too much like work, and they didn’t offer speaking practice–critical for kids learning a new language.
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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles
eSchool News
JULY 22, 2021
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) announced an agreement with OverDrive Education to provide access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. This “ Delaware Accelerate Learning ” digital collection is available for students to borrow and read on any device inside the classroom, at home and anywhere 24/7.
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TEA Announce Free Access To Supplemental Math Computer Program for Texas
eSchool News
JANUARY 5, 2021
program and ensure access to dynamic learning opportunities for students across the state.” ST Math’s unique approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity. As personalized learning continues to gain momentum across the U.S., more states, districts and schools are moving toward a competency-based education system that focuses on individualized learning and classroom equity. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 09/27/2018 - 15:46.
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1EdTech and Common Good Learning Tools Launch Major Upgrade to Database of State Learning Standards
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
1EdTech ® Consortium and Common Good Learning Tools announce a partnership to launch CASE ® Network 2. CASE Network 2 is a significant upgrade to the current CASE Network that provides access to K-12 learning standards in a digital format. and access revision histories of those standards. LAKE MARY, Fla.
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Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best. While both have similar features, they each offer unique tools that suit some classrooms better than others. . Both Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom offer a core package of tools that cover classroom essentials.
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Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning Tool
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
It’s an honor to have our literacy programs recognized as solutions that are positively impacting teaching and learning—and having access to adaptive, personalized tools has never been more important than during this unprecedented time of COVID-19.”.
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Edtech orgs outline quality indicators to vet edtech, AI
eSchool News
JUNE 24, 2024
This process aims to help schools quickly and reliably select and implement edtech tools, said ISTE CEO Richard Culatta during the opening of ISTELive 24 in Denver. ” This onerous process is made more cumbersome as generative AI tools become widely available and accessible to educators and students.
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‘Too many apps for that’ in schools
eSchool News
APRIL 28, 2025
Administrative optimism vs. classroom reality : While district leaders largely believe the current system of apps they’ve officially selected, or grown organically, is effective, teachers and parents crave more streamlined and integrated access.
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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture
eSchool News
MAY 12, 2025
Tips for teachers: Bringing book reviews to life This project was simple to implement and required little more than student creativity and access to a recording device. Here are a few tips for educators who want to try something similar: Let students choose their own books: Engagement skyrockets when they care about what theyre reading.
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16 educators share their digital learning strategies
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Digital learning tools are invaluable when they’re used by confident educators. In fact, when used appropriately, digital and mobile learning resources engage students–and they can even help boost achievement. Here, 13 educators share snapshots of the digital learning tools they’re using in their classrooms.
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Digital testing, AI, and personalized learning in 2025
eSchool News
JANUARY 10, 2025
This shift isnt just about moving assessments online–its about making tests more efficient and accessible for students. Integration of AI-driven learning tools AI-powered tools are quickly becoming indispensable to the education landscape, especially when it comes to providing scalable and personalized support.
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How instructional audio amps up physical education classes
eSchool News
MAY 19, 2025
For a year, she piloted a mobile instructional audio unit in her K-6 classes, aiming to make classes as accessible and inclusive for her students as possible. In doing so, she was able to connect her phone to a portable instructional audio system via Bluetooth and stream music over the speaker.
Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning
eSchool News
MARCH 17, 2025
Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement. This overnight pivot also exposed inequities in technology access, highlighting a digital divide among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds that persists today.
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3 ways to build better edtech processes for teaching and learning
eSchool News
AUGUST 16, 2021
It quickly became apparent that reliable virtual learning tools were a must-have for teachers to be productive. However, classroom technology is only valuable if it builds a positive learning environment. Solutions must also be scalable for successful reiteration on the technology itself, based on research, data, and analysis.
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3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences
eSchool News
JANUARY 2, 2024
However, if digital content is created without consideration of accessibility, visual processing, and basic design principles, the message we are trying to communicate can get lost, or worse, misinterpreted. Use online tools. Try choosing one powerful image with carefully aligned text of different sizes or colors. Keep it simple.
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Edtech trends are enabling more diverse learning
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
This technology equalizes standards, and enables access for all, resulting in the democratization of education. (1). Digital learning tools include any program, app, or technology that can be accessed via an internet connection. (2) 2) These tools make use of a broad range of technology-enhanced educational strategies.
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The COVID crisis reminds us that education requires co-creation
eSchool News
JUNE 16, 2020
Unfortunately, not every child grows up in circumstances that easily provide them access to all of those opportunities. If families and caregivers have access to technology, books, and other learning tools, they’re much more likely to be able to provide those experiences to children.
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3 steps we’re taking to ensure true digital equity
eSchool News
OCTOBER 12, 2016
Across the nation, school districts are investing in one-to-one computing programs and supplying digital devices for their students to use as learning tools. While these tools can be very empowering, giving each child a device isn’t enough to close the digital opportunity gap that exists between students of varying economic means.
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Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Solutions like interactive displays, cloud whiteboarding, screen sharing, and video conferencing tools have helped schools embrace and succeed in this new learning format. For example, smart board tools such as text to speech, translation, or word prediction can help students overcome language barriers and unique challenges.
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5 tips to create a successful hybrid learning environment
eSchool News
JANUARY 4, 2022
Hybrid learning has numerous benefits for your students, parents, and teachers, including increased flexibility, accessibility, and the ability to use innovative learning tools. A great way to accomplish a positive environment is by first highlighting the benefits of this teaching method.
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Digital On-Demand Class Sets for Required Curriculum Books Now Available in Sora Student Reading App
eSchool News
AUGUST 29, 2022
CLEVELAND – To help educators provide students with the books they need as efficiently as possible, OverDrive Education announced the new On-Demand Class Set digital access model for curriculum titles. Authorized educators can access school- and student-level data for titles. Titles will display under Assignments in Sora.
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6 ways you’re already using AI in the classroom
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2024
Educators who use the Chrome extension Brisk are using AI to ensure information is accessible to all learners. Brisk shows up on any news article teachers land on and is accessible on most sites, which makes changing the text’s reading level as easy as clicking a button. The company is fully committed to using AI for good.
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A look at AI use in schools across the country
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
’ Students are allowed to use AI for research assistance, data analysis, language translation, writing assistance, and accessibility.”
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15 edtech startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator
eSchool News
JANUARY 25, 2024
Infini‑D Learning , Provo, UT Infini-D Learning has developed an immersive platform that transforms classroom learning by combining story-driven narratives with collaborative problem-solving to help students tackle real-world challenges. Oblio, Inc. Quizard AI, Inc.
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Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning
eSchool News
APRIL 22, 2024
When these methods are implemented, more inclusive and accessible edtech tools become available to the users who need them, and learners have additional methods through which to express and demonstrate their learning. Technology holds immense potential to make learning accessible and engaging for all students,” said Rosenheck.
35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.
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FCC adopts $200M cybersecurity pilot program
eSchool News
JUNE 21, 2024
The cybersecurity threats facing our educational institutions are significant,” said Funds For Learning CEO John Harrington in a statement. “This pilot program represents a crucial step in providing the resources necessary to safeguard sensitive information and maintain secure, reliable access to digital learning tools.
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Iterate.ai Partners with jp.ik to Bring Secure AI Solutions to the Global Education Market
eSchool News
JANUARY 14, 2025
The solution enables powerful document analysis, content generation, and AI-assisted learning tools while ensuring student data remains private and secure. Generates ability to function without internet connectivity also makes these advanced AI capabilities accessible to educational institutions in regions with limited connectivity.
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5 ways tech helps create calmer learning environments
eSchool News
JANUARY 3, 2023
At that time, students were accessing the internet or using digital tools sparingly throughout the school day, and typically only in tech-focused classes. Today, most teens have access to a smartphone and more than 80 percent of K-12 students use a school-issued device as part of their learning.
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Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning
eSchool News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Key points: It is critical to monitor AI systems for bias and impact on student groups AI use guide helps students navigate AI in learning AI’s transformative role in accessibility For more news on AI and bias, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the quickly evolving landscape of AI, education stands at the forefront.
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Sora App’s New Curated Bundles of Digital Comics Save Schools Time and Money
eSchool News
MARCH 14, 2022
These titles include simultaneous use rights so all students can access titles for their age group instantly. They can also see usage data and remove specific titles from their collection using Sora’s powerful title and data management tools. Content access levels can be adjusted, and schools can weed titles they don’t want.
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Digital Magazines Now Available to K-12 Schools Worldwide in Sora Reading App
eSchool News
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Adding these to our shared collection will provide greater accessibility and choice in reading material to all our students. The Simultaneous-Use rights of the collection allow all students in a school to access the titles at the same time. Our students’ nonfiction informational reading engagement just got a huge boost!”
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Los Angeles Unified School District Chooses ClassVR from Avantis Education to Bring Immersive Virtual Reality Learning to Students
eSchool News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
With more than 16,000 ClassVR headsets deployed, this collaboration supports Los Angeles Unified’s Instructional Technology Initiative and is designed to provide the district’s students with access to cutting-edge VR and AR tools to enhance student engagement and enrich academic instruction.
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ReadSpeaker Announces Text-to-Speech Integration and Certified Partnership with Moodle, the World’s Largest Learning Platform
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
As of September 1, ReadSpeaker’s accessibility and engagement tools are fully integrated into Moodle LMS, expanding learning opportunities for more than 200 million learners. ReadSpeaker is a great innovator in this space and brings our users the most trusted text-to-speech enhanced learning tools available today.”.
Students need freedom to develop critical skills with edtech
eSchool News
MARCH 31, 2023
After decades of working with educational technology, I’ve come to the realization that technology will have its greatest impact in the classroom when educators allow learners to use digital technology as a self-directed learning tool.
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3 ways to strengthen your student data privacy compliance strategy
eSchool News
OCTOBER 21, 2021
With so many free apps and web-based learning tools available, it is extremely difficult for school leaders to track what their students are using if they do not have direct visibility into their students’ and staff’s application usage data.
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AI’s pivotal role in authentic PD
eSchool News
APRIL 22, 2022
Many people envision artificial intelligence’s (AI) role in education with a sci-fi twist, but in reality, AI is already embedded in promising new tools that address student learning, real-time feedback, and continuous professional development (PD). Using AI Coach platform, teachers connect with Edie, their virtual coach.
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