EdTech is a growing field in the education and tech industries. In fact, research firm Holon IQ predicts that the global EdTech market will be worth $404 billion by 2025. Last year?s predictions were around half of that amount, but this year?s sudden adoption of technologies has accelerated its growth. EdTech for 2021 is looking
We all are immersed in technology in various ways?from smart phones and TVs, home security systems, and modes of communication and learning to navigation in cars. Our modes of learning and work are also becoming more and more digital everyday. This deep reliance on technology highlights the importance of learning computer science for children, so
As 3D printing technology is becoming more and more common for the commercial segment, so it is for children in schools. You are now able to see specialized 3D printers that claim to be dedicated to children to cover their educational needs. 3D printers such as Da Vinci color 3D printer by XYZ 3D printing
CodeGym, an online platform for learning Java programming language, initiated an innovative educational project. This coding for kids initiative aims to help high school, college and university students learn Java language. As part of the campaign, during the school year 2020/2021, students will receive free access to the CodeGym learning platform. The platform hosts an
As most of the kids are stuck at home, attending virtual schools, missing birthdays, and not getting to play outside with their friends, it’s a huge bummer for them. Kids are asking more and more questions, and parents are finding it difficult to explain to them the reasoning behind it all. Sometimes, kids also get
On June 11, Bengaluru-headquartered edutech startup Quizizz launched its online quiz and assignment platform in India after it received a great response in the United States. The platform can be used to create and take online quizzes and polls. Teachers can assign quizzes to students to solve in their own time and at their own
India-based edtech firm Adda247 collaborates with tech-driven company Indic-AI to make quality learning content available to differently-abled students. The edtech firm will offer pedagogical content that will be processed by Indic-AI for visually impared students through AI and deep learning. By collaborating with Indic-AI, Adda247 will also address the financial challenges of educational mainstreaming faced
Colorado (USA) will receive $44 million from the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund. The money received by the state will be allotted to schools and higher education institutions, school districts, and Colorado Empowered Learning, the state’s online learning support program. The Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund has $30.8 billion allotment in the federal CARES Act. The
Thailand-based edtech startup Concile, a platform which helps companies improve skills of their employees, recently raised US $900,000 in pre-series A funding from Humanica, Stormbreaker venture and 500 Tuk Tuks, a microfund of Silicon Valley?s 500 startups that is focused on Thailand. Concile was founded in 2014 to cater to businesses to re-skill or develop
Singapore-based EdTech company Littlemore Innovation Labs, which promotes paperless digital examinations, has launched PEXA Lite ? a secure and reliable ?exams-from-home? platform to help educational institutes conduct online examinations during the Corona crisis. Due to the pandemic, classroom learning has been suspended and educators are resorting to e-learning methods. Paper-based exams or open-book exams are
