Tech & Learning.com - Awards of Excellence Best of 2022 - February 2023

BEST OF 2022

THIS ANNUAL AWARD CELEBRATES THE VERY BEST IN EDTECH FROM 2022

The Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2022 celebrate educational technology from the last 12 months that has excelled in supporting teachers, students, and education professionals in the classroom, for professional development, or general management of education resources and learning. Nominated products are divided into three categories: Primary, Secondary, or Higher Education.

Tech & Learning’s panel of expert judges scored each nominated product on ease of use, value, versatility, and utility. Those products that score

highly across the criteria were named winners.

“This year’s nominated products reflect some of the trends we’re seeing in education: a greater focus on wellness, new features added to products to create flexibility for a variety of learning environments, new ways to assess student mastery and personalize learning, and a focus on providing equitable access to technology for all students,” says Christine Weiser, content director for Tech & Learning. “Our judges were impressed with the breadth of these new products and the industry’s willingness to embrace innovation to support all students. Congratulations to the winners!”

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

WINNERS PRIMARY EDUCATION

Acadience Learning Acadience Learning Online

Amplify mCLASS Lectura

Benchmark Education Company

Authentic Voices Library

Benchmark Education Company

Authentic Voices Library en español

Avantis Education Eduverse Expeditions

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Adelante

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Advance

Acer Chromebook Spin 511 R753T

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DL30 AI Auto Tracking Classroom Camera

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M5 Document Camera

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Hello!

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Phonics

Amplify Boost Reading (formerly Amplify Reading)

AVer Information

VB130 All-in-One Classroom Collaboration Camera

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Phonics Intervention

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Benchmark Education Company Represent

Boxlight MimioPro 4 Primary

Discovery Education

DoodleMath

BenQ BenQ Education RP03 BenQ Board

Boxlight Robo 3D Printers Primary

Discovery Education Mystery Science

Boxlight Attention! Primary

ClassLink ClassLink

Edlio Edlio K-12 Communication and Payments Suite

Boxlight CleverLive Primary

Edmentum Edmentum Exact Path

Boxlight EOS Education PD Primary

Curriculum Associates i-Ready

Edpuzzle Edpuzzle for Primary

CTL CTL Chromebook NL72T

EveryDay Labs

EveryDay Pro

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

HMH Waggle

Lightbox Learning Inc.

Lightbox Subscription

Lightbox is a digital curriculum learning solution for K-12 with more than 1,200 titles that combine text, audio, videos, weblinks, slideshows, activities, Google maps, and transparencies in a single intuitive, easyto-use interface. T&L judges: “Great way to help students connect with background knowledge, interact with content, and fall in love with reading.

Forward Edge Forward Edge

Impero Software

Impero Classroom

Frontline Education

Frontline School Health Management with Disease Case Functionality

John Jones Media

Johnnie Max

Lightspeed Systems

Lightspeed Alert

GoSchoolBox

Academic Support Management & Accountability

Learning Ally

PreK-6 Literacy Instruction by Learning Ally

Lightspeed Systems

Lightspeed Digital Insight

Learning.com

EasyTech

Lightspeed Systems

Lightspeed Filter

GZM Shows (Gen-Z Media) GZM Classroom

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Otus is an all-in-one K-12 platform with integrated tools to gather, visualize, and act on student growth data, and includes grading, assessments, progress monitoring, data storage, and more. “Otus makes every step of the learning process more efficient for teachers, administrators, students, and families by using their portals that integrate everything,” said the judges.

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PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Ripple Effects Bouncy’s Ready to Learn Resilience program

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

WINNERS

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Samsung Samsung Interactive Pro

Safe-IT heavy-duty rolling carts support the largest displays on the market, meet UL safety standards, and feature antimicrobial handles that help resist the growth of bacteria, viruses, fungi, mold and mildew. The judges said, “A great solution for allowing large smart boards to be mobile. Safe and effective, allowing teachers to share and have more flexibility.”

Acer Acer TravelMate B3

Study.com

Study.com’s K12 LEARN Solution

TeachTown enCORE Elementary

Safe-IT UV locking storage carts use ultraviolet lights to reduce the presence of germs on devices and require only 10 minutes to sanitize devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones, and wearables. The judges called this “a great option for schools,” adding, “With the rise in technology purchases in schools, educators are always looking for ways to store devices.”

Boxlight Attention! Secondary

Voyager Sopris Learning Voyager Passport

Tripp Lite by Eaton Safe-IT Heavy-Duty Rolling Carts

Tripp Lite by Eaton Safe-IT UV Locking Storage Cart for Mobile Devices and AV Equipment

BenQ BenQ Education RP03 BenQ Board

SECONDARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Boxlight CleverLive Secondary

Clayful Inc. Clayful

Discovery Education Pivot Interactives

Clear Touch Clear Touch 8086MAX

Boxlight EOS Education PD Secondary

Boxlight MimioPro 4 Secondary

Boxlight Robo 3D Printers Secondary

Digital Respons-Ability Digital Citizenship Certificate Program for Educators

Edlio Edlio K-12 Communication and Payments Suite

ClassLink ClassLink

Discovery Education Discovery Education K-12 learning platform

Edmentum

Edmentum’s Courseware

Edmentum

Instructional Services

Edpuzzle

Edpuzzle for Secondary

SECONDARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Edutek Solutions, LLC

One to One Plus Asset Management and Help Desk Software

Gale, part of Cengage Group Gale In Context: For Educators

Logitech Logitech - Logitech Crayon for USB-C iPad

FlexPoint Education Cloud, the national arm of Florida Virtual School

FlexPoint Education Cloud

Gale In Context: For Educators (For Educators) is a curriculum and instruction tool that enables educators to find and personalize digital learning content across the curriculum. It includes pre-built lesson plans, curation and customization tools, and the ability to share resources. Tech & Learning judges called it a “great resource,” adding “This product increases efficiency by streamlining access to curated and authoritative educational resources for teachers.”

Flinn Scientific PAVO by Flinn Scientific

Forward Edge

Forward Edge

Frontline Education

Frontline School Health Management with Disease Case Functionality

McGraw Hill AR is an augmented reality app that leverages AR to take challenging, abstract concepts and give them a visual, 3-D representation in the real world. It currently has 10 experiences for Algebra readiness and 3D Geometry for grades 6 and up, with more to come in 2023. Tech & Learning judges liked the app’s AR approach and said, “Even though this product is still growing and new it is off to a great start!”

McGraw Hill McGraw Hill AR

NoRedInk Co.

NoRedInk

SECONDARY EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

ParentSquare ParentSquare

Samsung Samsung Interactive Pro SchooLinks SchooLinks

Otus Otus

Otus is an all-in-one K-12 platform with integrated tools to gather, visualize, and act on student growth data, and includes grading, assessments, progress monitoring, data storage, and more. “Otus makes every step of the learning process more efficient for teachers, administrators, students, and families by using their portals that integrate everything,” said the judges.

Promethean Promethean

Shmoop Shmoop Heartbeat Collections

Proximity Learning Proximity Learning Virtual Instructors

Renaissance Renaissance Star Assessments

TeachTown enCORE - Secondary Category

Ripple Effects Ripple Effects for Teens

Transfr Transfr

New EdTech Classroom Next Generation Teacher

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

EDUCATION WINNERS

Crestron Electronics, Inc. DM NVX® AV-over-IP

Gale, Part of the

Gale Digital Scholar Lab

The Gale Digital Scholar Lab, a.k.a. “The Lab,” is a cloud-based tool that helps students and faculty members access and analyze Gale primary source material with its powerful search function that makes utilizing historical texts more accessible. “This tool allows the user to access primary sources in a unique way,” said the judges. “Research using this platform can save time and allow for greater collaboration.”

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iSpring Solutions iSpring Suite

HIGHER EDUCATION WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION WINNERS

Muzzy Lane Muzzy Lane Author

PeopleAdmin Faculty Solutions

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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

WINNERS

PRIMARY EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

WINNERS

HIGHER EDUCATION

Planar Planar® MGP Series LED Video Wall

Samsung Samsung Interactive Pro

Screencast-O-Matic Screencast-O-Matic

Shure Incorporated Stem Ecosystem

ViewSonic Corp. ViewSonic® ID2456 Touch Display

Wacom Wacom Cintiq Pro 27

SURVEY QUESTION:

Other than ChatGPT and AI writing tools, what do you think will be the biggest edtech trend in the next year? Answer here

2023 BOLD PREDICTIONS A LOOK AHEAD AT THE YEAR IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

BY CARL HOOKER

Each and every year since 2012, I set out to challenge myself and my readers to a set of bold predictions around the edtech space. Yes, I usually sprinkle in some pop culture and politics (Oprah running for president in 2020 didn’t happen–maybe The Rock in 2028?). But mostly these center around innovation in and around the classroom learning space.

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In reflecting on this past year and previous years, there are times when my predictions hit the mark, such as when I guessed that Texas would give up its Pearson testing contract. Others took time, like when I predicted in 2013 that a device other than iPads would rule the classroom (hello Chromebooks!). Mixed in with the successes are some failures of course, such as when I predicted self-driving school buses in 2016 (still a chance!).

This year, it’s a mixed bag. Many of these are on the verge of reality while others may never happen. So without further ado, I present to you my 2023 bold predictions.

A Look Ahead with Carl Hooker

CARL HOOKER’S BOLD EDTECH PREDICTIONS FOR 2023

• Artificial Intelligence will make AND break classrooms around the country

With the release of open source tools like ChatGPT, it’s finally at the classroom doorstep. This coming year will be extremely vital to the future of AI in schools. Will we ban it or embrace it?

• VR mobile labs become reality

Much like when schools started rolling out their device programs, I can see a future where there are VR mobile labs that teachers can use to immerse students in a certain environment.

• Elon Musk tries to become James Halliday

Elon will go full on Ready Player One and create an Oasis for education, a place where kids from anywhere in the world can connect and learn via some sort of VR mechanism.

• Remote teaching fills in the gaps

Rather than trying to find a teacher to teach a single course, such

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• The “shopping mall” school is launched

For the full article with the reasoning behind these predictions, visit k12leaders.com.

During the Tech & Learning Innovative Leadership Summit in December, one team of innovative educators came up with the idea that with big box stores going out of business in recent years, former shopping malls could be used as educational space.

• Cybersecurity becomes cool again

Putting multiple cybersecurity tools under the same roof makes more and more sense for schools trying to stay ahead of the next ransomware attack.

• Wireless displays make classrooms truly mobile

As more classrooms move away from the “sage on the stage” model with interactive white boards, wireless displays could be a nimble solution that truly makes presenting mobile.

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