- by Karen Meaney
- January 27 2020
- books
- digital content
- e-books
- education
- k-12
- K-12 products
- technology
- textbooks
Technology at FETC Includes Digital Books
Enjoy this blog based on the new Simba Information report "K-12 Reading Market Survey Report 2020"
- by Dan Strempel
- February 19 2019
- mobile technology
- publishing
- technology
After a Rough 2018, Big Tech Now Under the Microscope
In many ways 2018 was the year big tech finally took it on the chin. Publishers who have wrestled with big tech’s influence on their business for years took notice.
- by Karen Meaney
- December 7 2018
- education
- education funding
- k-12
- K-12 products
- math
- STEM
- technology
Department of Education Provides STEM Funding
The Department of Education in fiscal 2018 not only fulfilled but surpassed a directive from President Trump to provide $200 million for science, technology, engineering and math, including computer science, education. The Department awarded $279 million in STEM discretionary grant funds in the fiscal year.
- by Karen Meaney
- April 9 2018
- education
- educational tablets
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- technology
Technology Giants Offer New Options to Schools
Some of the largest technology companies in the U.S. in April are touting new products and partnerships as they compete to supply technology to K-12 classrooms.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 16 2018
- classroom
- Ed tech
- education
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- schools
- technology
The Role of Technology in Schools of the Future
In personalized education--where each student works on unique problems and projects, tackles new subjects at his or her own pace, and moves forward only when reaching competency--goes hand-in-hand with technology.
- by Dan Strempel
- October 24 2017
- Professional Publishing
- publishing
- STM
- technology
Artificial Intelligence Set for Big Role in Scientific & Technical Publishing
Intelligent technology one day becoming ubiquitous, leaving us all jobless and at the mercy of machines, is a notion deeply rooted in science fiction for most people. But truth is sometimes stranger than science fiction.
- by Kathy Mickey
- October 24 2016
- classroom
- Ed tech
- edtech
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational technology
- market
- online education
- prek
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- professional development
- students
- teachers
- teaching
- technology
Easy Access and Equity Are Two Goals of States’ Professional Learning Hubs
Vermont is one example of a state with a Professional Learning Network. Launched in 2013, it is a statewide system for professional learning related to two objectives: instructional leadership and Common Core implementation.
- by Karen Meaney
- September 23 2016
- digital content
- digital device usage
- digital devices
- Ed tech
- edtech
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- kids
- mobile device use
- mobile devices
- survey
- teachers
- teaching
- teaching materials
- technical
- technology
More Classroom Technology Prompts More Teacher Training
As more technology is made available for classroom use, school administrators have realized they need to provide teachers with training on how to use that technology and integrate it into their practice. More than 80% ...
- by fpierre@marketresearch.com
- August 23 2016
- prek-12
- courseware
- students
- prek-12 market
- publishing
- books
- classroom
- technology
New! Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2016-2017
Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2016-2017 provides the most up-to-date business information not only on the impact of recent changes in education policy but on the emergence of new technologies and the new applications for traditional technology (print) in the school market. The updated annual report provides the most recent comprehensive overview of the U.S. school market and the instructional materials providers that serve it.
Topics of relevance for emerging, developing and structurally c...
- by fpierre@marketresearch.com
- April 8 2016
- Ed tech
- startup
- education
- technology
- k-12
- publishing
- zaption
Featured Ed Tech Startup
Every quarter, Simba looks at several startups in depth, providing updates on new product launches and financing rounds completed. You can find these companies in the Simba report Ed Tech Startup Quaterly Dashboard. Every week Simba will focus on one of these tech companies carving out a niche in the education technology market.
Zaption
Tapping into the need for compelling video content is Zaption, a publishing platform founded in 2012 by father and son team Charlie and Jim Stigler. The publ...
