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A math learning app that helps students and parents master problem solving
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A math learning app that helps students and parents master problem solving

With over 220 million downloads and millions of problems solved per month, Photomath is the world’s most-used math learning app on a mission to transform learning and help every student succeed....

Alma is a comprehensive student information system for schools and districts
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Alma is a comprehensive student information system for schools and districts

Schools and districts use Alma Student Information System (SIS) for comprehensive student information management, including admissions, scheduling, course management, reporting, staff and family...

MobileMind’s modern professional learning hub offers a simple, personalized, and convenient professional learning solution for schools
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MobileMind’s modern professional learning hub offers a simple, personalized, and convenient professional learning solution for schools

MobileMind’s personalized modern professional learning hub engages educators in efficient and differentiated micro-courses, celebrating learning and achievements along the way. Guided, in-app le...

The Young Inventors Club is Empowering Kids to Invent the Future
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The Young Inventors Club is Empowering Kids to Invent the Future

The Young Inventors Club  is a website destination ( https://ifnotyoubooks.com/inventors-club/ ) tied to a book series that brings the world of invention and inventors to young children. The ...

EdSERT Digital is an online social and emotional learning professional development program for educators
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EdSERT Digital is an online social and emotional learning professional development program for educators

  EdSERT Digital, from Aperture Education, is an online social and emotional learning (SEL) professional development program for educators. The EdSERT (short for Educator Social-Emotional Refl...

Mind maps of history and the humanities in a multimedia-rich environment
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Mind maps of history and the humanities in a multimedia-rich environment

  WisdomMaps work well as a stand-alone alternative to a text. And they work even better when paired with a text. The text helps students keep to the straight-and-narrow of the historical narr...

Empatico is a free digital platform for connecting children’s classrooms worldwide
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Empatico is a free digital platform for connecting children’s classrooms worldwide

Empatico is a free digital platform that empowers students and educators to connect their classrooms with others around the world. The non-profit organization gives kids the opportunity to learn...

SplashLearn is a game-based learning platform that strives to create fearless learners
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SplashLearn is a game-based learning platform that strives to create fearless learners

SplashLearn is a game-based learning program that intelligently adapts to each child’s skill level and helps them master appropriate skills for Math and Reading at their own pace. Covering pre-k...

Pixton is a web-based comic creation platform designed for classroom use
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Pixton is a web-based comic creation platform designed for classroom use

Pixton engages students across the curriculum through the magic of comics with an easy-to-use, web-based comic creation platform. Teachers can bring writing assignments to life with a visual com...

TutorMe connects students with tutors in more than 300 subjects within seconds
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TutorMe connects students with tutors in more than 300 subjects within seconds

  TutorMe is an online platform that levels the academic playing field by providing quality academic support to all students, regardless of location, time of day, or financial resources. Tutor...

Reading Kingdom teaches students to read and write with comprehension at a 3rd grade level (Lexile 750)
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Reading Kingdom teaches students to read and write with comprehension at a 3rd grade level (Lexile 750)

  According to Dr. Bradley Peterson of USC, "Reading Kingdom has transformed the teaching of reading.” Reading Kingdom teaches students to read and write with comprehension at a 3rd grade leve...

CatchOn is an analytics tool providing insight into the efficacy of EdTech
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CatchOn is an analytics tool providing insight into the efficacy of EdTech

CatchOn is a learning analytics platform that allows districts to evaluate the ROI of their EdTech investments, track student engagement in meaningful ways that contribute to actual growth, and ...

Featured Papers

The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.

Most will require registration in order to access them, but they are all free.

Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
K12 human resources are crucial to utilizing the cloud successfully. Roles and responsibilities have all changed dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and a new trend to move to core co...
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
Today’s learning environments have changed markedly from just a couple years ago, prior to the pandemic. Tech devices are comprehensively in both the student and teacher hands, but are they missin...
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
Most administrators know there are still gaps remaining in their school or district’s digital transition. Recent studies including the 2021 Digital Transition Surveys for Administrators and Teache...
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
How come digital processes seem easier but are often harder to manage? A major shift to digital teaching and learning in schools has developed an additional digital traffic load for teachers and f...
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Seeing the Levels of Chaos Helps Anchor Bringing Order Schools and districts that recently lost 4 percent of students to alternatives continued to lose students in 2021 at an accelerated pace (no...
Hybrid Logistics Security
Your district is a brand, and your network security helps power its reputation. With the accelerated move to hybrid learning environments over the past year, school districts across the nation are...