Category: Early Childhood & K-12 EdTech

Most contemporary schools rely on cloud tech to store, share and manage critical data, information, and files. However, one of the disadvantages of using this tech is that it can be lost, intercepted, or corrupted by cyber hackers. To prevent this from happening, K-12 schools need to take necessary precautions to improve cloud security. This piece will discuss everything you need to know about the importance of layered software and user education.  K-12 Schooling And The Cloud As we have already mentioned, most K-12 schools worldwide rely on the cloud to store, share and edit their essential documents. Although cloud …

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Are you looking for Montessori apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. ABC Phonics – Word Family Tree– Combines phonics, spelling, beginning sound word family phonics, short vowel sounds, and images with many visual enhancements for each word. The app includes a total of 56-word family groups to be used to teach short and long vowels, spelling, and pronunciation using the Montessori Method. Montessorium: Intro to Words – This is an introduction to letter identification …

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Are you looking for apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. Fetch! Lunch Rush– In this Augmented Reality, multiplayer game, you must keep up with the lunch orders from Ruff’s movie crew. Ruff Ruffman is a canine host of the PBS KIDS TV series, and he needs your help. Keeping track of the amount of sushi everyone wants is a significant challenge. You need to think and act fast to keep the sushi orders straight …

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Are you looking for apps, tools, and resources that you can use to motivate your kid scientists? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. Nico & Nor Shadow Play– Shadow Play is an app that lets preschool children explore the science of shadows using beautiful simulations. With this app, children learn about shadows and develop their scientific method skills. The Shadows program has two apps (Shadow Play and Shadows Journal) working hand in hand to help preschool kids and their teachers to take pictures and partake …

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Are you looking for apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your 2nd-grade students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. Big Seed– Formerly available only in schools, JiJi the penguin makes its public debut! The objective of the game is to unfold the colored seed tiles to fit perfectly into all the empty cells. This is a MIND Research Math Curriculum to be completed by second graders. 1000 Sight Words Superhero– Children learn to read and spell the 1000 most commonly repeated words. …

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Are you looking for daycare management apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your childcare organization? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. Bob the Child Care Manager– Bob, the Child Care Manager, is daycare management software designed to help you organize your administrative tasks. Even though it can be used internationally, this app was primarily designed for the Canadian market. Features include an automated collection of attendance, billing, subsidy calculations, and financial statements. DayCare Information Systems PRO – This 5th generation daycare management …

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The importance of teachers being able to accurately assess a student who needs early intervention is pivotal no matter if it is for autism, learning disabilities, or just problems with reading. The more severe the problem, the more important early intervention is.   What Is Early Intervention? Early intervention is typically defined as services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that have the goal of helping children catch up or stay on the same level as their peers. The primary focus is on children with developmental/learning delays and issues. This can take the form of, but not limited …

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