Every day, technology innovations transform the way people learn and how educators teach. In the last few years, the edtech field has attracted a lot of talented people, all with excellent knowledge bases and ideas. Though the edtech industry has been around for a few decades now, the last few years, in particular, have seen a surge in investment from both school districts and investors.
The education market is currently worth around $5 trillion globally, and it is forecasted that edtech investment alone will reach $00 billion by the year 2030. This growing investment into edtech start-ups has created some exciting changes in the world of education. Naturally, with increasing capital, the number of edtech companies, products, and thought leaders is also growing. In that spirit of change and innovation, we present the 7th Annual Tech Edvocate Awards.
After 4 months of hard work, we’ve narrowed down the year’s top edtech companies, products, people and more. We solicited nominees from readers in June/July and held online voting from May 1, 2023 – July 31, 2023. The nominee’s performance during the online voting period was used to gauge their popularity, but in no way signaled that they would become a finalist or walk away with an award. The finalists and winners were ultimately selected by a panel comprised of two edtech thought leaders, two PreK-12 teachers, one college professor, two K-12 administrators, one college administrator and two PreK-12 parents. Here are our winners and finalists for 2023. Winners and finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.
Best Lesson Planning App or Tool
Winner: Gale In Context: For Educators
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Best Assessment App or Tool
Winner: Otus
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Gale In Context: For Educators
Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool
Winner: Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee’s Academy
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Best Literacy App or Tool
Winner: Accelerated Reader
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Learning Ally Brain Based Literacy Instruction
Best Math App or Tool
Winner: IXL Math
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Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool
Winner: MobyMax
“How Does Satellite Internet Work?” Augmented Reality
Best Language Learning App or Tool
Winner: Rosetta Stone for Schools
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Youdao Dictionary Pen by NetEase Youdao
Youdao Listening and Speaking Trainer by NetEase Youdao
Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool
Winner: Labster
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Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool
Winner: MobyMax
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Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool
Winner: Namecoach
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Merlyn, the AI assistant for education
Best Coding App or Tool
Winner: Imagine Robotify
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Best Gamification App or Tool
Winner: MobyMax
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Best Learning Management System
Winner: Edsby
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Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool
Winner: MobyMax
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Best Assistive Technology App or Tool
Winner: Presence (formerly PresenceLearning)
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Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool
Winner: AllHere
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Best Collaboration App or Tool
Winner: Gale In Context: For Educators
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Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool
Winner: Apex Tutorials by Edmentum
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Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool
Winner: Linewize’s Classwize Platform
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Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool
Winner: Promethean’s ActivPanel 9
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Best Higher Education Solution
Winner: PeopleAdmin
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Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool
Winner: eduCLIMBER
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Best Professional Development App or Tool
Winner: Renaissance Professional Development
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Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool
Winner: Anthology Student
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Best Global EdTech Leader
Winner: Jamie Candee, President and CEO of Edmentum
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Glynn Willett and Wade Willett Founders of MobyMax
Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer at Renaissance Learning
Best Global EdTech Company
Winner: Renaissance
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Best Global EdTech Startup
Winner: Edukoya
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Best K-12 School Leader
Winner: Elizabeth Shaw, Chief Executive Officer at Chicago International Charter School
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Dr. Usamah Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent at Dallas ISD
Best Higher Education Leader
Winner: Elmira Mangum, Vice President at Cornell University
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Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD, President at Benedict College
Janet Napolitano, President at University of California
Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director
Finalists:
Adrian Cepero, District Technology Coordinator, Hackensack Public Schools, Hackensack, NJ
Best K-12 Teacher
Winner: Judy Williams, Teacher at Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind
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Chloe Peterson, Teacher at Elevate K-12
Aileen Gendrano Adao, Los Angeles Unified School District
Best College/University Professor
Winner: Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, MIT
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Hope Rias, Assistant Professor at Bridgewater College
Derek D. Bardell, Professor of Business Administration at Delgado Community College
Best EdTech PR Firm
Winner: Young & Associates
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