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Introduction
As the famous aphorism says “those who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it”. In today’s day and age, trends across industries are ever booming, and as with any new trend, countless businesses are formed to showcase their own “shiny product” to capture public interest and make a quick buck. Covid-19 caused a boom in the EdTech space. Many schools across the globe had to adopt remote or hybrid learning, opening the gateway to the use of various edtech solutions to fit various needs.
Main Issues
The main issue is that these technologies need to provide true educational benefits to schools, which is no simple ordeal. Curriculums are built on decades of testing, opinions and results. To fit a school’s curriculum, one needs to try and test technology. We need to adapt it accordingly to feedback, which takes time. Large companies may have the infrastructure to quickly create a shiny EdTech solution and market it to excellence, resulting in quick success, but schools will suffer in the long-term by not gaining profound benefits [after having spent a large budget], thus decreasing trust in the industry as a whole.
We invite you to bet and hand your trust to businesses which have been present in the space for long and have never altered their vision. CleverBooks, since its foundation in Dublin in 2016, has always strived to use augmented reality in the classroom to turn an ordinary class into an engaging, fun experience, providing kids around the world with an opportunity to learn through seeing, hearing and touching knowledge. Kids that use AR today will be ready when entering the highly tech-oriented global workforce. How kids are learning better with augmented reality apps for education: https://www.cleverbooks.eu/references/
So which characteristics should you look for when evaluating an EdTech solution? Here are the main:
- Research-based
- Easy to use, accessible – teachers don’t have time to learn a new programming language or complicated interface; as schools amass tools, these need to be as simple as possible to integrate
- Provides quality data – with the rise of LMS systems, schools are ever more understanding the importance of data to better student life and academic results.
- Provides iron-clad privacy
- Has a strategic implementation approach
- Complies with acceptable integration/interoperability standards
CleverBooks for example collaborates with the European Commission to both suit community needs, by creating easy-to-use educational tools that capture students’ interest and provide a profound educational substrate. We are researching the AR space for education and providing reliable data to use and promote AR benefits from the highest level.
To conclude
We believe in gaining your trust and support by showing, not telling. Help us help you in improving student engagement: imagine your new classroom where the kids are being engaged while interacting with each other, giggling and joyful due to a meaningful experience that supports their learning.
Try out the best Augmented Reality Education Apps for free: https://www.augmented-classroom.com/
Reach out to us and share your feedback and opinions, we’re always looking to improve. Let’s build your student’s future together!