THE EDTECH AWARDS 2018 | Moving Forward
Congratulations to the finalists and winners of The EdTech Awards 2018 and may their resolve inspire others! The innovators, leaders, and trendsetters represented here are dauntless, dedicated, and determined in their work.
In this age of rapidly accelerating technological growth, it might be easy to lose sight of what moves everything forward: the indomitable power of the human spirit.
But in no other field is the human spirit more alive than education, where educators and supporting technologists are literally shaping our future.
The work of the educator is often undervalued and overlooked, but educators and technologists supporting them play a leading role in our world.
Thus, we very proudly recognize, acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the biggest names in edtech – and newer talents shaping the future of edtech.
And here they are:
(Finalists listed below – winners will be marked with * )
1 ::: THE EDTECH COOL TOOL AWARDS
FINALISTS & WINNERS:
new product or service
product or service
| Adobe Creative Cloud |
| ClassLink |
| Hero K12 |
| Kahoot!* |
| Learning Genie |
| MAX Cases |
| Portfolium |
| Renaissance Accelerated Reader 360 |
| Rethink Ed |
| Verso Learning |
adaptive technology solution
administrative solution
| Allovue Balance |
| JotForm |
| CatchOn |
| ClassWallet |
| Standard For Success (SFS) |
| LivingTree |
| Abl Master Scheduler |
| Frontline Education – Frontline Insights Platform* |
| TeachPoint Educator Evaluation Solution |
artificial intelligence (AI) solution
| BlackBeltHelp |
| EdCast: AI-Powered Knowledge Cloud for Personalized Corporate Learning |
| Zoomi, Inc. |
| Hubert.ai* |
| MATHia Software |
arts, music, or creative solution
| Adobe Creative Cloud |
| Adobe Spark |
| Scalar Learning |
| Soundtrap* |
| TechSmith Corp. |
authoring tools solution
badging / credentialing solution
| Core Learning Exchange |
| Credly* |
| Participate platform |
| Salesforce (Trailhead) |
| WIN Learning |
career planning solution
classroom management solution
| Bloomz App |
| eBackpack |
| Edsby |
| Hero K12 |
| Impero Education Pro from Impero Software |
| Netop Vision for Chromebooks |
| NetSupport School |
| PowerSchool’s Unified Classroom |
| Renaissance Flow 360* |
| Showbie |
coding, computer science, engineering solution
| codeHS |
| Codemoji |
| CodeMonkey Studios – Coding Adventure |
| Codesters |
| Edabit |
| Growth Tribe |
| LEGO Education |
| littleBits Code Kit* |
| Piper Computer Kit |
| STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering |
collaboration solution
college prep solution
| Kuder Navigator® |
| LifeLaunchr* |
| Social Assurity |
| TE21’s CASE College and Career READY Assessment |
| Unispotter |
communication solution
| Apptegy |
| Bloomz App |
| ClassDojo* |
| Gabbart Communications |
| InformaCast |
| IO Education – Messenger feature within the Classroom Solution |
| LivingTree |
| SchoolStatus |
| Signal Kit |
| Signal Vine |
content provider solution
| Beyond Textbooks |
| Defined STEM |
| Nearpod* |
| Science A-Z |
| Shmoop Online Courses |
corporate training solution
curriculum and instruction solution
digital courseware solution
| Graduate America |
| Keyboarding Without Tears |
| ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 |
| StrongMind Courseware* |
| The Princeton Review |
district data solution
e-learning, blended, or flipped solution
| D2L Brightspace for K-12 |
| Edmentum’s Courseware |
| FLVS Playbook |
| Imagine Language & Literacy |
| Istation |
| IXL Learning |
| MobyMax* |
| NovoEd |
| Schoology |
| Screencastify |
| TechSmith Corp. |
emerging technology solution
| EVERFI, Inc. |
| GoGuardian |
| Hubert.ai |
| LlamaZOO Interactive Inc. |
| Otus Student Performance Platform |
| Pilot by HoverCam |
| Software2* |
| Turnitin Revision Assistant |
| Yewno Discover |
enrollment & admissions solution
| Course Merchant |
| Full Measure Education |
| Kira Talent |
| SchoolMint* |
| TrueDialog |
games for learning / simulation solution
| ARTé: Mecenas (by Triseum) |
| Budget Challenge |
| CapsimCore |
| Classcraft* |
| ExploreLearning Gizmos |
| Martha Madison by Second Avenue Learning |
| Mobilmo |
| Read to Lead: Community in Crisis |
| Simformer business simulations platform |
| Tinybop Schools |
hardware for education solution
| ActivPanel |
| Belkin’s Rockstar 10-Port USB Charging Station |
| Boxlight |
| D6510 Interactive Whiteboard |
| Ergotron Charging Locker |
| Optoma ZW300USTi |
| Pilot by HoverCam* |
| The PowerPro PA920 |
| Tripp Lite |
| Hue HD Pro Camera |
higher education solution
| Blackboard Learn |
| CampusLogic |
| Computational ClassNotes |
| Expert TA |
| Mursion, Inc |
| rSmart |
| SafeColleges Training |
| Software2 |
| Study.com |
| TeamDynamix |
| Top Hat* |
hiring / internships solution
| FlexibleClass |
| Florida Virtual School – Internship Program |
| Formstack |
| Handshake* |
| x2VOL by intelliVOL |
IT networking, connectivity, or access solution
| 8400 Core Switch Series from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company |
| ADTRAN ProCloud Subscription Services |
| Forward Edge |
| Intellatek |
| Mojo Networks |
| TeamDynamix |
| Tripp Lite |
| Untangle NG Firewall* |
| Utelogy — Utelogy Platform |
| Mobile Beacon |
language arts solution
| Elementary Language Arts |
| FlexibleClass.com |
| Headsprout |
| IXL Learning* |
| Mirrors & Windows for Passport |
| MyloWrites |
| Sharing Personal Experiences |
| SpringBoard Digital |
| Study It |
| StudySync |
language learning solution
| Babbel* |
| ELSA – A.I. assistant for language and speech training |
| Fast ForWord |
| Languagenut |
| Live Lingua |
| LOL: Learn Other Languages |
| POLYGLOTS |
| Positive Learning |
| Sound Spelling Transfer Kit |
| Wibbu (Ruby Rei) |
learning analytics / data mining solution
| Blackboard Predict |
| Claned Group |
| Lea(R)n |
| Otus Student Performance Platform* |
| Time To Know |
learning management system (LMS) solution
| Blackboard Learn |
| Canvas by Instructure |
| eBackpack |
| Edsby |
| itslearning |
| LearnUpon |
| Moodlerooms |
| Motivis Learning* |
| NEO LMS |
| Schoology |
lesson planning solution
| Jupiter iO |
| n2y |
| Ogment |
| Reading Plus |
| SMART Learning Suite* |
literacy / reading solution
| Book Retriever |
| Lexia Reading Core5 – MyLexia Reports |
| Literacy Pro/Literacy Pro Library |
| myON |
| One More Story |
| Reading Eggs Junior |
| ReadWorks |
| ThinkCERCA |
| United Through Reading* |
| Zinc Reading Labs |
maker / DIY solution
| Adafruit |
| HUE Animation Studio |
| Piper Computer Kit |
| STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering |
| Tenka Labs – Circuit Cubes* |
math solution
| Alive Studios |
| Buzzmath |
| CanFigureIt Geometry |
| Discovery Education Math Techbook |
| DreamBox Learning Math* |
| EquatIO |
| Fog Stone Isle |
| MATHia Software |
| Mathventure for 4th Grade |
| ST Math: K-6 |
mobile app solution – early childhood, elementary
| Brightwheel* |
| EduKids Connect |
| Headsprout |
| LeapFrog Academy |
| Raz-Plus |
mobile app solution – middle, high school
| Blackboard Mobile Communications App |
| CK-12 Mobile Apps for K-12* |
| Collisions by PlayMada Games |
| Adobe Spark |
| IO Education – PupilPath |
| Mobilmo |
| IXL Learning |
| Ruby Rei |
| UWorld |
| WIN Learning – WIN Atlas Mobile App |
mobile app solution – post-secondary
| EduMe |
| MindTap Pronounce, part of the MindTap Mobile app* |
| Modo Labs |
| OOHLALA Mobile Inc. |
| The Blackboard app |
mobile devices solution
| EduMe |
| Istation |
| Lightspeed Systems Relay for Chrome |
| Mobile Beacon* |
| Tripp Lite |
MOOCs and online course solution
| FutureLearn* |
| Salesforce (Trailhead) |
| Santa Clara County Office of Education Educational Technology Services Team |
| Study.com Working Scholars |
| Virtual College |
OER (open educational resources) / open learning solution
| CK-12 – Free Personalized Learning Platform for K-12 STEM |
| Collections by Destiny |
| CPALMS |
| Intellus Learning* |
| Top Hat |
parent / student solution
| Blackboard Teacher Communication |
| ClassFlow Moments App |
| Edsby* |
| PTC Wizard |
| Storypark |
personalized learning solution
| Cerego |
| CK-12 Personalized Learning Platform |
| ClassLink |
| FreshGrade Education* |
| myON |
| Pro Innov. Pathways – Santa Clara County Office of EdTech Services Team |
| StrongMind Courseware |
| ThinkCERCA |
| Vretta Inc. |
| Zoomi, Inc. |
presentation solution
| 101 EDU PPT |
| AmpliVox Sound Systems |
| Beekast |
| Buncee* |
| ClassFlow Family of Software |
| Epson BrightLink® 710Ui |
| Glogster |
| The PA Pro PA11 |
| Unio by Harness |
| Voki |
professional development learning solution
| Bridge by Instructure |
| Edthena |
| edWeb.net |
| Insight ADVANCE* |
| observe4success |
| PBS TeacherLine |
| PD Planner – Eduplanet21 |
| Performance Matters (PM) Professional Development Management |
| Renaissance-U® |
| TeachPoint Professional Development Tracking Solution |
professional skills solution
| 8th Light’s Modern Apprenticeship Program |
| Codecademy |
| Cognotion |
| edWeb |
| Fulcrum Labs & Aviation Institute of Maintenance* |
| MindTap for Business Statistics with Excel Online – Cengage Learning |
| Mursion |
| Sibme |
| Simformer business simulations platform |
| YouSeeU |
resources / other helpful sites or tools for education
| AFT’s Share My Lesson |
| BookWidgets |
| Destiny Library Manager (Destiny Discover) |
| Grammarly* |
| PledgeCents |
| TE21’s CASE Item Bank |
| TeacherNG |
| The Best High School Journalism by the JEA |
| The Better Their World Student Project Database |
| Wisewire |
robotics (for learning, education) solution
| ArcBotics |
| KIBO Robotic Kit |
| RoboLoco* |
| Robolink |
| Robots.Education |
security / privacy solution
| Barracuda Advanced Threat Protection |
| Cisco Stealthwatch |
| EdPrivacy by Education Framework Inc.* |
| KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training |
| Raptor Technologies |
science solution
| BioBeyond by the Inspark Teaching Network |
| Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms |
| Discovery Education Science Techbook |
| ExploreLearning Gizmos |
| Happy Atoms |
| Koantum |
| Science A-Z |
| Smart Science Education Inc.* |
| The Curiosity Cube |
| UL Xplorlabs |
social studies solution
| ABC-CLIO Solutions |
| Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook |
| Mission US: Up from the Dust |
| The Great War Collection on PBS LearningMedia |
| Voters Ed by Second Avenue Learning* |
special needs solution
| Clicker 7 |
| Exceptional Child |
| Fast ForWord® |
| GoalWorks |
| MobyMax |
| n2y* |
| PresenceLearning’s Online Early Childhood Services |
| Rethink Ed |
| Robots4Autism |
| The Marvel Focus Desk |
STEM solution
| 4D+ Utopia 360° Space Exploration |
| Aristo e-Companion for Interactive Geography |
| Circuit Scribe |
| KiraKira3D |
| MyStemKits.com |
| Piper Computer Kit |
| Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab* |
| STEMscopes PreK-12 Curriculum |
| The Curiosity Cube |
| VariQuest CREATE Package |
student information system (SIS) solution
| Alma |
| ASSIST Education |
| Jupiter iO |
| Shenzhen Cloudpoint Technology Co., Ltd |
| Skyward School Management System (SMS 2.0)* |
student study tools / tutoring solution
| APA Style CENTRAL® |
| Course Hero |
| GradeSlam |
| MindTap for Business Statistics with Excel Online – Cengage Learning |
| NoRedInk Premium |
| StudyBlue – Homework Help |
| The Princeton Review |
| Tinycards |
| Unicheck |
| Varsity Tutors* |
testing prep solution
| BenchPrep |
| Blueprint LSAT Prep’s Adaptive Learning Technology |
| Study Island |
| The Princeton Review* |
| UWorld |
testing & assessment solution
| eMPower Assessments |
| Gauge by Instructure* |
| IO Education – Student Assessment Solution |
| Lexia RAPID Assessment iOS App |
| Moby.Read from Analytic Measures Inc. |
| Performance Matters (PM) Assessment |
| Portfolium Assessment |
| Remark Software |
| Silverback Learning Solutions |
| TE21’s CASE Benchmark Assessments |
21st-century skills solution
| Digital Literacy Assessments |
| Level Up Village* |
| Lion’s Heart |
| Nearpod |
| QwertyTown |
| Social Assurity |
| Tekman Books |
| ThinkCERCA |
| Turnitin Feedback Studio |
| Proteen Life from Unidel Group |
video-based learning solution
| Blackbullion |
| Explain Everything |
| Flipgrid* |
| GoReact |
| IC Axon Inc |
| Insight ADVANCE |
| Rethink Ed |
| Vosaic |
| Winward Academy |
| Zoom Video Communications |
VR / AR (virtual reality, augmented reality) solution
| 4D+ Utopia 360° Space Exploration |
| awe |
| Happy Atoms |
| Lifeliqe VR Museum* |
| Osmo |
more cool tool award finalists
| Eduvision from JDL Horizons* |
| Raptivity by Harbinger |
| TeachPoint Educator Evaluation Solution |
| Unicheck |
| SafeSchools Alert |
2 ::: THE EDTECH LEADERSHIP AWARDS
FINALISTS & WINNERS:
startup founder(s)
founder / CEO(s)
school leader
national/global leader
edtech advocate
| Charlene Blohm |
| Gene M. Kerns |
| Nathan Mielke |
| Sandra Paul |
| Tracy Weeks* |
PR firm
| C. Blohm & Associates |
| Communications Strategy Group |
| JHarrisonPR |
| Nickel Communications |
| PR with Panache* |
more leadership award finalists
| Richard Crim – Community College |
| Stephanie Bulgrin – State Leader |
| Nick Walker – CTO |
| Naomi McSwain – Afterschool Leader |
3 ::: THE EDTECH TRENDSETTER AWARDS
FINALISTS & WINNERS:
product or service setting a trend
| Flipgrid |
| Frontline Education – Frontline Insights Platform |
| PAPERbasket |
| Pilot by HoverCam |
| PledgeCents |
| Portfolium |
| RaaWee K12 Truancy & Dropout Prevention System |
| Social Assurity |
| TechTerra Education |
| Top Hat* |
leader setting a trend
| Bevin Reinen & Team at Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| JJ Christian |
| Johanna Wetmore* |
| Matt Harris |
| Zachary Leonard |
edtech group setting a trend
| East Stroudsburg Area School District eTeam* |
| MindShare Learning Technology |
| National Observational Teaching Exam (NOTE) |
| Navitas Ventures* |
| SETDA |
educator / school leader setting a trend
| André Thomas – Texas A&M University |
| Andy Plemmons – Barrow Media Center |
| Keith O’Neal – Lipscomb University |
| Mandayam Osuri Thirunarayanan – Florida Int’l University |
| Steve Bambury – JESS Dubai * |
| Thomas C. Adams – Berrien Springs Public Schools |
| Janet Elias – NYC Department of Education |
| Ray Smith – Mississippi Community College Board |
| Royce Avery – Manor Independent School District |
| Joe McBreen – St. Vrain Valley Schools |
more trendsetter award finalists
| MobyMax – Early Learning Comprehensive Solution |
FINALISTS & WINNERS:
ENTER THE EDTECH AWARDS!
