THE EDTECH AWARDS 2019 | Lighting the Way
A very big congratulations to the finalists and winners of The EdTech Awards 2019!
In an age of rapid technological change—innovators, leaders, and trendsetters are our greatest treasures. If our age is golden, they’re lighting the way.
Nearly a decade in, The EdTech Awards persists in its salute. Featured are the creators and champions of the sufficiently advanced technologies that sometimes wow us, seek to help us, and ultimately move us forward.
On the cusp of this new age in learning and education, technology is the vehicle—but who are the engineers, the strategists, the pilots? Who are the dreamers that dream, the builders, inventors, and architects of our future?
From one monolithic milestone to the next, civilizations may come and go. As we build this one—qualifying it through careful correction, ensuring progress, making mastery and advancement real—we awaken to our full potential.
We’re it, the chance is ours—and for learners, leaders, and earnest students of the future—the future is bright.
Here’s to those with their shoulders to the wheel.
(Finalists listed below – winners are marked with * )
FINALISTS & WINNERS BADGES AND PRESS RELEASE AVAILABLE HERE
NOTE: Beautiful TROPHIES are available for purchase for WINNERS as well as FINALISTS.
1 ::: THE EDTECH COOL TOOL AWARDS
FINALISTS:
adaptive technology solution
| ABCmouse Mastering Math |
| Amplifire Learning |
| DreamBox Learning Math |
| EasyTech |
| Edmentum Exact Path |
| Fulcrum Labs |
| i-Ready Mathematics and Reading |
| MobyMax* |
| Stride by Fuel Education |
| SuccessMaker |
administrative solution
| Abl Master Scheduler |
| GuideK12 geovisual analytics* |
| Livingtree Give |
| Maestro SIS by BocaVox |
| OneView |
| RaaWee K12 TDPS |
| RYCOR |
| SignUpGenius |
| Standard For Success |
| Swing Education |
artificial intelligence (AI) solution
| 24 by Securly |
| MATHia* |
| SelfStudy360 |
| The Web for Classrooms |
| WordDive |
arts, music, or creative solution
| 3Doodler Create+ |
| Adobe Spark For Education |
| Book Creator |
| Buncee |
| Fender Play* |
| Imagine Forest |
| Music Lifeboat |
| Soundtrap |
| The ONE Piano Hi-Lite |
| Writing A-Z |
authoring tools solution
| Cloubi Ltd |
| Easygenerator employee authoring |
| Modest3D Xplorer |
| mozaBook* |
| VTS Editor |
career / hiring / internships:
career planning solution
| BECOME.ME |
| ChatterHigh Communications U.S. Inc |
| Grow Your Beauty Career (Interactive Assessment) |
| Journeys Map |
| MaiaLearning 3.0 |
| Testing & Education Reference Center |
| Xello* |
hiring solution
| Employee Fit Assessment Tool |
| Interfolio* |
internships solution
| Odysseyware Courses* |
classroom management solution
| Chromebook Teacher View from Radix |
| ClassroomAPP |
| Edsby* |
| Impero Education Pro V7 |
| LanSchool Air |
| Maestro SIS by BocaVox |
| Nearpod |
| NetSupport School |
| PowerSchool Unified Classroom |
| Renaissance Flow 360® |
coding, computer science, engineering solution
| Autodesk Tinkercad* |
| Code Avengers |
| CodeCombat |
| CodeHS |
| CoderZ by Intelitek |
| codeSpark Academy |
| LEGO Education Coding Express |
| Little Robot Friends Teacher Edition |
| Proto |
| Robogarden Inc. |
collaboration solution
college prep solution
| CCRA – College and Career READY Assessment |
| College Cost & Compare Calculator |
| LifeLaunchr |
| MaiaLearning 3.0* |
| Social Media Strategic eCourses for College Admissions from Social Assurity |
communication solution
| Bloomz |
| ClassDojo |
| FreshGrade* |
| GlobalViewer Campus Communication Suite |
| HC3 App – Harmony CMS Control Center |
| K12 Insight – Let’s Talk! |
| Livingtree Engage |
| One Call Now |
| SchoolVoice |
| Set2Meet |
content provider solution
| Discovery Education Streaming Plus* |
| Nearpod |
| Science A-Z |
| Shmoop |
| StrongMind Digital Curriculum |
corporate training solution
| AVADO |
| Coursera Skills Benchmarking Tool* |
| GoSkills |
| Intrepid Discover |
| Intrepid Learn |
| O’Reilly |
| onQ |
| Percipio from Skillsoft |
| TurningPoint web |
| Udemy for Business |
curriculum and instruction solution
| Adobe Captivate 2019: The Essentials workbook |
| Building Blocks of Science 3D Curriculum & Instruction |
| DreamBox Learning Math |
| Eduplanet21 |
| Fender Play |
| FunShine Online Early Learning Curriculum |
| Medical Office Software Simulation (MOSS 3.0) |
| Mosa Mack Science |
| Ogment |
| StrongMind* |
digital courseware solution
| Apex Learning Tutorials |
| Avado |
| CollegeScope online courseware |
| Edmentum Courseware* |
| MobyMax |
| Odysseyware |
| Perceivant |
| StrongMind |
| Suite360 |
| TypeTastic |
e-learning, blended, or flipped solution
| Building Blocks of Science 3D E-Learning |
| ClassPace |
| CollegeScope |
| Gnowbe |
| Istation Español |
| IXL Learning* (education) |
| Learnlight Blended Learning* (workforce) |
| Play and Learn 3D@ |
| Raz-Plus |
| Wonder Kids |
emerging technology solution
| Abl Master Scheduler |
| Student Helioviewer Tool |
| LanSchool Air* |
| onQ |
| PCS Edventures Discover Drones |
enrollment & admissions solution
| Advantage Orientation |
| Element451 |
| FormBuilder Rx by Enrollment Rx |
| GlyphEd |
| Kira Talent* |
| Maestro SIS by BocaVox |
| OMPT – Online Mathematics Placement Test |
| SchoolMint |
| Smart Choice |
| vibeffect |
games for learning / simulation solution
| CapsimInbox® |
| Challenger Center Simulation-Based Center Missions |
| HoloLAB Champions* |
| Mathletics 3P Learning |
| Matific for Schools |
| MikesBikes from Smartsims Business Simulations |
| Oir |
| Reading Eggs – Learn to Read |
| ST Math |
| Thermonator – The Matter Maker |
hardware for education solution
| ActivPanel |
| AVer CP3 Series Interactive Flat Panel |
| BenQ RM7501K Interactive Flat Panel |
| Clear Touch Interactive® 6000U Series Panel |
| Ergotron’s LearnFit® SE Sit-Stand Desk |
| HoverCam Pilot X |
| HUE Pro Camera |
| MimioSpace* |
| TRUTOUCH VN Series Interactive Display |
| ViewSonic PS750W Ultra-Short Throw Interactive Projector |
higher education solution
| APL nextED |
| Blackbullion |
| Campus Management-CampusNexus Platform |
| Gradescope |
| iClicker |
| Jenzabar One |
| Middle Atlantic Products L7 Series Lectern |
| Smartly* |
| Spring Theory |
| TurningPoint web |
language arts solution
| IXL Learning |
| MobyMax |
| National Geographic Panorama: Reading Through the Lens of Science* |
| PEG Writing |
| StrongMind |
language learning solution
| Drops* (multiple) |
| Glossika |
| Imagine Language & Literacy |
| Inspire Literacy: iLit ELL |
| iTutorGroup |
| Little Fox |
| Mango Languages |
| Qkids English |
| Voxy* (English) |
| WordDive |
learning analytics / data mining solution
| Blackboard Analytics for Learn |
| Civitas Learning |
| Early Insights Suite |
| IntelliBoard* |
| Intellus Learning |
learning management system (LMS) solution
| Blackboard Learn |
| Canvas |
| Cortex LMS |
| Edsby LMS |
| Foundry Deeper Learning Management Solutions |
| itslearning* |
| NEO LMS |
| Schoology Cool Tool LMS |
| TOPYX |
| WISDOM LMS |
literacy / reading solution
| Big Universe by Fuel Education* |
| Foundations in Learning – Access Code |
| Highlights Library from Highlights for Children |
| Imagine Language & Literacy |
| Lexia PowerUp Literacy |
| Miss Humblebee’s Academy |
| Moji Moji |
| ReadWorks |
| Renaissance myON Reader™ |
| Super-Duper Stories |
math solution
| ABCmouse Mastering Math |
| Agrinautica |
| Buzzmath |
| Discovery Education Math Techbook |
| DreamBox Learning Math |
| ExploreLearning Reflex |
| FogStone Isle |
| Happy Numbers* |
| Imagine Math |
| Istation Math |
| IXL Learning |
| MATHia |
| Mathigon |
| Mathletics 3P Learning |
| Matific for Schools |
| MobyMax |
| SOWISO |
| ST Math |
| Summit Math from Fuel Education |
| Woot Math |
mobile app solution – early childhood, elem.
| ABCmouse for Teachers |
| Clever Kids University |
| codeSpark |
| Creatubbles |
| Deluxe Learning Kit |
| Headsprout* |
| Matific Galaxy Maths Games |
| Mobilmo |
| Raz-Plus |
| Rockmelon Parent Edition |
more mobile app solutions
mobile app solution – middle & high school
| Hero K12 |
| IXL Learning |
| Kahoot! app creator* |
| Mobilmo |
| mozaik3D app |
| Skyward, Inc. |
mobile app solution – postsecondary
| iClicker Cloud* |
| myWGU Mobile |
| Ready Education |
| The Blackboard app |
networking, IT, connectivity or access solution
| Aruba IntroSpect |
| C3 Micro-Cloud |
| Lightspeed Systems Relay |
| TeamDynamix |
| Untangle NG Firewall* |
new product or service (released in 2017 or later)
| Abre |
| Amplify Reading |
| Apex Learning New Generation Courses |
| Bitsbox |
| BrainPOP Creative Coding |
| Campus Management Occupation Insight |
| Circuit Scribe Drone Builder Kit |
| ClassLink OneSync* |
| EdOptim V2.0 |
| FilterED |
| HoloLAB Champions |
| IDEA |
| Inventionland Institute Design Service |
| L3 Skills |
| Lightspeed Systems Classroom |
| Lightwell |
| LingoZING! |
| Moby Suite |
| My School Dance |
| PASCO Wireless Weather Sensor with GPS |
| PlayworksU |
| Realityworks Blood Pressure Simulator |
| Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection |
| Renaissance Flow 360® |
| RFPMatchOnDemand |
| ScholarshipUniverse |
| Super-Duper Stories |
| SyncBlasts by StudySync |
| Time To Know Echo |
| zSpace VR/AR Laptop |
new product or service – hardware
| AfterShock iPad (2018) case with Omni Stand |
| Belkin’s Wired Tablet Keyboard for Chrome OS (USB-C Connector) |
| Califone® Grouplink™ Bluetooth Jackbox |
| crowdbeamer* |
| MimioFrame |
| NeoTech Plus Series |
| NeoTech Series |
| Rugged Chromebook Shell |
| Telepresence Robots Connecting Students and Teachers |
| Tripp Lite’s DMCS60100XX – Mobile Flat-Panel Floor Stand |
courses / open learning solutions
online courses / MOOCs solution
| AVADO Virtual Learning Campus |
| Gale Courses* |
| Philanthropy University |
open educational resources (OER) / open learning solution
| Curriki* |
| Intellus Learning |
parent / student solution
| Bloomz* |
| Edsby |
| FreshGrade |
| ProTeen |
| STEMrangers Science Night |
personalized learning solution
| Blackboard Classroom |
| Claned |
| DreamBox Learning Math |
| Imagine Math |
| IXL Learning |
| MathemaTIC |
| Mindspark |
| Ocean Circulation in the North Atlantic (WGBH, NASA, PBS LearningMedia) |
| Otus* |
| Qkids English |
presentation solution
| Adobe Spark For Education |
| Epson PowerLite® L610U |
| Nearpod* |
| Optoma Creative Touch IFPDs |
| TRUTOUCH VN Series Interactive Display |
product or service (general)
| ASSIST Education, LLC |
| Blockchain-Secured Records from Learning Machine |
| Catchbox |
| CHEQROOM |
| ClassWallet |
| Course Hero* |
| GroupMap Class Brainstorming |
| QwertyTown |
| RedShelf |
| TestHound |
professional development learning solutions
for teaching
| Action Research Tutorials |
| AVID Center |
| edWeb.net |
| Insight ADVANCE’s ADVANCE Suite |
| K12 Insight – Customer Experience Workshops |
| National Certificate for STEM Teaching (NCST) from the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) |
| Participate Communities of Practice |
| Personalized skills and learning platform for teachers |
| Renaissance-U®* |
| Teacher Vitae Evaluation, Observation and Portfolio Solution |
for workforce
| Bridge Employee Development Suite* |
| Business Challenge |
| CapsimInbox® |
| Digital Marketing Institute Membership Platform |
| Executive Challenge |
| Management Challenge |
| University of Fashion |
professional skills solution
| AVADO – Dot Native |
| Delivering Measurable Results with 3.0 Adaptive Learning |
| ParaSharp |
| SonoSim, Inc |
| Trailhead* |
resources / other helpful sites or tools for education
| CASE Item Bank |
| x2VOL by intelliVOL* |
| Operation Prevention |
| Trauma Informed Series training toolkit |
| PBS LearningMedia |
| Big Deal Book: Technology for K12 Educators |
| Creative Problem Solving |
| Blackboard SafeAssign |
| UnlockingTime.org |
| Learning About X-rays With Lula & Ethan |
robotics (for learning, education) solution
| Cue from WonderWorkshop* |
| DFRobot Boson Kit |
| KIBO STEAM Robot Kits |
| robots4STEM |
| ROYBI ROBOT |
science solution
| Curiosity Cube™ Mobile Science Lab |
| Discovery Education Science Techbook |
| Elementary School Science |
| ExploreLearning Gizmos |
| FlinnPREP |
| Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy |
| LabCamera* |
| Science4Us |
| Smart Science® Lessons |
| Tablecraft |
science, tech, engineering, math (STEM) solution
| Aristo STEM Connection |
| Defined STEM |
| Discovery Education STEM Connect |
| Learning Blade |
| littleBits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit* |
| PCS Edventures Discover Drones |
| Smart Science® Online Interactive Learning |
| Spark 101 (program of the 114th Partnership) |
| STEMscopes™ NGSS 3D |
| Vernier Go Direct® Sensors |
skills solution (a.k.a. 21st-century skills) solution
| AchieveWORKS Skills 21st century skills* |
| Assessing and Improving Learners’ Soft Skills with Bongo |
| BECOME.ME |
| Budget Challenge – Road Test for Personal Finance |
| CapsimInbox® |
| Global Problem Solvers: The Series |
| Ignite My Future in School (IMFIS) |
| SAM Challenge |
| Snowflake MultiTeach® from NUITEQ® |
| x2VOL by intelliVOL |
social studies solution
| ABC-CLIO Solutions |
| Britannica School Insights |
| Kids Discover Online* |
| Project Imagine: U.S. History |
| StrongMind Social Studies |
special needs / assistive technology solution
| BIPTrack |
| BridgingApps.org |
| FlashAcademy® EAL |
| IBCCES Advanced Autism Certification |
| KidConnect Classroom |
| Learning Ally Mobile Reading App |
| ListenTALK |
| MyVRSpot Closed Captioning & Language Translation |
| RoboKind* |
| Rockmelon Parent Edition |
student information system (SIS) solution
| Alma | Rethink SIS |
| Cortex LMS |
| Jupiter iO from Jupiter Ed* |
| Maestro SIS by BocaVox |
| Serosoft Solutions Pvt Ltd |
study and prep solutions
student study tools solution
| Budbeed.com |
| StudySmarter* |
| Unicheck |
test prep solution
| FlinnPREP |
| Study Island* |
testing & assessment solution
| Building Blocks of Science 3D Testing & Assessment |
| edifyAssess |
| enCase from TE21* |
| FastBridge Learning |
| Learnosity |
| MAP Reading Fluency |
| PSI Bridge™ |
| Renaissance Star 360® |
| RM Assessor3 |
| The Evaluator |
tutoring solution
| GradeSlam |
| iTutorGroup |
| TutorMe |
| Varsity Tutors |
| Wyzant* |
video-based learning solution
| ADVANCEfeedback from Insight ADVANCE |
| AVADO – Dot Native |
| Camtasia |
| Echo360* |
| GoReact |
| Kaltura |
| MyVRSpot |
| NewTek TriCaster Mini |
| onQ |
| Snowflake MultiTeach® from NUITEQ® |
virtual reality, augmented reality (VR/AR) solution
| 3DBear AR |
| Aristo AR Learning Kit |
| Breaking Boundaries in Science |
| Google Expeditions |
| ENGAGE Immersive VR for education |
| ITI VR Crane Simulator |
| MERGE Cube |
| myxd3D |
| Virtuali-Tee |
| zSpace VR/AR Laptop* |
write-in: OTHER (name it)
| Classcraft – Engagement Management System (EMS) |
| K12 Insight – Let’s Talk! – Customer Experience Platform |
| Ogment – Curriculum Mapping and Management Solution |
| Radix VISO – Interactive Touchscreen Management Solution* |
| RANDA TOWER Core – Teacher Effectiveness Solution |
| Spring Theory – Experiential Learning Solution |
| STEMscopes™ Early Explorer – PreK/Early Childhood Learning Solution |
| MobyMax – Early Learning Solution |
| OnSolve – Emergency Notification System |
| Walkabouts – Active Learning Platform |
MORE COOL TOOLS
| 2gnoMe – Personalized Skills Platform for Teachers |
| ACES from Allovue – District Expenditure & Reporting Solution |
| AR Fashion Designer – Augmented Reality Fashion Design Tool |
| EdPrivacy by Education Framework – Student Privacy Solution |
| Formlabs Form 2 – Desktop 3D Printer |
| GetEdFunding – Funding Opportunities Resource |
| Proctorio’s Learning Integrity Platform – Academic Integrity Solution* |
| Standard For Success – District Data Solution |
| Tech Defenders – Mobile Device Solution |
| Elephango – Your Perfect Curriculum Companion |
2 ::: THE EDTECH LEADERSHIP AWARDS
FINALISTS:
edtech author/speaker
| Gene Kerns |
| Hall Davidson |
| Sonny Magana* |
founder(s) / CEO
| Adam Pisoni – Abl |
| Andrew Grauer – Course Hero |
| Charlene Blohm – CB&A |
| Cheryl Vedoe – Apex Learning |
| Cindy Hollar – TE21, Inc. |
| David Whelan, Sandra Whelan – ENGAGE |
| Gregg Scoresby – CampusLogic |
| Jake Schwarz – General Assembly |
| Jane Kubasik – 114th Partnership |
| Jessie Woolley-Wilson – DreamBox |
| Jinal Jhaveri – SchoolMint, EdTech Holdings |
| Karthik Krishnan – Encyclopaedia Britannica Group |
| Landon Taylor – Base 11 |
| Michael E. Spencer – ASSIST Education, LLC |
| Wade Willett – MobyMax |
| Richard Margolin – RoboKind |
| Rob Waldron – Curriculum Associates |
| Sari Factor – Edgenuity* |
| Susan Wells – TechTerra Education |
| Teddy Gabbart – Gabbart Communications |
founder(s) / CEO – startup
| Alex Inman – Educational Collaborators |
| Chaks Appalabattula – Bloomz |
| Christina Balotescu – 360Alumni |
| Daniel Farkas, Mark Szulyovszky — Drops |
| Erin Mote – InnovateEDU / Cortex |
| Ilya Zeldin – 2gnoMe |
| Jeremy Keeshin – CodeHS |
| Paxton Riter – iDesign |
| Victoria Adams – Engear |
| Vivi Friedgut – Blackbullion* |
higher education technology leader
| Bengisu Tulu |
| Chris Chumley |
| Gregg Scoresby* |
| Mike Olsen |
| Wong Yin Cheung, Eugene |
national (U.S.) leader
| Elliott Levine – HP Inc. |
| Frank Bonsal III – Towson University Incubator* |
| Jennifer Womble – Future of Education Technology Conference |
| Leslie Wilson – One-to-One Institute |
| Wade Willett – MobyMax |
global leader
| Eric Yang |
| Ron Yekutiel, Shay David, Michal Tsur, Eran Etam* |
| Michelle R. Zimmerman |
public relations (PR) firm working in edtech
| C. Blohm & Associates, Inc. |
| J Harrison Public Relations Group |
| KEH Communications |
| PR With Panache!* |
| Thompson Drake PR & Marketing |
school leader
| Bethany Petty |
| Brian Seymour* |
| Carl Hooker |
| Cheryl Hibbeln |
| Christina Casillas |
| Christopher Ray |
| Jeff McMahon |
| Jennifer Miller |
| Jim Wasielewski |
| Jose Espinoza |
| Kaitlyn Wright |
| Kyle Berger |
| Micah Shippee |
| Michael Daria |
| Paul Turnbull |
| Sarah Loew |
| Shawn Wigg |
| Stu Keroff |
| Susan Gilley |
visionary
| Alina von Davier – ACTNext |
| David Whelan – ENGAGE |
| Frank Bonsal III – Towson Edu |
| Glynn Willett – MobyMax |
| Greg Firn – RoboKind |
| Keith Bergstrom – Prestwick House |
| Miriam Bogler – Project Pals |
| Roseann Freet, Paula Hidalgo and team – Assessment Center, Age of Learning |
| Todd Brekhus – myON |
| Vernon Johnson, Ed.D. – Accelerate Learning* |
3 ::: THE EDTECH TRENDSETTER AWARDS
FINALISTS:
edtech company setting a trend
| Accelerate Learning |
| Apex Learning |
| CatchOn |
| ClassLink |
| Connect2Teach |
| Discovery Education |
| ENGAGE Immersive VR Education* |
| Higher Ground |
| Inventionland Institute |
| Kingsland University School of Blockchain |
| LearnPlatform |
| MobyMax |
| NuVU Studio |
| Portfolium |
| Riipen |
| SelfStudy |
| Shmoop |
| Stage 32 |
| TechSmart |
| Trilogy Education Services |
edtech group setting a trend
| iTutorGroup |
| Mid-Pacific Institute Technology Program* |
| Navitas Ventures |
educator setting a trend
| Allison Rodman |
| Ben Kalb |
| Cathy Hunt |
| Don Wettrick |
| Jay Miles |
| Jeff McMahon |
| Liu Yijie* |
| Neeru Mittal |
| Robert Pronovost |
| Sylvain Kalache and Julien Barbier |
leader setting a trend
| Casey Bienvenu* |
| Damian Creamer |
| Glynn Willett |
| Kathleen deLaski |
| Wade Willett |
product or service setting a trend
| ABCmouse Assessment Center* |
| Caveon Smartitem API |
| Cengage Unlimited |
| Diamond Assets |
| EVERFI Critical Skills |
| FunShine Online Digital Early Learning |
| Kajeet SmartBus |
| littleBits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit |
| LRNG: The Future of Work x Learning |
| Ogment |
| Paddl Games by Paddl Co. |
| PlayMaker from IMDA |
| Portfolium Digital Badging & Pathways |
| RaaWee K12 TDPS |
| Revibe Connect |
| robots4STEM |
| Ruckus Networks / Lenovo VR Classroom Kit |
| Vemo Education |
| Walkabouts |
| WIN Learning Career Readiness System |
school leader setting a trend
| Corey Ryan |
| Don Wettrick* |
| Joseph McBreen |
| Krissy Novy |
| Matt Harris |
NOTE:
(Finalists listed above – winners are marked with * )
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