Education technology has changed what’s possible in learning.
No longer are students confined to desks, textbooks, or even classrooms or schools. Today, a student has at least the potential for access to apps, an incredible catalogue of videos, podcasts, learning simulations, digital communities and so much more, all through a simple internet connection.
The following 7 educational technology platforms are good representatives of some of these changes, and the chart above is a snapshot of how exactly they’ve changed what’s possible in learning, from new sources of data to the potential for a global audience.
1. MOOCs
2. Skillbuilder websites
3. Blackboard Learn
4. Skype in the Classroom
5. Khan Academy
6. YouTube Edu
7. iTunesU
Infographic source schools.com