Edtech By Marketscale

The primary school classroom has changed dramatically in just the last 20 years. Computer Science classes used to cover typing speed and little more. Today, kids must be primed to enter the world with all of the skills to survive in our rapidly evolving global world of tech. So how are schools integrating tablets and computers into the classroom in an efficient, effective, and responsible way? Answering this question in this EdTech Podcast episode is Chrissy Allard, marketing director at PowerGistics. Many kids today have had tablets in their hands before they could even talk. But some children do not have the same access to digital devices in their homes. By integrating tech into the public school classroom, students are allowed to gain familiarity with these devices–as Chrissy describes, "...[It is] creating a barrier-free playing field for learning tech." Tech allows for a deeper personalization to the learning process, giving teachers the tools to educate each student based on their learning ability and s