{"id":64943,"date":"2019-10-14T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T09:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/?p=64943"},"modified":"2021-06-03T08:47:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T06:47:01","slug":"top-10-edtech-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/top-10-edtech-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 edtech companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a very long time, educational practices around the world remained the same, with each generation sitting in classrooms silently while listening to a professor give a monologue about a certain subject. But thanks to technology, things are starting to change. Educational technology<\/a>, also referred to as edtech, has the potential to transform how students learn both inside and outside the classroom.<\/p>\n

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By 2020, the global education technology market is predicted to reach $93.76 biliion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to<\/a> American University\u2019s School of Education, the global edtech market is expected to reach a value of $93.76 billion by 2020. It also reports that 75 per cent of teachers believe digital learning content will make traditional textbooks completely obsolete by 2026. With a variety of new tech tools on the market, educators are given an opportunity to make learning fun and easy.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of some of the most prominent companies contributing to the development of cutting-edge tech tools for education.<\/p>\n

Photomath\u2019s app provides students with step-by-step instructions on how to solve a specific math problem<\/h2>\n

Back in 2014, Photomath was working on text recognition technology. To promote its tech, the company created a demo app that turned out to be a great success. Today, Photomath is one of the most downloaded apps in the Play Store and the Apple App Store. This award-winning solution helps students learn and master math. According to<\/a> Photomath\u2019s website, it\u2019s estimated that the app is used to solve more than 1.2 billion math problems every month.<\/p>\n

To use the app, students are only required to point a smartphone\u2019s camera at a math problem from a textbook or their notebook. The app will identify it and give step-by-step instructions on how to solve the problem. Since the app uses animated calculation steps, it\u2019s easy for students to understand even difficult math concepts.<\/p>\n

Photomath isn\u2019t just for students, though. Teachers can also use it to elevate their teaching and improve students\u2019 learning. Moreover, the app is beneficial to parents, who no longer need to hire private math tutors for their kids. Having tutors can be expensive, and they often don\u2019t focus on self-paced learning, which isn\u2019t the case with Photomath.<\/p>\n