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We read on our phones, and we ask Google all of our questions. Instead of taking a class when we want to learn a foreign language, we’re likely to just download an app.
While technology can’t (or shouldn’t?) replace teachers, edtech is offering a range of tools to enhance education for both teachers and students. It’s helping students learn and teachers teach, making the learning process easier for everyone. The only hard part is taking a few minutes to learn how to use the new tech!
Europe is home to many of the world’s top education systems, and is home to many new edtech startups, an industry that is expected to be valued at $252 billion by 2020.
Norway’s Kahoot! is perhaps the world´s most popular edtech app, and one of the first to gamify learning in and outside of the classroom. Platforms like LessonUp from the Netherlands have emerged to help teachers plan and deliver lessons, while London-based Zzish allows teachers to create quizzes, assign homework, and track student progress, and the French app Klassroom facilitates communication between parents and teachers. Teachers are using digital whiteboards instead of blackboards, with apps like Denmark´s Airtame allowing users to wirelessly stream digital content onto any computer or mobile device...
Below is a brief overview of 10 of the top European tech startups that are transforming the way we learn.
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Source: EU-Startups
