Traditionally, education technology (ed tech) referred to just those technologies that facilitate teaching and learning activities. Today, ed tech includes education-specific technologies that support a wide range of academic or institutional needs, from registration to graduation and beyond. 

Breaking ed tech into product categories makes it easier to recognize how solutions are integrated into education, identify competitors, and evaluate opportunities to innovate or expand.

An ed tech “product category” is a way of organizing ed tech solutions by similarity of purpose and user focus. We’ve listed and situated the major ed tech product categories for both Higher Ed and K-12 schools according to these two factors:

Major Product Categories – US Higher Ed

Major Product Categories – US K-12

See also…

• Ed Tech Macro Categories (with Examples)
• Ed Tech Market Sizing for US Higher Ed

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