LearnPlatform by Instructure provides an edtech effectiveness system that centralizes the evaluation, approval, and management of educational technology tools for K-12 institutions. By offering evidence-based insights and streamlined workflows, it enables educators to optimize resource allocation, enhance compliance with privacy standards, and improve teaching and learning outcomes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
K-12 educational institutions often lack a centralized system for evaluating, approving, and managing the diverse range of educational technology (edtech) tools used within their districts. This can lead to inefficient resource allocation, inconsistent implementation, and challenges in ensuring data privacy compliance.
Solution
LearnPlatform by Instructure offers an edtech effectiveness system designed to centralize the evaluation, approval, and management of educational technology tools for K-12 institutions. The platform provides evidence-based insights into edtech usage, cost, and learning outcomes, enabling data-driven decisions regarding resource allocation and professional development. It streamlines edtech request and vetting processes, ensuring compliance with privacy standards and facilitating communication between educators, administrators, and edtech providers. By providing a single source of truth for edtech information, LearnPlatform helps districts optimize their edtech ecosystems and improve teaching and learning outcomes.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes K-12 school districts and educational institutions seeking to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of their edtech ecosystems.
Features
- Centralized edtech library for teachers to easily find approved tools.
- Customizable evaluation workflows tailored to specific district processes and compliance requirements.
- Rapid-cycle evaluation technology to assess the impact of edtech tools on usage, cost, and outcomes.
- Teacher feedback mechanisms with customizable rubrics to gather structured input on edtech effectiveness.
- Privacy compliance tools to incorporate privacy considerations into edtech workflows and access third-party data privacy information.
- Provider communication features, including custom application forms and two-way commenting, to streamline procurement.
- Public Product Libraries to inform families about available and approved edtech tools.
- Browser and app extensions to track edtech access trends and usage data.