In this featured piece by SmartBrief, the outlet names Singlewire Software’s Visitor Aware a winner in the Safety & Security category of the 2023 SmartBrief Education EdTech Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards let SmartBrief readers vote for the education technology tools and platforms they rely on most across categories including classroom assessment, professional development, curriculum development, and hardware. The article describes Visitor Aware as giving schools and organizations tools to screen visitors, identify threats, and protect access to sensitive areas.
Key Takeaways
- Singlewire Software’s Visitor Aware was named a winner in the Safety & Security category of the 2023 SmartBrief Education EdTech Readers’ Choice Awards.
- The awards are based on votes from SmartBrief readers across educators nationwide, spanning categories from classroom assessment to STEM and social-emotional learning.
- The article describes Visitor Aware as giving schools and organizations tools to screen visitors, identify threats, and protect access to sensitive areas.
- Winners were announced across a dozen categories, including classroom management, curriculum development, early education, and special education.
Original Story
Adoption of education technology has increased since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Data from Ernst & Young shows that 60% of educators use digital tools for planning adopted these tools amid the pandemic. Use of digital instructional materials grew from 28% before the pandemic to 52% today, the data show.
What technologies do SmartBrief readers use? What are their favorites? We asked readers to vote for the tools and solutions they rely on most for their practice for this year’s SmartBrief Education EdTech Readers’ Choice Awards. Read on to see who won and what readers had to say about their choices.