MindShare Learning is Pleased to Announce Canada’s First EdTech Buyer’s Guide Directory – Your Source for Everything EdTech!
The 2016 edition Canadian EdTech Buyer’s Guide provides a central source for education leaders to access educational technology products and services from leading solution providers across Canada and beyond. To learn more on how to become part of the MindShare EdTech Buyer’s Guide, please email us at info@mindsharelearning.com
Dear Thought Leader,
I’m thrilled to share the launch of Canada’s First EdTech Buyer’s Guide website! This was inspired by you based on a need to make more informed buying decisions given your limited resources and explosion of EdTech solution provider in Canada and beyond. Through our EdTech Buyer’s Guide website, we will highlight Canada’s leading solution providers as well as provided regular product reviews.
Thank you again for your continued support of MindShare Learning and for inspiring this new innovation. Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep! – Best, R.
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
Founder & President, MindShare Learning Technology
Chief Digital Curator–The MindShare Learning Report
President, C21 Canada—Canadians for 21
Adobe in education.
Website: http://www.adobe.com/education.edu.html
Whether you’re an educator developing a more engaging curriculum; an administrator working to improve collaboration; or a student creating school projects, portfolios, and resumes, Adobe offers you tools that can help you excel.
Contact:
Ph: 888-649-2990
Website: http://www.advanced-education.com/educators/contact/#sthash.J4pv4Z1u.dpuf
Advanced Education is at the forefront of the educational revolution by introducing and supporting the integration technology into Canada’s classrooms. We can assist with any type of integration solution from interactive projectors, BYOD strategies, Chromebook roll-outs, SMART Boards, to technology plans for an entire school district.
Advanced Education is one of the largest providers of interactive SMART Boards to schools in Canada. We are also the exclusive Canadian partner for Samsung School, Samsung’s innovative Galaxy tablet education initiative.
Contact:
Toll Free: 1-855-502-0035
Apple Canada
Website: http://www.apple.com/ca/education/
Asus Canada
Website: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/
Agora Mobile Inc. (VizWik)
Website: https://vizwik.com/
Akindi
Website: https://akindi.com/
Benetech
Website: http://www.benetech.org/
Blackboard Inc.
Website: http://www.blackboard.com/
Bitstrips
Website: https://www.bitstrips.com/
Our mission is to give you an entertaining and dynamic visual identity that lets you express yourself in ways that words can’t capture.
BrainPOP
Website: https://www.brainpop.com/
Baragar systems
Wesbite: http://www.baragar.com/
Brisk Mobile
Website: http://www.briskmobile.com/
Career Cruising
Website: https://public.careercruising.com/en/
Charity Republic
Wesbite: https://www.charityrepublic.com
Cisco
Website: http://www.cisco.com/c/en_ca/index.html
Website: http://www.copernicused.com/
Reaching children, inspiring them and teaching them to become great adults is a noble quest and can be a challenging task. We make learning mobile and accessible to help teachers engage with their students and make teaching a little easier.
Contact:
Toll Free: 1-800-267-8494
info@copernicused.com
CDI computers
Website: http://cdicomputers.com/
Website: https://cogmation.com/
We are a multi-talented and diverse group of professionals, all dedicated to providing excellent products and results to our valued customers.
From software development to technical support; strategic marketing to product placement; sales and marketing to features and benefits of the products.
Contact:
Phone: +1 204-221-3759
Toll-free: +1 877-356-9703
Email: support@cogmation.com
Desire2Learn
Website: http://www.d2l.com/
Website: http://www.discoveryeducation.ca/Canada/
Discovery Education accelerates school boards’ digital transition through comprehensive outcomes-based content, professional development, formative assessment, and community engagement proven to positively impact student achievement.
Contact:
Toll Free: 1-800-323-9084
Disney Education
Website: http://disneycareers.com/en/career-areas/corporate/education/
Website: http://www.dreambox.com/
We’re the effective elementary and middle school math software solution that:
- Adapts to the individual learning
- Integrates assessment with instruction
- Personalizes instruction from intervention through enrichment
- Aligns to state and regional standards.
Contact:
Toll-free 1-877-451-7845
Website: http://www.dell.com/en-ca/
For over 100 years the system of education has been designed to support teaching methods that meet the need of the “average student”. But who is this, exactly? At Dell, we believe that every student should have a voice and choice in the learning process. Our solutions support educators as they redefine the learning environment and empower students to master learning at their own pace. It’s called personalized learning, and Dell can help
We help enable personalized learning, where students, teachers and technology work together to enrich the learning process.. Our unique, experienced approach puts the student at the center and technology is leveraged to access the learning resources, information and functionality make personalization just a few clicks away.
Contact:
Toll free: 1-800-999-3355
Website: https://3dprinter.dremel.com/
3D printing facilitates experiential learning in the 21st century classrooms. It allows students to learn by doing so that they can endlessly create, explore and solve problems in ways never before approached.
EBSCO Information services
Website: https://www.ebsco.com/
Edsby
Website: http://edsby.com/
Website: https://edusight.co/
Edusight is a portfolio and gradebook app that helps K-12 teachers capture grades, photos, notes, audio, and video evidence of learning for their students. Teachers create a rich portfolio for each student that is easily shared with students and parents so everyone can clearly see what skills the student has mastered in real time!
Contact information:
Garros Li
President & Co-Founder
(416) 268 9951
ELMO
Website: http://elmotalent.com.au/
Epson
Website: https://www.epson.ca/cgi-bin/ceStore/jsp/index.do?UseCookie=yes
Website: http://www.eqaoquizzer.com/
EQAOquizzer is an on-line mathematics curriculum support tool designed by Ontario Certified Mathematics Teachers for students and teachers. It offers students practice tools with full worked solutions to improve their mathematical understanding, on any device, anywhere. It gives teachers the ability to quickly create their own assessments and evaluations using extensive question banks. Teachers can also track their student’s progress and grades easily with the simple to use auto-grading features and detailed student results analytics dashboard. Designed for students, teachers, schools and boards to improve student learning engagement, improve student outcomes and mathematical achievement. Easy to use, reduces paper, facilitates year-round practice and supports differentiated instruction.
Contact:
Cyrus Tehrani
Chief Academic Officer & Co-Founder
E-mail: ctehrani@eqaoquizzer.com
PH: 289-887-1596
Frontrow
Website: https://www.frontrowed.com/
At Essential Skills we don’t just publish educational software, we develop 21st century tools to engage, inspire and educate students of all ages. We have been doing this for over 15 years, and it’s something that we take great pride in.
Essential Skills didn’t start as a business plan, but rather as an idea for an easier, more engaging, and more efficient way to teach basic skills.
Contact:
info@essentialskills.net
Phone: 1-800-753-3727
Website: https://essentialskills.com/
Engage Learn
Website: http://www.engagelearn.com/
Everfi
Website: https://everfi.com/
EXOU
Website: http://www.exou.com/
Explore learning
Website: https://www.explorelearning.com/
Field Trip Factory
Website: http://www.fieldtripfactory.com/
Fluid Media
Website: http://strategycube.com/
We help educators prepare students for future success, do more with less, meet rigorous standards, and adapt to new technologies. With integrated solutions that combine content discovery, access, and delivery with best-in-class management and instructional systems, we empower educators to lay the strongest possible foundation for student learning. With our expert support, educators can evaluate, acquire, manage, and leverage all resources from the broadest range of content providers.
Website: http://www.follettlearning.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/fssmarketingstore
Contact info:
Toll Free: 877.899.8550
Empower students, engage parents and enable educators with FREE apps for custom assessment, student portfolios, parent engagement, personalized learning and more. The team at FreshGrade is a passionate collective of developers, designers, analysts, and strategists – some of us are parents and others are former teachers. No matter what we do or what our background is, we are all driven by the impact on student learning that we see everyday, and our goal of improving learning outcomes for all students.
Website: https://www.freshgrade.com/
Contact info:
Toll free: 1 877-957-7757
GradeSlam is the best online tutoring service for students K-12. By seeking out the top educators around North America, we have developed a platform and service that is perfect for any age, even the youngest students. Unlike other tutoring centers or services, GradeSlam offers unlimited online tutoring at an affordable rate. With our unlimited model, students can use our service as frequently as they wish. Whether they are logging on multiple times per week, or once per month, we guarantee they will receive they help they need. GradeSlam provides education for students of all levels in all subjects. And, all of our tutors are background checked and screened to ensure safety and security for every family.
Website: https://gradeslam.org/
Contact:
Toll Free: 855-800-2082
Google Education
Wesbite: https://www.google.com/intl/en_ca/edu/
Hekademia
Website: https://www.hekademia.com/
iDesign Solutions
Wesbite: http://www.idesignsol.com/corporate/contact_us
IBM Canada K-12 Education is committed to responding to the needs of elementary and secondary school students, teachers and administrators. We are dedicated to helping educators improve the quality of Canadian education through the use of exciting, educational software and industry leading technology.
Website: http://www-935.ibm.com/industries/education/
Contact info:
Toll Free: 1-866-426-4252
Ideaphora
Website: http://www.ideaphora.com/
Instructure
Website: https://www.instructure.com/
Intel
Website: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/intel-education.html
iparadigms
Website: http://turnitin.com/
Kiddo Magazine
Website: http://www.kiddomagazine.com/
Learn 360
Website: http://www.visualed.com/vec/learn360.html
https://www.learningbird.com/index
Learning Bird has a library that includes thousands of engaging digital lessons covering all subject areas for grades 6-12, all aligned to your local curriculum and vetted by real teachers. We combine this with adaptive algorithms that recommend lessons based on what’s worked in the past for a student, and with tools that allow your teachers to easily deploy, manage and scale differentiated learning in their classrooms.
Toll Free: 1 (888) 844-9022
Learnstyle
Website: http://www.learnstyle.com/
Lenovo
Website: http://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/
Lingo Media
Website: http://lingomedia.com/
Logics Academy
Website: http://logicsacademy.com/
Lynda.com
Website: https://www.lynda.com/
Marathon Learning
Website: http://marathonlearning.com/
Mathletics
Website: http://ca.mathletics.com/
McGraw Hill
Website: http://www.mheducation.com/
Media-X
Website: http://www.media-x.com/
Memarden
Website: https://memarden.com/
At Microsoft Canada, we believe education is a fundamental human right and is the single most important investment in the future of individuals, communities, the nation and the world. Through initiatives like Partners in Learning, we are working to ensure children develop the digital literacy skills that are a critical component for success in the 21st century workplace.
Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education
Contact:
Toll Free: 1 800-508-8454
Mimetics – Digital Education
Website: https://www.mimetics.ca/
myBlueprint
Website: https://www.myblueprint.ca/
National Film Board of Canada
Website: https://www.nfb.ca/
Near Pod
Website: https://nearpod.com/
Nelson Education
Website: http://www.nelson.com/
Nureva
Website: http://www.nureva.com/
Ooka Island
Website: http://ookaisland.com/
Panasonic
Website: http://business.panasonic.com/industries-education
PeekaPak
Website: https://www.peekapak.com/content/aboutUs.html
Website: http://www.pearsoncanada.ca/
Plasq (Comic Life)
Website: https://plasq.com/education/take-comic-life-to-school/
Website: https://www.prometheanworld.com/
1 (800) 791-4961
At QUIO, we believe that it is teachers that improve student learning, not digital reporting tools. QUIO supports teachers through the formative and summative assessment processes, guiding them to a true evaluation of student learning.
Website: http://www.quio.ca
Contact:
Mindy Casselman
QUIO Educator
Ph: 204.272.6075
Reel Canada
Website: http://www.reelcanada.ca/
Savior Faire Linux
Website: https://www.savoirfairelinux.com/en/
Scholastic Canada Ltd. serves children, parents and teachers through a variety of businesses including Scholastic Book Clubsand Book Fairs, Scholastic Education, Classroom Magazines, Trade, and Les éditions Scholastic. Scholastic Canada is also highly regarded internationally for its Canadian publishing program, which includes many award-winning authors and illustrators dedicated to producing books that delight children and inspire them to become lifelong readers.
Website: http://www.scholastic.ca/
Contact:
Toll Free: 1-800-268-3860
Showbie
Website: https://www.showbie.com/
SMART is defined by innovation and our desire to improve the way the world works and learns. And we’re defined by our customers – the teachers, students and business people who say that SMART has helped them discover new ideas, new ways of learning and new ways of collaborating. Our easy-to-use interactive displays and integrated solutions are crucial to classrooms and meeting rooms around the world.
Website: http://home.smarttech.com/
Toll Free: 1.403.228.5940
Smart Science Education Inc.
Website: https://gust.com/companies/smart_science_education_inc_1
SmartPen Central
Website: http://www.smartpencentral.com/
SRB Education Solutions
Website: http://www.srbeducationsolutions.com/
Spectrum Education
Website: http://spectrum-nasco.ca/educational-supplies
Spongelab.com is an open global STEM community where Spongelab, our partners and our users contribute and collaborate in the name of science education. Using our latest platform technology STITCH, Spongelab.com not only manages thousands of pieces of content but lets users search, find, organize, annotate, deploy and follow-up on the use of that content.
Website: https://www.spongelab.com/index.cfm
Spongelab Interactive
60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9,
Canada
PHt: 416.703.9753
Strategic Transitions
Website: http://www.strategictransitions.com/
Strategy Cube
Website: http://strategycube.com/
At STEM Learning Lab we engage students in high quality, hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning experiences.
At STEM Learning Lab we marry the Arts, Creativity, Innovation and the Maker Pedagogy with STEM.
We believe STEM equals opportunities for all!
Website: http://stemlearninglab.com/
Contact:
Gina Cherkowski
Co-Founder & Director of Learning
Ph: 403-400-1884
Steelcase Inc. is the global leader in office furniture, interior architecture and space solutions for offices, hospitals and classrooms. Our furniture is inspired by innovative research in workspace design.
Website: https://www.steelcase.com/
Contact:
200 King St W #2400,
Toronto, ON
Toll Free: 800.333.9939
West’s Education group, part of West Corporation, is the new home of Synrevoice services, and the trusted provider of SchoolMessenger solutions. Thousands of schools and other educational institutions in Canada and all 50 U.S. states depend on Synrevoice and SchoolMessenger products and services for community engagement. From notifications and websites to custom mobile apps and social media, school leaders have relied on both Synrevoice and SchoolMessenger for more than a decade.
To learn more, visit www.synrevoice.com or www.schoolmessenger.ca, call 1-800-450-5450, or email sales@synrevoice.com
Synergyse
Website: https://www.synergyse.com/about/
At Texthelp, we know there’s a whole world of avid readers and fluent writers out there waiting for the right support. Our assistive learning solutions help people of all ages achieve their potential by understanding, reading, writing and communicating with greater ease and confidence. Our products are great for people with learning difficulties, dyslexia or visual impairments, English Language Learners (ELL) and those learning English as a Second Language (ESL).
Website: https://www.texthelp.com/en-us
PH: 888-248-0652
Toon Boom
Website: https://www.toonboom.com/
TOTI Virtual Teaching has developed an affordable, effective way to get grade 5+ students engaged in reading English. Our cloud-based literacy tool allows struggling readers to choose high-interest, low-vocab books, read aloud in private and get instant feedback on pronunciation, & comprehension tests. Analytics for teachers track each student’s work effort, problem areas, results & progress.
Website: orgs.totivt.com.
Contact:
Caroline Speirs
Ph: (438) 800-0404
TutorBright
Website: http://tutorbright.com/
The Padcaster transforms your iPad into an all-in-one mobile production studio that is rugged, elegant and versatile so you can create professional quality video content that inspires. With the included wide-angle lens, Padcaster shotgun microphone and dual mic/headphone cable, all you need is an iPad and your imagination. Use with your favorite apps to shoot, edit and upload video on the fly – or stream live right from the iPad.
Website: http://padcaster.com/
Contact:
MindShare Learning
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Xocial is a reward and recognition system for everyday life—a platform to motivate us to become better friends, parents, coworkers, businesses, organizations and citizens that uses technology to measure the progress we’re making. The principle is simple: see good, do good and feel good.
Website: http://xocial.com/