INTERVIEW 🎙️ Three days after the close of the 2024 edition of Educatech Expo—the leading trade show for technological innovations in education—Ghislaine de Chambine, the event’s commissioner, gave us a quick overview of this year’s highlights. Attendance remained robust, the plenary conferences attracted significant interest, and a few new exhibitors joined for the first time.
As a cherry on top, the Minister of Education made a brief appearance at the show on Friday, just before the official closing. Earlier that same morning, Alexandre Portier, the Delegate Minister for Academic Success and Vocational Education, visited several booths.
Overall, Educatech Expo continues to offer numerous innovations across approximately 300 booths. The year’s theme, centered on “reconnection,” did not overshadow the many solutions integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Ludomag, which had its own booth, explored the event over the three days, discovering a variety of intriguing new products and offerings (non-exhaustive list). Below is a quick roundup.
– CNED showcased its strength this year with virtual reality demonstrations and AI-integrated services, including content developed using generative AI tools.
– Evidence B is hiring! Alongside its established team, we met Xavier, the new Sales Manager, and Maude, the new Marketing and Community Manager. The team introduced updates to their Mia Seconde program, among other offerings.
– Easytis was in full force! (A detailed article is forthcoming in Ludomag.) As always, Patrice Ulles and his team were busy presenting numerous solutions, including those related to STEM and beyond.
– AFT-RN had its first-ever booth this year and signed agreements with two new partners (iDruide and Evidence B). AFT-RN also hosted workshops at its partners’ stands.
– Edulib, a regular at Educatech Expo and LUDOVIA FRANCE, debuted its platform for EdTech companies this year. The platform also helps younger organizations navigate compliance with GAR (French digital education framework) and GDPR regulations.
– Génération 5 and its director, Philippe Caillau, introduced a new exercise booklet for high school sophomores in partnership with SACADO. Génération 5 has long provided hybrid (print and digital) solutions for middle and elementary school curricula across multiple subjects.
– Kokora Lingua confirmed its expansion into additional languages (including German and Spanish) and shared insights about their experience with France’s TNE initiative.
– ViewSonic unveiled a new range of interactive screens, with Chrisline delivering an engaging presentation (see the article and video in Ludomag).
– LogBook, represented by Axelle, demonstrated a correction-assistance tool powered by AI that significantly reduces grading and annotation time by one-third.
– Sylex, represented by Valérie, announced progress on aligning their solution with the GAR framework. Sylex was also a regional winner in Hauts-de-France for a project promoting classroom education on sexuality, supported by the DRDFE (Regional Directorate for Women’s Rights and Equality). Notably, Sylex received the “Young Innovators” award at LUDOVIA FRANCE this summer.
– Spicee Educ, the educational wing of the 100% documentary streaming platform, announced two new video topics for this year: « Artificial Intelligence » and « Climate Change Skepticism. »
– Vittascience, an educational platform designed for learning coding, launched a successful new online service focused on explaining how AI works. This service has now surpassed the usage of their original coding tools.
– Mobidys and Sondo introduced new functionalities for their reading platforms, including tools for daily reading practice tracking with a dashboard for teachers. They also offer a “10 minutes of reading per day” feature that unlocks badges to motivate young readers. Sondo announced new titles such as Foam of the Daze and works by Leïla Slimani.
– Quizéo, launched less than a year ago, unveiled a new content and quiz service for teachers and students. The platform allows rapid creation of lessons and reviews, incorporating diverse multimedia elements. It is also available on Tabuléo, boasting over 50,000 users today.
– Lastly, Edumalin announced a new collaboration in academic teaching, and MPP (Ma Petite Planète) is launching a school edition.
In closing, Canva Education, which drew significant attention with its presentation, once again made a big impact at Educatech Expo (see the article and coverage in Ludomag).
