Frank Catalano

Frank Catalano

Frank Catalano is an independent industry strategist, author and veteran analyst of digital education/consumer technologies.
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Frank Catalano is an independent industry strategist, author and veteran analyst of digital education/consumer technologies. He's been a columnist for the tech news site GeekWire and has contributed to the NPR/KQED education site MindShift.

Articles Written by Frank Catalano

Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning

Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning

Mar 30, 2021
How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

Mar 8, 2021
Remote Work May Transform Higher Education. But Will Printers and Alexa Undermine Its Privacy?

Remote Work May Transform Higher Education. But Will Printers and Alexa Undermine Its Privacy?

Feb 22, 2021
Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

Feb 9, 2021
Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

Jan 26, 2021
Surveys Find Districts Are Using More Edtech Tools — and Teachers Are Bearing the Costs

Surveys Find Districts Are Using More Edtech Tools — and Teachers Are Bearing the Costs

Jan 11, 2021
Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?

Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?

Dec 14, 2020
Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Nov 30, 2020
Edtech Reports Recap: Pandemic Priorities, Campus Survival and Tech Gaps

Edtech Reports Recap: Pandemic Priorities, Campus Survival and Tech Gaps

Nov 18, 2020
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Remote Education Conference Woes and Wows

Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Remote Education Conference Woes and Wows

Jun 10, 2020
Common Sense Survey: Homework Gets More Digital for Teens and Tweens

Common Sense Survey: Homework Gets More Digital for Teens and Tweens

Oct 28, 2019
World-Premiere Exhibit Explains Minecraft to the Most Challenging Audience: Parents

World-Premiere Exhibit Explains Minecraft to the Most Challenging Audience: Parents

Oct 23, 2019
‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

Sep 13, 2019
Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

Apr 23, 2019
Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

Mar 13, 2019
The Missing Tech Giant in Education Technology

The Missing Tech Giant in Education Technology

Dec 17, 2018
Frank Catalano’s 2015 Personal Statement: Harnessing the Power of Information

Frank Catalano’s 2015 Personal Statement: Harnessing the Power of Information

Dec 22, 2014
How Not to Win Edtech Industry Awards

How Not to Win Edtech Industry Awards

Dec 2, 2014
STEM and the Era of Artificial Scientific Literacy

STEM and the Era of Artificial Scientific Literacy

Nov 24, 2014
How Microsoft Can Use Minecraft to Build Its Education Strategy

How Microsoft Can Use Minecraft to Build Its Education Strategy

Sep 16, 2014
The Unruly Playground: Free OER and Paid Digital Materials

The Unruly Playground: Free OER and Paid Digital Materials

Jul 27, 2014
The Believability Barrier: Automated Essay Scoring

The Believability Barrier: Automated Essay Scoring

Jun 2, 2014
SIIA Education Industry Summit: Data, Bubbles and Kudos

SIIA Education Industry Summit: Data, Bubbles and Kudos

May 18, 2014
An Opinionated Field Guide to Industry Education Conferences

An Opinionated Field Guide to Industry Education Conferences

May 4, 2014
Student Data: Moving Past Transparent to Tangible

Student Data: Moving Past Transparent to Tangible

Apr 19, 2014
Teachers Not (Necessarily) Included

Teachers Not (Necessarily) Included

Apr 7, 2014
Amazon's Rising Edtech Play

Amazon's Rising Edtech Play

Mar 25, 2014
'Innovative' K-12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the Corner

'Innovative' K-12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the Corner

Mar 10, 2014
Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter

Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter

Feb 25, 2014
Learn to Code? No: Learn a Real Language

Learn to Code? No: Learn a Real Language

Feb 10, 2014
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