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The state of SPED and ELL technology in 2025
A research-backed look at how digital tools are (and aren’t) supporting our most vulnerable learners Following hot-on-the-heels of our recent ‘Educator insights survey’, I’m delighted to share our latest research: a deep-dive into educators’ perspectives about SPED and ELL tech. In early 2025, we surveyed 469 K–12 educators across the U.S. and more than 50…
April 14, 2025
3 min read

Why IWS Online School Teachers Prefer Kami
Real-Time Feedback, Real Impact When Matt Vickery, an Executive Headteacher at IWS Online School, first encountered Kami at the BETT conference in London, he was immediately drawn to its Class View feature. He recognised the potential of real-time oversight and instant feedback as beneficial for online instruction. However, an interest in one feature soon evolved…
March 10, 2025
2 min read

Changes to State Testing in New York
A summary of the State Education Department’s memo to schools On June 1, 2022, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced its plan to join 48 other states and transition to computer-based testing (CBT) for students in Grades 3–8. The process will start with mandatory ELA, math, and science CBT for students in grades…
November 3, 2023
2 min read

Using Cornell Notes for better note–taking
Discover our collection of Cornell Notes templates in the Kami Library. Have you ever looked over your students' notes and wondered how they’ll ever make sense of them? Perhaps while you are teaching, you notice students furiously scribbling away trying to get down every word you say? If you've been looking for a way to introduce your…
April 5, 2023
5 min read

Get to know: Split and Merge | Kami Tools
Become a pro at using one of our most popular free-to-use tools; Split and Merge! Teachers, you’re busy enough. Let’s forget spending hours at the printer or photocopier, burning through cash and paper supplies, only to do it all again after spotting a typo or missed page. With our super easy, super useful Split and…
November 1, 2021
3 min read

Kami in the Classroom
Millions of teachers worldwide are heading back into the classroom with Kami – are you? When remote learning became the norm, Kami swooped into the lives of teachers around the globe, answering the call for a reliable and engaging platform to keep students learning over lockdown. But with the return to traditional classrooms comes the…
August 18, 2021
4 min read

What is Kami?
Bring learning to life with a little Kami magic. Kami is built for teachers by teachers. We’ve come this far thanks to the insightful comments, honest feedback, and endless support from our Kami community. “If you aren’t using Kami with your students right now you need to get it ASAP. Kami has been completely life-changing for…
July 29, 2021
4 min read

Kami: A STEM-tastic Tool!
Kami Connect Speaker Sessions | Lilly Jensby I’m a firm believer in encouraging students to develop a sustained interest in STEM fields from an early age. So we’re going to take a look into how Kami can enhance the learning experience for students, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math! Our goal…
July 24, 2021
5 min read

Empower Student Voice and Choice with Kami
Kami Connect Speaker Sessions | Ben Sondgeroth 21st-century classrooms allow students to learn and express themselves in ways they never could’ve imagined, or as we like to call it – voice and choice. With tech and connectivity comes endless amounts of information in endless forms. It’s an overwhelming thought to wrangle, but with the right…
July 24, 2021
4 min read
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