As many educators across the country struggled to adopt technology tools in the rush to remote learning over the last several months of the school year, teachers are reporting that their ability to effectively use technology has improved markedly.

Whether this will usher in a greater use of technology not for its own sake but to help create more active, tailored learning experiences that engage learners remains an open question.

To facilitate that, education technology companies will have to do a much better job of creating tools that not only bolster these types of experiences, but fit into the busy lives and priorities of teachers.