In 2025, the EdTech sector is going through a radical transformation that is reshaping how students learn, along with how educators teach. Emerging technologies have incredible potential to help overcome barriers to learning and make education more accessible and flexible.
However, it also places more burden on teachers, who are expected to navigate their way through this new digital landscape and try their best to adapt to real-time challenges such as the use of GenAI in the classroom.
The Edtech market size is forecast to increase by $170.8 billion by 2029. To date, much of the growth in the sector has focused on tools that enhance student learning. However, the next chapter of growth is going to be defined by companies that prioritize long-term impact and help educators adapt to this new environment.
One EdTech startup from Boulder, Colorado is leading the pack when it comes to long-term impact. The company, led by CEO Charlie Sander, is a leading provider of cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance solutions for K-12 school districts, and aims to address the pressing need for affordable yet powerful IT software products for educators.
Now, the launch of its latest product, Classroom Manager, doubles down further on its commitment to software that delivers long-term impact.
As Classroom Manager hits the market and becomes available to K-12 educators, just how does this software solution deliver impact?
The primary aim of its new product is to help teachers keep students engaged and focused during class by guiding them to relevant content and redirecting them away from distractions if needed.
This may sound simple at first glance, but the product has been custom-built to address a highly specific challenge seen in the education sector.
According to Sander, Classroom Manager offers a comprehensive suite of features that have been directly mapped to help educators excel at online classroom learning following an extensive period of planning and development.
More specifically, the software solutions aim to address widespread changes seen across the US school system. On the one hand, schools across are now using tablets and laptops, with students spending between one to four hours on average using tech in the classroom.
On the other, 46% of teachers report that student engagement has declined since 2019 as technology pulls focus away from lesson plans.
Classroom Manager can address these plummeting engagement rates by giving teachers and educators seamless yet non-intrusive control over how their students use screens and technology during lessons.
Here, teachers can easily block, close, and set certain tabs active for individual students, groups of students, or the whole class. They can also override Content Filter’s URL blocking settings to cater to the needs of each class without needing to submit tickets to the technology department.
Although technology can be a distraction in the classroom, it’s also a highly effective resource that students need to learn how to use in order to conduct research and complete assignments.
Rather than avoiding their use entirely due to the downsides, ManagedMethods’ software solutions mean that educators can not only reduce the risk of distractions but also enhance their lessons. For example, Classroom Manager offers an intuitive suite of features that monitor students’ browser activity, provide granular control, and enables personalized learning based on the individual needs of each student.
This means that teachers can guide students toward relevant course materials based on their real-time browsing activity. It also means teachers can navigate students away from non-relevant or inappropriate resources without having to single them out in front of their peers.
Additionally, the new admin panel makes it even easier to set up and manage classes, see how many classes are currently active, and share pre-defined classroom settings with substitute teachers.
In summary, Classroom Manager means that teachers can better optimize classroom instruction time thanks to improved visibility into students’ browser activity and a range of easy-to-use customizable features.
The launch of Classroom Manager also complements the suite of products offered by ManagedMethods. For example, Classroom Manager integrates with ManagedMethods’ AI-powered Content Filter, which proactively identifies potential student safety risks in web searches, chats, social media, gaming, and other online spaces that involve bullying, self-harm, suicide, and sexually explicit content.
Combined with Cloud Monitor, a cybersecurity solution that provides threat detection and continuous monitoring of your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, ManagedMethods has a streamlined yet powerful suite of products focused on driving maximum impact for the education sector.
