EdTech Engagement Report 2026: Game Tool Trends and Feature Audits

Forrest Miller's EdTech Engagement Report 2026 dataset analyzes adoption trends and feature coverage for classroom game tools. It includes Google Trends time-series data for 5 tools from 2020-2026 and 3 bingo-related queries from 2019-2026, plus a feature matrix comparing 10 engagement tools across 9 criteria. A key finding notes Blooket overtook Kahoot in search interest in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Tracking relative search interest trends for tools like Kahoot and Blooket based on the Google Trends time-series data.
• Comparing feature sets (e.g., quiz modes, reporting) across 10 engagement tools using the provided audit matrix.
• Analyzing the correlation between bingo-related search queries and classroom game tool popularity over time.
• Benchmarking a specific EdTech tool's market position against competitors identified in the feature comparison.

Strengths

• Includes a multi-year Google Trends time-series covering 5 specific tools from 2020-2026 and 3 bingo queries from 2019-2026.
• Provides a structured feature comparison matrix auditing 10 distinct engagement tools across 9 specific criteria.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 on figshare, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column names and a precise row count are not provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of the data structure.
• The dataset's size is reported as 3214 (likely KB) on figshare but is not specified on dataverse, indicating a metadata conflict.
• Relies on Google Trends data, which provides relative interest indices rather than absolute search volumes.

Provenance

Source

Forrest Miller, author of the EdTech Engagement Report 2026.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from Google Trends data extraction and manual feature auditing of EdTech tools.

Time Range

2019 to 2026 (bingo queries from 2019, classroom tools from 2020).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 18:47:38