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An Onboarding Course to Help Your New Edtech Hires Empathize With Educators

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But the reality is that there are not enough people with this background in the edtech industry. The journey into the edtech industry is different for everyone. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar. (Sorry, simply being a former student doesn’t count.)

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

eSchool News

Assessments are more than just measuring how well students are doing in particular subjects in school, and they can actually improve student learning. In fact, frequent assessments can have a positive impact on a student’s education from kindergarten through college. The Testing Effect and LMS Technology.

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How to Improve Checks for Understanding

A Principal's Reflections

In fact, checking for understanding is part of a formative assessment system in which teachers identify learning goals, provide students feedback, and then plan instruction based on students' errors and misconceptions. Hattie and Timperley (2007) identified these phases as feed-up, feedback, and feed-forward.

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The Magic Number for Any Successful Education Technology Acquisition

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He’s been involved in six edtech acquisitions over the past seven years, on both sides of the table. From an edtech standpoint, start your M&A pipeline early on.” CaseNEX DataCation bought Pals, a reading assessment platform, in 2012. Number two, have there been recent acquisitions in your area of edtech?

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Should You Build Your Edtech Product From Scratch? Developers Say No

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Learnocity’s Educate Developers event in New York City stands out from many bigshot edtech conferences. Started in 2007, Learnosity creates online education assessment and teaching software. But because many in the edtech field try to do both (with limited funds), they often don’t do either thing well. .

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14 Effective Self-Directed Learning Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s essential for self-directed learners to regularly assess their understanding and skills, think about their thinking (meta, right?), Think about Twitter PLNs (Professional Learning Networks) or educational forums like this Educators Technology for tech-related stuff. and adapt their learning strategies accordingly.

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