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A Glitch in the EdReform Matrix: The 2016 EdNext Poll on Blended Learning

Doug Levin

Presumably, this ideal dosage of the ‘blended learning’ intervention would be sufficient to reliably generate positive learning outcomes for typical students in typical schools when compared to the alternative: traditional classroom practice not involving the use of computers.

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10 great blended learning tools for schools

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With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which edtech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world.

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Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘Adversarial Narrative’ With Public School Teachers

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Jamie Candee, Edmentum BMO Capital Markets Conference The Industry Seeks a Rebound With more technological infrastructure in place, more capital to spend, and advancements in software, mobile technologies and cloud-based computing, business is expected to boom. billion in venture funding.) -Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016).

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Can Administrators Lead Innovation Without Blended Learning Experience?

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Well, in one region—the Local District Northwest sector of the district—administrators, schools and teachers have been busy expanding efforts for blended learning implementation in collaboration with Stepan Mekhitarian. They have differing levels of interest in blended learning. But there’s hope, he adds. Oh my goodness.

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How Edtech Developers Design Around ‘Screen Fatigue’

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I imagine wide-eyed kids with big smiles, just like the ones I see on edtech product pages. As the director of business development at Zinc Learning Labs , a literacy company, my bread and butter is communication with educators. The trend I’m hearing about from every corner of edtech today is “screen fatigue.”

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10 tools for blended schools

eSchool News

With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which edtech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world.

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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

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This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. Digital content providers were brought in three times to run workshops (the cost of which was often bundled with the software the district had already purchased), and teachers were paid to attend, getting to choose which workshops to participate in.