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Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Digital Promise

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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SETDA Highlights from 2017

SETDA Says

2017 was a great year for state leadership for educational technology. SETDA engaged members, affiliates, private sector partners, and partner organizations around federal and state advocacy efforts and provided national leadership for broadband, digital instructional materials, and data interoperability.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

Edsurge

This milestone and the timing are where we wanted to be when we launched Brighteye in 2017,” says Benoit Wirz, a partner at Brighteye Ventures. “It To put that theory to the test, he and a couple of business partners launched Brighteye Ventures in 2017 with a €50 million fund (about US $58 million at the time). Wirz notes.)

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Teachers: English learners need resources, support

eSchool News

Ninety-nine percent of surveyed educators also said they need more professional development and different types of learning materials to properly support ELL students and meet their needs, according to the 2017 EL Education Report from McGraw-Hill Education.

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The Year Ahead with SETDA

SETDA Says

As the first month in 2017 comes to a close, the SETDA staff and Board of Directors looks forward to the exciting work ahead. read more.

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Not “Just” a Teacher: Finding Your Voice as a Teacher

The CoolCatTeacher

Thursday, September 21, 2017. She’s the 2017 Texas Instructional Technologist of the Year. Brianna Hodges, Director of Digital Learning, Stephenville Independent School District, Texas. She believes that technology enhances learning experiences in every facet of life by allowing for true personalization.

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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

Edsurge

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.