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Closed Schools Shine Light on the Value of Edtech Coaches

Digital Promise

Multiple surveys (for example, this 2018 survey from PWC ) report that many teachers in the United States do not have enough experience, resources, or training to use technology in the most effective ways, especially in low-income schools. Edtech coaches are familiar with your teachers’ and students’ tech skills.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome. Evaluating Edtech Quality and Use Matters. Visit the Edtech Pilot Framework to learn more about the edtech marketplace.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom? " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. But there’s still a ways to go to hit the FCC’s “longer-term” target of 1 Mbps, which was to kick in by now, for taking advantage of bandwidth-hungry edtech apps. Nonprofit Common Sense has released a new survey and companion analysis about the 0-8 year-old set. That Broadband Gap Bar?

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Tales From 3 Surveys: Hope, Buzz and Fears to Expect in the 2017-18 School Year

Edsurge

This past week a triad of education surveys ushered the start of the new school year. This year’s annual survey from Phi Delta Kappa International ( PDF ) gauges the American public’s sentiment on U.S. Source: Doug Levin / EdTech Strategies. They’re as consistent as a ticking clock—but never quite as precise. In Data We Trust.

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Seeking Integrity in EdTech Research – Again

ProfHacker

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. We wonder why you would survey non-faculty in a survey about faculty attitudes?

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