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2021 Reflections: Looking Back and Harnessing Powerful Possibilities

Digital Promise

As we approach the end of 2021, we at Digital Promise also wanted to reflect on the year that was. Below, Digital Promise staff share reflections, lessons, and learnings from 2021 and offer hopes for education in the new year. How 2021 has changed the way we view our role in education. What has inspired us over the past year. ??Juliana

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2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox

Edsurge

In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Technology experienced a meaningful surge in adoption by schools, districts and parents. The industry saw large capital inflows and more edtech “unicorns” than in any other prior year. Yet, 2020 also saw an acceleration of inequities in education. Edtech for Whom?

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Predictions for 2021: An Acceleration of 2020?

Edsurge

Lest 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind—a hope more than a few of us hold—existing trends that accelerated during the pandemic will continue in 2021. Prepare for more people to work and learn remotely with technology. Chipotle and others, Andrada added, will “focus more on enabling employees through technology.

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COVID-19 and the Value of Edtech Coaches

Digital Promise

educators do not have enough experience, resources, or training to use technology in the most effective ways, with teachers at low-income schools particularly ill-prepared. Our new report presents findings from a survey of edtech coaches in the U.S. What did we learn about the role of edtech coaches during COVID-19 school closures?

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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5 K–12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2022

EdTech Magazine

Educational technology trends for 2022 look a bit different. In 2020 and 2021, educators pioneered ed tech tools for their classrooms at an overwhelming pace. In response, they are now seeing an increase in teachers and students who are burned out on technology.

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Tech Spending Predictions for America’s Schools in 2021

EdNews Daily

By LeiLani Cauthen EdTech spend is expected to increase by $2.4 billion in 2021, up from $35.8 2020 spend by America’s K12 schools was captured by the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Survey and summarized here. Technology Spend Increase U.S. billion to $38.2 billion to $23.1 billion in annual spend. billion to $23.1

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