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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

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With so many great edtech tools available, deciding which to use with your students can be a big task. This is why Common Sense Education, with the help of our Privacy Program and its more than 250 district partners, provides privacy ratings on the learning review pages of hundreds of popular edtech products. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

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3 Things for School Leaders to Consider During the Transition to Distance Learning

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In many school districts across the nation, decisions were made to close schools starting as early as Monday, March 16, 2020, for an indefinite amount of time. Create a blog specific to keeping your staff informed. You could also text them links to the blog referenced above. Here are a few to consider: .

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

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Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Continuous professional development is key for integrating edtech, but it often gets deleted from the budget. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Charting a New Path for Strategic Edtech Planning

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Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., Reexamining impact and use of edtech tools: Most schools are already collecting data on how frequently programs are used and the impact of the programs on student learning goals. devices) and indirect costs (e.g.,

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Similarly, Ann Linson, Superintendent, East Noble School Corporation, IN, said that understanding the total cost also means having a focus for the edtech initiative.

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Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud

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At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. The post Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud appeared first on edWeb.

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What the Pandemic Has Revealed About Digital Equity Initiatives

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In addition, the current reliance on distance learning—and the potential to need it again—has opened many families’ eyes as to why school are spending many on edtech. As schools prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, the presenters have had many opportunities to listen to their stakeholders. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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