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Untethered Broadband, Enhanced Professional Development and Other Major Ed Tech Trends for 2021

EdTech Magazine

The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream. Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online.

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Educational Technology Trends to Look Out For in 2022

EdTech4Beginners

In the US alone, students experiencing more than 60 minutes per week of device use achieved higher academic results through 2020, while 81% of facilitators said that having access to EdTech improved outputs considerably during the same period. The Rise of Hybrid Environments. Introducing Asynchronous Learning. The Last Word.

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Creating Conditions for Powerful Technology Use

Digital Promise

It seeks to identify patterns and trends–including common structural barriers and opportunities–influencing the professional learning and development of teachers around their use of technology as part of their classroom practice.

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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. In the workplace, education is the new healthcare. Schools spent a decade buying technology.

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New research finds widening educational inequity in year of COVID

eSchool News

public school students in grades 3-8 between fall 2020 and spring 2021 and found: On average, students across most grades and subject areas made learning gains in 2020-21, but at a lower rate compared to pre-pandemic trends. 2020-21 outcomes were lower relative to historic trends. million U.S.

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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