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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Its 2020 summer conference, originally scheduled for May, convened virtually—but not without losing substantial revenue that it normally generated from its in-person event. It was early in offering programs that highlighted edtech,” says Frank Catalano, an independent industry strategist who previously served on SIIA’s education board. “It

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

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When we rolled out our classroom tech demos, parents were pulling me aside, saying how much these programs (Read180, System 44, iRead, Math180) would have helped, how they wished they had this tech as kids. “With close to 85% reading below grade level, there are implications for what may or may not be happening in the home. Now they do.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. But when he and the head of the UN Kofi Annan went to demo the device, its signature feature — a hand crank that would power it — fell off. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last.

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