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Edtech Companies Need to Engage Families Now

Digital Promise

Moving forward, innovations in education must embrace the importance of relationships among students, families and communities, and educators, while adapting to meet the unique learning needs of students at home. Recommendations and Next Steps for Edtech Companies. Caregivers need clear, jargon-free communication.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

The CoolCatTeacher

Did you know you can use a live translator app in PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences, and presentations — that actually works? His role includes training teachers and administrators on all things related to technology and district initiatives. Extended Episode number 780 – Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility.

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‘Wasted money’: How career-training companies scoop up federal funds with little oversight

The Hechinger Report

Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts. But she said she was never told that she needed in-person clinical training — which MedCerts did not provide — to make her a viable candidate for a job as a medical assistant.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Conferencing

ViewSonic Education

Gaining an understanding of the various web conferencing advantages and disadvantages can be critical for business success because it allows companies to fully realize the potential on offer, while also maintaining an awareness of the challenges and what can be done to overcome them. This then has a number of significant knock-on effects.

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Edtech Company Encourages Its Employees to Volunteer as Substitute Teachers

Edsurge

And at least one edtech company is making a similar offer: Instructure, the learning management system provider that runs Canvas, is encouraging its employees to volunteer as substitute teachers for districts. Company officials say it became apparent during the pandemic that school administrators couldn’t get substitutes fast enough.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Outlier.org 

eSchool News

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce.

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Digital Accessibility Is a Bigger Education Issue Than We Think. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

Edsurge

As a school communications professional trained in digital accessibility, I’ve probably seen hundreds of newsletters like the one forwarded to me — and that’s a problem. I know this because the schools I work with rely on me to ensure their communications are accessible. Accessibility isn’t optional.