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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

eSchool News

There is a certain perspective that comes from being in the edtech industry for over 30 years, and while I thought I had seen it all, nothing could have prepared me (or anyone else) for a global pandemic. parents felt they did not have the critical tools in place ( like laptops, internet connections, and tables ) before the pandemic.

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Esports Scholarships Are Growing. Do They Leave Some Students Behind?

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It’s a $900 million industry with nearly 400 million viewers worldwide that is growing by leaps and bounds every year. At the start of the 2000s, the whole industry was being turned on its head by games like StarCraft and Counter-Strike, which created a new form of online game competition culture. Maybe you’ve heard of esports?

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. We also are 1:1 with our devices–our students do take their HP or Lenovo laptops home. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.