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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

eSchool News

The problems we’ve experienced educating students who are learning at home, either full time or in a part time model, spotlight needed improvements (particularly with equity of access) and spark new ways of thinking. . Kuato is an edtech gaming company that surveyed 1,000 parents and 600 teachers in the U.K. Twelve percent of U.S.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

NeverEndingSearch

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. I am here to help learners efficiently access what they need through the digitally curated websites and guides I create and maintain.

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New Chromebook App Easily Records and Automatically Uploads Classroom Video

Edthena

Given that Chromebooks are common, inexpensive, and have a camera, we felt compelled to find a way to transform these mobile laptops into recording and upload devices, too. At Edthena we want to increase teachers’ access to high-quality professional development. Designing for the device you already have.

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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.

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

Edsurge

The technology barriers to playing an esport are lower than ever and titles are increasingly available on laptops, tablets and even phones. These barriers are impacting schools—which are growing their own competitive esports programs—through a particularly important metric: access to college scholarships. What can we do?

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The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning

Doug Levin

Reporting by the poll authors aside, this is what struck me most about this year’s findings: Teachers seem to be strong proponents of equity of access to technology in high school classrooms for educational purposes.