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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

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Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. The report commended school districts for increasingly demanding interoperability from vendors, but also recommended that the industry agrees on set data standards. says the report.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

Related: Could the online for-profit college industry be a ‘winner in this crisis’? As parents fearful of coronavirus’s spread and frustrated with their schools’ forays into remote learning seek other options, they are increasingly turning to virtual for-profit charter schools like the one Nemergut chose. Stride spent about $1.8

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. How accurate is her data? (I’d

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The collaboration will provide educators with more instructional options and a seamless journey to personalized learning for every student.

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WHAT’S NEW

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FRIDAY INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEAD ONLINE COURSE ( www.fi.ncsu.edu ) The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in the College of Education at NC State University launched Students LEAD (Learn, Explore, & Advocate Differently), a course that helps students understand their own style of learning.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

So I am not here to tell you, based on my analysis of ed-tech “trends,” what new tools you should buy or what new tools you should incorporate into your teaching or what old tools you should discard. But I extend the phrase “Silicon Valley” to all of the high tech industry, not just the chip makers.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” ” Boy, it seems as though “personalized learning” is really just code for “virtual charter schools.” “ Can personalized learning prevail? ” asks ZDNet. ”).