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Edtech Companies Need to Engage Families Now

Digital Promise

How can edtech shift from a focus on district administrators and classroom educators to better understand families’ needs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic? In a recent EdWeek Market Brief webinar , presenters discussed survey and interview findings regarding parents and caregivers’ edtech needs at this time.

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Why It’s ‘Imperative’ That Edtech Providers Prove Their Products Work

Edsurge

At a time when more than 11,000 edtech tools are on the market and schools are embracing learning technology like never before , there is a stunning lack of research and evidence to support the efficacy of those products. The natural starting point for edtech providers, instead, is pursuing ESSA Level IV certification.

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Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes

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BrightBytes is known primarily for its "Clarity for Schools" platform, which provides educators with analysis concerning how tech spending and use affect student outcomes. Interesting move and wonder about use of student data from Brightbytes in the greater ecosystem of google products #edtech — Jin-Soo Huh (@JinSooDHuh) July 19, 2022.

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2024 National Education Technology Plan targets the digital divide

eSchool News

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome.

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Research to Impact: Four Steps to Build a Successful Edtech Enterprise

Edsurge

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. After the pandemic, the edtech market exploded with new products and services, and investment flowed freely. In a saturated market crowded with unproven solutions, edtech investment heaved and contracted.

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Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

Edsurge

From time to time, Jeff Livingston gets a call from an entrepreneur looking for advice about getting into the edtech market. As founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics, Livingston has spent the better part of two decades thinking about how to get edtech innovations to the students who need them most.

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