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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

Edsurge

The teacher’s voice is sharp as she asks the IT department to reset the students’ login information; she’s losing valuable teaching time, not to mention her students’ attention. Our district uses a wide variety of technology—MAC, PC, iPads, Android tablets, Chromebooks, cell phones—which can be a challenge for IT departments and teachers.

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Mastering Digital Magazines: From PDFs to Publication

Kitaboo on EdTech

They are not meant to be published as marketing or promotional material – but rather to entertain or inform the target audience. Digital magazines may sound counterproductive toward marketing initiatives, but the truth is that prioritizing information delivery rather than sales messages helps build credibility.

eBook 52
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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. Students can share images from their school and community with the world!

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Information is power.

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