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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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Librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become “future ready.” The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

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Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. As witnessed by news article after news article, too many districts are purchasing edtech, putting it in hallways and classrooms, and then saying "now what do we do?" An example of this would be student blogging.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

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Tom - The Future Ready effort is helping districts systemically plan BEFORE they purchase. As witnessed by news article after news article, too many districts are purchasing edtech, putting it in hallways and classrooms, and then saying "now what do we do?" An example of this would be student blogging.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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At Maury County Public Schools (TN), for example, families can check out WiFi-enabled devices for two weeks at a time. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. She was selected to participate in the Future Ready Superintendent Briefing with the U.S. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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For example, while Linson’s district avoided grants for most of their initiative, they knew that many teachers would need assistance using the new digital tools. For example, his district decided to stop hosting the tech applications on site and moved them to the cloud. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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