Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

This blog post is the first of a two-part series discussing relationship building in edtech selection and purchasing. In this first blog post, we’ll address how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. Rely on evidence to understand and communicate academic needs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the realm of education technology, a similar disarray unfolds without a standardized system for edtech interoperability. Educators and students grapple with navigating multiple platforms, each with its own unique interfaces and data structures. Why is implementation worth it?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2019

Q&A: Matthew Mugo Fields on the Current State of Data Analytics in K–12. While many teachers understand the importance of data, integrations can prove burdensome on educators who do not have the background or time to use analytics tools properly. . Students participating in some form of formative assessment connect with the lesson.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Despite the challenges educators face when trying to purchase edtech tools, new procurement tools have emerged that support evidence-based decision making when choosing and buying edtech products. Start with a Needs Assessment to Prioritize Students when Purchasing Edtech.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2020

Following nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police, I have received a slew of emails from edtech companies containing statements of solidarity and inclusion, explaining that the company supports diversity and does not tolerate racism. How does the company handle student data?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2018

How to Avoid Making Data Center Mistakes. But while so much rides on digital tools, not all school districts are taking care to ensure their data centers are capable. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Make Space for Data Centers, and Plan for the Unexpected.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

After the pandemic, the edtech market exploded with new products and services, and investment flowed freely. Educators struggled to meet students' needs without proper technology tools, training and infrastructure, and edtech innovators capitalized, introducing much-needed solutions. billion in 2021. Now, the industry is in a reset.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

Figuring out how to do modern assessments. There are many kinds of assessments on the educational landscape. Here are 6 major learning assessment categories from TeachThought.com : Diagnostic Assessment. Formative Assessment. Norm-Referenced Assessment. Criterion-Referenced Assessment.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The survey data underscores a fundamental change in how students utilize AI tools for college applications. This data reinforces the growing acceptance and reliance on AI for creative inspiration in the competitive field of college admissions. AI-powered tools can help students brainstorm ideas for a college essay.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Phishing in K–12: How to Avoid Taking the Bait. For many — especially those with limited IT resources — the question is, how? . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out some of the technologies K–12 schools must have to stop ransomware attacks. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 07/17/2019 - 10:35. by Adam Garry.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For Learning. Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning. Assessment Trends In 2020: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

You can get a general idea by interacting with students during classes and checking their assignments; Evaluation is by definition the process of assessing students’ acquired skills. You also need to take into account their overall performance and progress to figure out how wide is the gap. This is where learning gaps come to light.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2024

Help is coming, but not necessarily in the ideal way: with ESSER funding running out , districts are re-evaluating the impact and scope of edtech solutions. Evaluating the impact of edtech solutions is a logical thing to do. But there’s a reason why so many of these solutions were adopted.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

They’re look for data—but which numbers are the most useful to collect and analyze? To do so, they seek to help schools figure out how ask the right questions—and what data to collect and analyze. Before thinking about collecting and analyzing data, educators must first be able to articulate the desired outcomes.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This blog post is the second of a two-part series discussing relationship building in the edtech purchasing process. In our first blog post , we addressed how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. Come to the conversation with plenty of background knowledge and data.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

OSSE Explains How Data Keeps Kids in School. Big Data has become a helpful tool for educators in the K–12 sphere, especially as personalized learning continues to rise in popularity in classrooms across the country. . Darrell Ashton, assistant superintendent of data, assessment and research, OSSE. “By

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

By understanding how these tools impact teaching and learning, educators can determine which ones to use and how to implement them effectively. Innovative assessments The changing formats and contexts of assignments have necessitated a corresponding evolution in assessment methods. Purposeful use by the learner is vital.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Data integration baffles even the most edtech-savvy districts. Translating and sharing data between your student information system (SIS) and a multitude of tech applications is complex, costly and time-consuming. But with easy access to data comes visibility into students’ successes, struggles and—most importantly—their needs.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

Issues like this are common when ed tech companies only rely on data provided by a certain set of schools that opt into a study, according to Hebbar. Hebbar said tech companies’ claim that they don’t track race because of data privacy issues is a cop-out. “If

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Linways Technologies

JUNE 9, 2020

6 creative methods of assessment in online learning. In order to be prepared, here’s a helpful article for teachers on assessment techniques to measure student performance in online classes. In any online learning environment, the tools which you use to teach and assess is very crucial.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Assessments can be used to make programs more cost-effective, improve implementation, enable replication elsewhere in the district and justify more funding to administrators. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 04/04/2019 - 11:01. Community Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. They’re completing formative assessments. Bethany: Wow, EdPuzzle is just fabulous because you know you can embed that formative assessment right there in the video. In the classroom the formative assessment is extremely important, and those tools just make it fun. Listen Now.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

After spending more than 25 years in edtech, I know how crucial it is for educators to understand how to leverage technology to support SEL in practical, meaningful ways. Over time, this data may show trends in moods, behaviors, and performance.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

How we protect our data is more important than ever. What It Takes to Get Hired in Cyber Burning Glass (one of our portfolio companies at Rethink Education) has compiled detailed data on hiring trends in the cybersecurity industry. Schools are increasingly targeted as well. Yet that is a long journey that doesn’t need to be so.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

These professional learning opportunities, which can be driven and supported by innovative technology tools such as New Perspectives Online and Defined Learning , should include continuous modules and on-demand experiences where teachers can learn how to gather insights about student learning and use them to personalize instruction.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Modern edtech such as an intelligent learning platform (ILP) can help you achieve this by creating a personalized learning environment. . With the help of edtech, students to learn at their own pace and focus on their specific goals. Online games and assessments. Edtech for content and evaluation. Digital field trips .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how these two popular blended learning platforms can improve K–12 classrooms. A traditional teacher likely starts out as a lecturer who uses digital tools sparingly , and data only when it’s convenient. Let us know how you fare on this journey. What Does Blended Learning Mean for K–12?

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

By mid-March, schools closed, sending students home to figure out how to keep learning from their kitchen tables. But how to make the most of the moment? Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Hackers can send malware and phishing emails, but users need to be trained how to recognize and report them — and not click. . Forty-six percent of organizations experienced a serious data breach, according to “The Cybersecurity Insight Report” by CDW. . They also need to know how to take preventive measures to prevent malware.”

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

There are many things to consider when deciding which digital education solution will best suit your needs, but having a clear idea of the purpose and functionality of these edtech resources will help make these purchasing decisions easier. Secondly, consider how open and agnostic the new technology is.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Joseph Valver and his fellow instructional technology facilitators at Hamilton Township School District in New Jersey were providing numerous options for educators in their district to learn how to use education technology, but something was holding educators back. . “As Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet. Image credits.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas , by Matt Miller. See real time responses from all students and download reports and spreadsheets with student data.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

This annual event aims to accelerate the development and adoption of data standards that allow technologies used in schools to “talk” to one another. Imagine how much more helpful that data could be if he or she could see how long, or how many attempts, each student made. And that creates data that can be shared.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This blog post will help you assess and analyze the edtech tool/platform that you currently use or the one you’re prepared to use for managing online classrooms. Function and functionality of Edtech. See how the tool works, or better yet, use it yourself. Edtech not being student-friendly is quite an irony.

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