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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S. billion was spent on devices by K-12 schools in 2015, and the Software and Information Industry Association estimates that nearly $8.4

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March 2018

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ADAPTING TO THE NEW CLASSROOM By Sascha Zuger Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Free School Broadband Comparison Tool ? What Blockchain Could Mean For Edtech ? Class Tech Tips ?

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

Edsurge

Continued improvements in school technology infrastructure, in particular the “penetration of broadband and digital devices,” says Rogers, is making it possible for “best-in-class digital solutions to win in the market.” Adoption is one cause for celebration. But questions remain whether these digital tools are being used.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

The pressure to move towards digital assessments has fueled schools’ investments in hardware and software more than any other argument about the importance of ed-tech. The learning management system is a piece of “enterprise” software after all. ” So congrats, ed-tech vendors.) The Procurement Problem.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.” ” (Psst.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.