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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

hours on social media. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania, only 30 percent of edtech licenses are actually used. Schools spent a decade buying technology.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Resources: Data Quality Campaign (stat source) & Future of Privacy Forum ). But how does the community know?

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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

Hapara

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” But let’s say there’s a harmful online topic or social media hoax that’s gone viral, and you don’t want kids to search for it at all.

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Common Sense Survey: Homework Gets More Digital for Teens and Tweens

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But the takeaways for educators and the edtech industry are most obvious in the sections on homework. The report, “ The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens ,” updates a 2015 study by the same name from the nonprofit organization. Its primary focus is media used for entertainment.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots–and access to at-cost laptops and tablets.

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16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens grew and I became aware of more organizations, as well as some of their supporting tools and resources. Such opportunity requires high-speed broadband in every school and Education SuperHighway is working to make that opportunity a reality. Data and Privacy and Security.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. VR was more popular in Australia (42 percent) than in the U.S. (37 33 percent).

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