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

Edsurge

As adoption of these products and services increases around the world, so too does the opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to generate positive social and economic impact alongside financial returns. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. hours on social media. A group of U.S.

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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

Neo LMS

Here are some highlights: While 93% of teachers are using digital tools to help guide instruction, less than 20% of classrooms have 1:1 device programs ; 56% of teachers believe data and digital tools make them better teachers; 67% of teachers feel resources (both digital and non-digital) are sufficient to meet their subject standards; and.

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Students Size Up Edtech’s Dark Side

Edsurge

We’re witnessing waves of technology skepticism and dread, with multiple Facebook debacles , the publication of new critiques about the negative impacts of tech giants, and rising concern about privacy in an age of growing big data and AI. My students are also in a graduate program that teaches critical understanding of media.

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

Edsurge

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. Runners up to VR, in descending order, were augmented reality, education features on social media, personalized chatbots, and drone delivery of course materials.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition)

Doug Levin

On twitter, I also ponder the trend of tech-savvy teachers increasingly resembling NASCAR drivers, proudly wearing digital uniforms on social media full of sponsored messages as proof of expertise: Why do some in K-12 define #edtech expertise by # of tech company certifications acquired? Being watched never does."

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