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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits. Image credits.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Safely getting back to the classroom requires many new precautions, and in 2021, innovations in technology such as digital signage software and content management will play a major role. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. Justin Reilly, CEO, Impero Software. temperature, lighting).

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A Primer for Scaling Your Education Business—Successfully

Edsurge

Schools were unhappy with both the cost and the quality of the instructional materials available. Retention is key in any software-as-a-service business, he noted, and “it’s easy to underestimate the exponential power of churn.” Products that are actively used are generating value for teachers and learners.”

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

They researched trophy designs, used software to create the trophies, and printed them on the 3D printer. She used the school’s design software and vinyl cutter to develop and print her stickers. Every student was part of a college team and participated in competitions.

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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.