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Interesting: Rural schools are outpacing others on in-school tech access

eSchool News

The data comes from data management and learning analytics firm BrightBytes, which analyzed more than 180 million data points collected via a national survey gauging educational technology access, use and effectiveness across 8,558 U.S. schools.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Were they adopted?

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. The educational sector is now also appreciating the value of data analytics.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Providers Will Need Permission to Collect Private Data.” ” “What You Need to Know About Learning Analytics ,” according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Via New America : “The Promise and Peril of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education.”