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MAY 2, 2015

It may lack the visual appeal of iPads, or the student credibility of a BYOD program. Share data with professional learning community. Encourage students to use their smartphones for formal learning. Save pdfs or other snapshots of digital resources in universally-accessed folders. by TeachThought Staff.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Continuous professional development is key for integrating edtech, but it often gets deleted from the budget. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., professional development). Now, the presenters have encountered heretofore unthought-of costs like extended loaner devices, increased repair costs from home use, and distance learning options. Join the Community.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Upgrading infrastructure, device maintenance, and ongoing professional development, in addition to program and device costs, mean tech initiatives need permanent budget lines that take into account the total cost.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to EdTech Trends and Funding: A CoSN Member Survey 2022 , cybersecurity is the number-one pain point in districts, and network security is the area in need of the most improvement. Super-Connected is a free professional learning community for school superintendents, district leadership, and aspiring district leaders.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. The presenters emphasized constant, consistent communication with all constituents, explaining what edtech tools the school is using, why they are using them, and the expectations for the students.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I can certainly see the difference when you have someone at each building who can help support, coach, provide resources, and give some curated playlists. Super-Connected is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net for school superintendents, district leadership, and aspiring district leaders. Join the Community.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Miller added that one of the benefits of CoSN and some other edtech organizations on a more local level is they are all talking to one another, and having that network helps when some of the new legal requirements come out at a state or federal level. “So Take the time to listen and understand what they’re bringing to you,” he said.

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JULY 15, 2020

In addition, the current reliance on distance learning—and the potential to need it again—has opened many families’ eyes as to why school are spending many on edtech. At Dr. Wright’s school, for instance, they not only created student guides for distance learning, but they created parent guides as well. Join the Community.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Human resources and staffing needs are also a top priority now, as some districts may not have enough qualified teachers if and when they return to in-school instruction. CoSN’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments. Join the Community.

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MARCH 1, 2020

The budgeting team needs to understand the many roles of edtech as well. Edtech needs sustained funding over time because once tech initiatives are started, they can’t be stopped. Learning goals heavily influence tools and resources for assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 20, 2020

Passionate leaders are resourceful. . Dr. Natasha Rachell, a passionate educator, is an alternatively certified high school science teacher turned edtech enthusiast! Currently, Natasha is a Digital Learning Specialist for Atlanta Public Schools. Passionate leaders have clarity of vision. . Passionate leaders have compassion. .

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MARCH 19, 2019

Create and Sustain a Cross-Functional Strategic Planning Team: Both Wright and Robbins said their schools had a lot of silos, not just edtech and instruction, that needed to come together and understand how their specific skill sets are necessary to the process. In addition, leaders need to bring parents in early during these conversations.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

However, the more successful schools focus on improving teaching and learning first with edtech being just one of the tools to support it. Moving to a 1:1 environment requires an overhaul of every district building and technology resource. This is especially important because the tech will change over the lifecycle of the plan.

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