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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

By combining these more flexible assessments with a collection of student data, teachers get a more accurate snapshot of how a student is internalizing the material and focusing on more data-driven instructions. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding!

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My New Favorite Thing

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Now if only Apple would make an iPad/Pencil combo for $350 and convince SBAC to develop a tablet friendly version of their online assessments, they’d have a real shot at taking on the Chromebook in the classroom. Having said that, the Pencil/iPad Pro technology is a home run.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

Edsurge

Another recent survey found that, on average, districts saw more than 700 different edtech products used each month during the last school year. In early 2016, it launched Co-Pilot to give schools free 30-day trials of edtech software built by other companies. Meanwhile, the number of tools in classrooms today has ballooned.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Google introduced the Chromebooks in 2011 , and although the hardware was largely panned, Chromebooks found a receptive customer base in education, happy to have a cheaper alternative to the more expensive Apple or Microsoft devices — perfect for the new online assessments mandated by the Common Core.

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