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Edtech Company Encourages Its Employees to Volunteer as Substitute Teachers

Edsurge

That shortage has become so desperate at times that state governments have even started letting their employees take paid time off to plug in the holes in missing staff, in an effort to keep schools from shuttering in-person learning. The company does cover the cost of background checks for employees looking to participate.

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The Future of EdTech

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s guest, Al Kingsley, has worked with edtech for over thirty years. Episode #788 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast The Future of Edtech Al Kingsley, Thought Leader. Resources in The Future of Edtech episode 788. Al Kingsley is CEO of the EdTech company NetSupport and is Chair of a Multi-Academy Trust.

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Edtech Should Be More Evidence-Driven

Edsurge

Over the past decade, global investment in edtech has soared to new heights. The urgent need to educate children at home created by COVID-19 lockdowns turbocharged already existing momentum, and analysts now expect edtech expenditure to reach an eye-watering $300 billion globally this year.

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This Company Aims to Become the Amazon of Lifelong Learning

Edsurge

The Singapore-based company Genius Group has turned some of its attention to the U.S. edtech market recently. In July, the company bought the for-profit University of Antelope Valley in California, saying it would incorporate it as a portal in the metaverse, part of the voguish effort to link the globe into “one big classroom.”

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Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m the CTO of a tech company and for more than five years I have been busy with teaching programming courses and sharing my expertise with novice specialists. 6 Edtech Trends to Keep an Eye On. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Its goal is to not only provide schools the resources they need to pick equitable ed tech products, but also to hold ed tech companies accountable for tools that could negatively affect historically underrepresented students. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Taking a more critical look at edtech. Why do we hold edtech products to a lower standard than many other educational factors that interact with our students? We need to make a change.

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