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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. We’ve touched on “what” and “why,” but “when” is just as crucial in EdTech adoption.

Trends 100
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?Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes — The Next Obstacle to Edtech

Edsurge

Nearly 10 percent of educational institutions in the US have already received “ransomware” to address this according to CETPA president Aaron Barnett in his keynote address at the organization’s most recent annual conference in Sacramento, Calif. Edtech cannot afford to let the specter of cybercrime dampen enthusiasm.

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Becoming Digital Citizens in the Classroom

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar, “Let’s Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week: Something for Everyone,” edtech experts introduced tips for launching or expanding digital citizenship (digcit) in their schools. The edWebinar referenced above was hosted by Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Host.