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Do We Need New Regulations to Govern the Use of EdTech?

Doug Levin

Among the places where our ‘rules of the road’ seem lacking, I’d count the following: Access and use , which I define to include the myriad issues of equity of access, but also of our orientation toward student use of devices (i.e.,

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

The hub includes live webinars and chats, conference connections, partner activities, US DOE’s Future Ready Leaders Project , as well as other opportunities.

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Students’ ed-tech opinions might surprise you

eSchool News

Students see equity of access as a key ed-tech challenge for their schools, and they’d like to have newer technology in their classrooms. Those were some of the key takeaways from a panel discussion held June 30 during the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Philadelphia.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

NeverEndingSearch

Sometimes, when I am introduced, people refer to me as more than a librarian because I write a blog or speak at an occasional conference. Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience.

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

Key components of this effort include providing all students and educators access to technology and digital resources; implementing collaborative professional development initiatives for faculty and staff; improving equity of access for teaching and learning; and developing equitable funding and implementation plans.