EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

After all, they’ve had a lot to figure out — from finding ways to bridge the digital divide to ensuring student security and privacy online. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how K–12 schools are bringing elective classes online. Another major challenge is maintaining student attendance. Our kids are everywhere.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2020

After all, they’ve had a lot to figure out — from finding ways to bridge the digital divide to ensuring student security and privacy online. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how K–12 schools are bringing elective classes online. Another major challenge is maintaining student attendance. Our kids are everywhere.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2020

After all, they’ve had a lot to figure out — from finding ways to bridge the digital divide to ensuring student security and privacy online. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how K–12 schools are bringing elective classes online. Another major challenge is maintaining student attendance. Our kids are everywhere.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. The edtech community stepped up to accommodate students and teachers during remote and hybrid learning with an emphasis on core subject areas. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

Yang: We were first prompted to address concerns over the digital divide. And we want to close the digital divide. Reports & Evaluations. The report concluded that CoolThink students significantly outperformed their peers in other schools. EdSurge: What inspired the creation of CoolThink@JC?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the National Center on Education Statistics , the number of adults with children under the age of 18 reporting that “computers were always or usually available for education purposes” has risen to 94 percent. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. 5:33 Due to the stigma around self reporting. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. A family can be in a really good position.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Related : How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students. Finally, we need to ensure that all young adolescents are able to access the benefits of digital technology. Candice Odgers is a professor at UC Irvine and co-director of the Connecting the EdTech Research EcoSystem (CERES) network.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 3, 2023

Then, of course, the digital divide between students with and without ready access to technology may be destined to widen by generative AI in education, adversely impacting underserved and minority students. First, school districts must draft policies based on a clear understanding of emerging technologies.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Gentz reports that there has been confusion about deadlines, many of which are federal but some of which are state imposed.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As a result, administrators proactively identify students with poor or no internet access at scale, saving considerable time troubleshooting and maximizing the impact of digital learning. Most importantly, they empower all students to excel!”

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Related: ‘Don’t rush to spend on edtech’. Edtech companies like STEMuli and Labster, and even Roblox, offer VR learning experiences, but no one as of yet is offering the kind of technology Platt says makes the metaverse really revolutionary. “I Related: Reframing edtech to save teachers time and reduce workloads.

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Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Develop and Communicate Clear Guidelines for AI Use It’s essential to develop clear guidelines and policies to ensure students, teachers, and other staff fully understand the proper and responsible use of generative AI. Like with other guidelines, AI policies should not be created in a vacuum.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Census data, and the divide among states in internet accessibility is apparent.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

As many experts will point out, DEI initiatives are prone to fail when they aren’t getting at the crux of the issue—existing systemic processes and challenges that prevent promising solutions and DEI-focused policies from being successful. Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. After reading articles and creating a news report to help them understand the significance of water on Mars, they will observe pond water under a microscope as they search for single-celled and multi-celled organisms. See: Copyright Policy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

shakeuplearning #edtech #gsuiteedu #teaching #k12 Click To Tweet. We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. Use digital tools to do new things.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2022. The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. Their stances on education policy differ, but they all have at least one thing in common: classroom experience, which Biden has promised would be a prerequisite. An advocate for programs supporting underserved learners.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” The group in question: the Council for National Policy. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

That was the conclusion of an Oxfam report issued in January. The inequalities of K–12 education extend into higher ed, exacerbated by high tuition, inadequate financial aid , and admissions policies that privilege white and affluent students. This is part ten of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Officials from 11 states are suing the Obama Administration over the guidance it recently issued regarding transgender bathroom policies and civil rights law. Here’s media reporter Mathew Ingram’s take (and there are lots of takes out there. Via The US News & World Report : “The View From a Testing Giant.”

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