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3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

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A major generational clash is underway, says a foremost expert, and it’s affecting all industries, including education. The clash is coming from so-called Gen Z, the first generation to be considered fully “phigital”—unwilling or unable to draw a distinction between the physical world and its digital equivalent.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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If the control involved 12 hours of work a week over one semester, but the treatment required only 4 hours a week, that’s a 3x improvement in learning efficiency. If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Here’s What Schools Can Do For the Millions of Students Without Internet Access

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“There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

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Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

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Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Currently, the esports ecosystem is projected to surpass $1.8

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Hack Education Weekly News

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One tech industry CEO’s vision of revolutionizing schools withers, and another is there to take its place. ” Via Education Dive : “Tech for ELL students can bridge content and digital learning gaps.” The Next Web says “This smartphone app is like an AI chastity belt for teens.”