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

Doug Levin

Largely unexamined in the large-scale shift to digital learning in education are the accompanying ethical considerations. are we teaching students to bend technology to their own goals – via coding or domains of their own – or to to merely dutifully click-through others’ software apps?)**. Transparency.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”. The customer service team would pass along this request to the digital learning team, which would make a decision about whether the website should be unblocked.

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The Human EdTech for Diversity

EdNews Daily

Second, social-emotional learning is the single biggest tech trend in software. . Most of the major public school systems are finding themselves wading into the deep end of diversity and equity issues. . The other tech for language learning and diversity is the all-ness of available knowledge through tech distribution itself.

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

Looking at K-12 tech innovation news, perhaps the biggest positive impact of technology on education is that of equity of access. Digital learning tools and digital technologies have broken down geographical barriers and provided access to educational resources for students no matter their socioeconomic status or geographic location.