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Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.

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A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. Some, such as California, state that all digital materials must have a printed counterpart.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

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When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. K12 digital curation is about getting our users/students/teachers to the good stuff, pointing them to content and resources they might now discover with their intuitive strategies. What’s curation?

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Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability

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There is a growing need to report on student activity more holistically. From California to Connecticut , legislation is being written and revised to specifically tie attendance to learners’ documented interaction with instructional material. Enter interoperability.

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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

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Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g. This dependence can present major risks and drawbacks because of the well-documented disparities in local funding across districts and states.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Principals can access unique data insights on how teachers, parents and students are using FreshGrade through monthly reports.

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Are We There Yet? Integrating Tech & Learning #SXSWedu

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Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Why haven''t we heard of the Project Red report? Answers: The report has been highly publicized.

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What Federal Education Budget Cuts Mean for Edtech

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However, as Politico reported , documents have surfaced showing the Trump administration’s desire to cut an additional $3 billion from the 2017-2018 year budget. If you are building new charter schools you need new hardware, new instructional materials, and new school supplies.

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