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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Edtech Data Improves Purchases and Student Performance

edWeb.net

Administrators selecting educational technology programs for their schools or districts face big decisions due to the time and money at stake, so having accurate and relevant information about the programs’ impact on student performance elsewhere should be a critical part of the decision-making process.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. That data is then fed into program and budget review cycles.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. According to Bridget Hildreth, Performance and Evaluation Analyst at Vancouver Public Schools, that last part is very important. About the Presenters.

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Why You Need More Than "One Good Study" To Evaluate EdTech

MIND Research Institute

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. In many cases, it’s just one study. Educators aren’t the only ones stuck in this “one good study” paradigm. Results may vary.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

For almost a decade, selling edtech products to schools and districts has felt dangerously like selling a home over the internet. We describe edtech products with all the excitement and adjectives of a fresh listing on Zillow. Now the good news: Over the past year, we’ve seen a broader set of research practices applied to edtech.

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More than a Checkmark

MIND Research Institute

Five PRIME Factors for EdTech Evaluation As someone who has evaluated and published findings on an edtech program for two decades, closely watching the marketing hype in the math edtech market in particular, I’ve come to believe something you may find shocking: All edtech programs work.