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Tech Engages Today’s Students, But Teachers Need Support

EdTech Magazine

When school districts bring in technology to do just that, it is also integral that administrators support educators and keep pedagogy in mind. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Evaluate Teachers with PD in Mind. Support Teachers Through All Aspects of Tech Integration.

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

Edsurge

Examples of districts that embed practical evidence-based analysis into their program evaluation and budget cycles include efforts such as Jefferson County Public Schools’ Cycle-based Budgeting program and Schenectady City School’s return on investment review. That data is then fed into program and budget review cycles.

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Staying Educationally Relevant in Instructional Technology

Tech Helpful

Five years ago ISTE posted Technology Coach standards on their website with the following description " Technology coaches help bridge the gap from where we are to where we need to be. In the past few days I have been thinking about the future of educational technology at my school and what that support should look like.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

It is rare that things go as planned after selecting or purchasing new digital content, services, and tools. DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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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.