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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

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At Common Sense Education, the edtech reviewers have seen it all. And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Below are some of Higgin’s favorites.

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The K-12 Business Model: How to Innovate in an Ever-Changing Learning Environment

EdNews Daily

And therein lies the challenge for both educators and EdTech leaders – how can we best serve an industry that’s constantly evolving every nine months? But on the other, adding in a completely new mix of students you don’t yet know becomes more challenging for both educators and EdTech leaders. Low Barrier to Entry.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. We’ve touched on “what” and “why,” but “when” is just as crucial in EdTech adoption.

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?Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes — The Next Obstacle to Edtech

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Making itself less attractive to hackers by reducing the amount of data it houses on its own servers may be a better financial strategy for a district as a whole than funding a comprehensive cybersecurity program; it may make economic sense to move most of their applications to the “cloud” (that is, let vendors “host”).

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4 Tips for Controlling Shadow IT

EdTech Magazine

A recent study by Symantec, the 2016 Shadow Data Report , found that most of the cloud-based shadow IT apps organizations rely upon lacked enterprise-class security features. CDW VV2 Strategy. To combat this, districts can perform their own vetting of in-demand applications. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. CDW Segment. Buying Cycle.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

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In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Currently, he predicts, the financiers in the edtech industry will focus on consolidating revenue-generating businesses.

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Becoming Digital Citizens in the Classroom

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In a recent edWebinar, “Let’s Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week: Something for Everyone,” edtech experts introduced tips for launching or expanding digital citizenship (digcit) in their schools. The edWebinar referenced above was hosted by Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.