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Why Can’t We Have These Predictions for 2018?

Education Elements

I’ve mentioned to a few people that I’m having my education mid-life crisis. After almost 20 years in education, I’ve seen various initiatives, software solutions, and programs come and go. It isn’t without the sweat, blood, and tears of all the educators in the country that work so hard.

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More than One Metric Matters in EdTech

Education Elements

As a country we’ve invested millions through Race to the Top, venture funding, and district-level purchases of both hardware and software, and the efficacy of these investments and the connection between inputs and outputs as a whole remains unclear.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. Most analysts -- and the school district itself -- blamed the failure on buggy software. Four years later, the district was demanding a refund from Apple. blended learning).

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Knowledge-Centered Service

Education Elements

It is perhaps even more important when you are embarking on something new: rolling out a new initiative, starting to integrate new software and technology, trying out new devices. This is a question that challenges leaders everywhere, whether you direct a tech startup or a high school's English department.

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‘Where We Went Wrong’ Atlanta Educators Reflect on ‘Failed’ Tech Implementation

Edsurge

“At first we thought this was just going to be a hoop we have to jump through in order to get these devices,” admits Daniel Hodge, a personalized learning coach at Barnwell Elementary School in Fulton County, echoing the concerns and confusion shared by other Fulton County educators in an interview with EdSurge.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. Uncover solutions for educators and students with a Google for Education event. You can also attend the Education Elements Summit , which brings together a diverse community of school leaders, researchers, designers, and more.

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The Biggest Challenge to Personalized Learning is Getting Buy-In

Edsurge

Teachers will be concerned about specifics — how to set up the classroom, how to manage devices and software, and what good personalized learning actually look likes. Leaders and educators across the country can take comfort in the fact that they are not alone in their challenges, and that we can come together in overcoming them.