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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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Over 25 Ideas for eLearning… Inclement Weather and Snow Day Make Up

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As you might know, many schools have started to shovel this new path and learning keeps going on… weather… or not. I thought I would provide some points of reflection that may help your district if there is an interest in using eLearning to keep the education process going, even when the physical doors of the school are closed.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

Zach was recently appointed to the advisory board for Future Ready Principals with the Alliance for Excellent Education. Mark Ray is Director of Innovation and Library Services for Vancouver (WA) Public Schools and Future Ready Librarians Lead at the Alliance for Excellent Education. Christina Luke, Ph.D. Christina earned a Ph.D.

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OPINION: A lack of diversity in research and analytics is not just unethical — it is dangerous

The Hechinger Report

Harnessing AI has countless applications, from helping to map diseases to improving adaptive online learning platforms to supporting the work of law enforcement officers. This moves us closer to more fully answering the key questions of policy evaluation: Does it work? It’s an exciting time for this pursuit.

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