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How to ensure edtech ROI? Ask these 4 questions

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Across New Hampshire, school leaders are searching for strategies to ensure that their edtech investments are being leveraged to pay dividends on student engagement, acceleration of learning, and saving teachers’ time. To explore how to increase the return on investment (ROI) of education technology, let’s take an inquiry approach.

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District Best Practices for Managing App Approvals and Creating an Approved App List

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Student Data Privacy Educational apps often require access to student data, making it vital to ensure these apps comply with data privacy regulations like FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Provide Training.

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Generative AI and Academic Integrity

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Teachers and other stakeholders should also have considerable input into ethical considerations like student data privacy, potential bias, and misinformation associated with AI tools. Ensure Student Data Privacy and Digital Equity Expand the dialogue regarding AI applications to beyond what happens in the classroom.

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K-12 Leaders on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

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Reporting: Educate the school community about how to report incidents or concerns. Privacy and Security Measures: Review your student data privacy policy and practices and how they relate when using AI tools. For Miyashiro, access to AI for students is an ethical issue that addresses equity and fairness.

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Meet Caliper, the Data Standard That May Help Us (Finally) Measure Edtech Efficacy

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One of the most exciting and well-attended sessions covered the new IMS Caliper analytics standard, which can capture and share data on student activities in learning apps and software—thus giving teachers and developers a way to measure and glean insights on how students engage with digital tools.

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The Impact of Technology on Education

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How technology has impacted students’ education Technology has had a transformative impact on K-12 education. The impact of technology on student learning has revolutionized the way students engage and interact in the classroom. One of the most notable changes is the digitization of educational materials.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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. — Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? The American Federation of Teachers has published guidance for education labor leaders on how to handle coronavirus and possible school responses. The pledge is legally enforceable, Vance adds.).

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