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The Fault Lines Between Sharing and Shilling for an Edtech Product

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For educators like Sean Arnold, who lists more than a dozen credentials and awards from edtech companies on his personal blog, that relationship can be a “double-edged sword,” as he described in his response to the article. “My I’ve followed the guidelines, but when does advocating for the best tools stop and shilling for a product begin?”

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For Students to Succeed, Social Capital Matter Just as Much as Skills—Here's Why

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It’s so much bigger and more networked than that. Alongside reading and writing, math, sciences and STEM, there’s an equally important subject deserving of attention and resources: social capital. Before we delve into the specifics of what “social capital” means, let me present a personal example to illustrate the concept.

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