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Frontline Education Releases Year-to-Date Administration Software Innovation Summary

eSchool News

GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline Education , a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today released a comprehensive year-to-date innovation summary that underscores the company’s commitment to anticipating and meeting the evolving needs of school districts across the country. Malvern, Pa.

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Report: MassNET Reports on ELA Edtech Tools

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The research evaluates strengths and weaknesses of particular software products and attempts to examine equity issues. The report, Insights on Software Piloting in an Urban School District , released in December 2016, suggests key factors that influence successful adoption of edtech products.

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Use Analytics to Quantify Educational Technology’s Effectiveness and Risks

EdTech Magazine

But just how much of that new hardware, software and services is being used as intended — or at all? In the Consortium for School Networking’s latest survey , 74 percent of schools reported that each of their students now has more than one device. .

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Amazon Taps Stanford Professor, Candace Thille to Lead Internal Professional Learning

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One of the most prominent researchers and critics of how learning technologies are built and used in higher education is joining, temporarily, one of the biggest tech companies in the world. That’s a problem, she argues, as these tools increasingly inform the decisions that instructors make.

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Digital Promise Partnering with Five Rural Communities Using Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

We came across many promising examples of micro-credential use, and look forward to featuring this work in our landscape report this fall. Industry : Software Development. Codefi Foundation on Rural Innovation is focused on expanding access to digital jobs in software development for high-poverty communities.

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Survey: What online professional learning do teachers prefer?

eSchool News

New survey reveals teachers’ professional learning preferences, trends in priorities. The 2016 Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey Report is the ninth annual national K-20 educator survey from the Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) of SIIA, and also is the first survey focusing on online professional learning (PL).

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Where Schools Need to Focus Their Ed Tech Efforts

EdTech Magazine

There are very few studies being done on the overall effectiveness of edtech interventions,” The Tech Edvocate reports. This means that administrators can’t see what has produced better learning outcomes for students as a result of their purchases.”. Investing in the wrong technology too quickly can lead to extremely risky situations.

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