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Schools Are Looking for Evidence From Their Edtech. Are Companies Ready to Provide It?

ED Surge

That’s mostly because the research and evaluation necessary to find out hasn’t been conducted. It may well be that many of the 9,000 or so edtech products on the market work just as intended. It was always important to base our product design on research and user feedback.”

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Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

ED Surge

From time to time, Jeff Livingston gets a call from an entrepreneur looking for advice about getting into the edtech market. As founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics, Livingston has spent the better part of two decades thinking about how to get edtech innovations to the students who need them most.

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

ED Surge

When a school or district decides to cut a check for an edtech product, the end goal isn’t about owning a shiny new piece of hardware or app. And how much say do they—or should they—have in edtech decisions? And how much say do they—or should they—have in edtech decisions? So what explains the disconnect? Louis, Missouri.

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What’s It Like to Leave the Classroom for a Job in Edtech?

ED Surge

When teachers pack up their classrooms for the last time to start their edtech careers, where exactly are they going? Former educators told us they had moved on to become UX designers, part of sales teams and founders of their own edtech companies. Edtech is not going to be the solution for every teacher,” she says.

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Young Kids in Low-Income Families Get Less Exposure to Math. Can the Right Apps Help?

ED Surge

But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. Researchers sent text reminders to some parents to use the materials they received. Nevertheless, the kinds of solutions the researchers considered had another virtue: affordability.

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How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations

Cool Cat Teacher

TARA Edtech. Episode 794 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations Dr. Liz Kolb, clinical associate professor of education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. TARA sponsored today’s show. Go to coolcatteacher.com/tara to sign up for your free account. Click Here.

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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

ED Surge

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina. And, with steady growth in the use of edtech in K-12 classrooms across the country, educators and edtech companies are increasingly focused on accessibility and UDL as they design experiences to engage all learners. percent to 22.5

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