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Edtech Is Looking to Build Tools to Foster Student Engagement. Can That Scale?

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With student disengagement and mental health problems on the rise, edtech solutions are trying to help rebuild that student connection. At this year’s ASU GSV Summit, an annual gathering of edtech investors and companies, scaling learning communities arose as a major theme. And, if so, what seems to be working?

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Why I Believed Edtech Could Save My School — and How It Failed Me

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It wasn’t that I didn't value, cherish and miss the face-to-face interactions I had with my students, but because I naively assumed that my more reluctant colleagues would see the light and finally embrace edtech. Are we just educational luddites or has the edtech revolution fallen short of its promises ?

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

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This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services. Data is abundant and the key to today’s edtech solutions Data is critical to unlock the potential of edtech solutions.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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—Katharine Meyer As residential colleges grapple with decisions about whether and how to continue offering online and hybrid courses , they may benefit from taking a look at student-engagement practices commonly used by their online-only counterparts. It is delivering information to students when they need it, in a timely fashion.”

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Advancing Education with Award-Winning EdTech Solutions

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T he integration of advanced technology has become paramount in driving student engagement and achievement. Case in point, Boxlight's commitment to innovation is evident in its range of solutions designed to address various educational needs.

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Why This Small New York District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement

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How would you describe your district’s approach to edtech procurement prior to enrolling in this course? How might your experience with the course impact your district’s approach to edtech procurement in the future? I really want our kids to excel, and just handing them a computer program isn't sufficient.

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