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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. Popular educational apps. Accelerated?

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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based think tank New America , the three authors—an instructional designer and two former teachers—lay out four possible scenarios for what school will look like in the 2020-21 school year, based on present understanding of the COVID-19 virus and health experts’ advice for school re-openings.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. 1,182) and Australia (1,040) in December 2020.

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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

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(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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News that schools and districts across the country are closing campuses and preparing to transition their staff and students to online learning have led to a flurry of questions and, subsequently, people lending support. Chris Lehmann (@chrislehmann) March 16, 2020. We don’t need email clutter right now.

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YaizY Lands $2.1M Seed Investment To Transform The Traditional Learning System By Turning Kids’ Passions Into Professions

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The Yaizy team led by CEO Vitaly Gordon is on a mission to become the most trusted online learning platform inspiring students to turn their passions into professions. To date, more than 15,000 students have attended YaizY’s seminars and workshops with year-over-year revenue growth up 450%.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

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When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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