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Why This Mid-Sized North Carolina District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement

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Dr. Katrina McEllen, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Program Services, oversees curriculum for a student population of about 10,500. We hoped to learn not only about the learning sciences, but about edtech and what to look for when you're looking at edtech—to be more knowledgeable about all of these different products and companies.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. Heather Brantley Educator, Instructional Technologist and Edtech Consultant EdSurge: What sparked your interest in incorporating more technology into your teaching methods?

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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

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Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. Magic EdTech reshapes learning solutions for clients during different stages of their product and platform journey.

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Upskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing Gimmicks to Higher Ed

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In a crowded market, where the barrier of geography has been eliminated, providers of online education say they have been forced to spend more time, energy and money on marketing. That was one prediction of the late David Noble, a critic of edtech, in the 1997 essay “Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education.”

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'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

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Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few. They are meaningful, in and of themselves.”

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Will Virtual Reality Lead More Families to Opt Out of Traditional Public Schools?

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For this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we connected with Green to find out what she learned about the school, about why some edtech experts are concerned about the amount of time its students are spending in VR, and about how the high-tech experiment fits within broader debates about the future of public education.