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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. To implement these technologies, edtechs must first establish a solid foundation and strategy.

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Edtech Should Be More Evidence-Driven

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Over the past decade, global investment in edtech has soared to new heights. The urgent need to educate children at home created by COVID-19 lockdowns turbocharged already existing momentum, and analysts now expect edtech expenditure to reach an eye-watering $300 billion globally this year.

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How to Build Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process

Digital Promise

This blog post is the first of a two-part series discussing relationship building in edtech selection and purchasing. In this first blog post, we’ll address how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers. The request for new edtech] doesn’t just come from a want or a wish.”

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The Surprising History of Google's Push to Scan Millions of Library Books

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Schonfeld, co-author of the new book, “Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization.” Schonfeld is a longtime leader in the library community and is a program director at Ithaka S+ R a nonprofit education consultancy.

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Can a Critic of Edtech Change a Controversial Homework-Help Site From the Inside?

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Sean Michael Morris knows that he has cultivated a certain “ethos” over his career in higher education—as a self-described critic of edtech and a champion of helping professors improve their teaching. Morris says he has long been dedicated to offering a “critique” of edtech. “My They know my history. They know who I am.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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Expanding into Early Childhood Is Good for Edtech Companies. Is It Good for Kids?

ED Surge

But they’re learning through songs, poems and dance” related to Black history and Black life. Meeting the Demand Since the start of the pandemic, usage and engagement of the early childhood classes and products has soared, edtech leaders say. In one reading class, the lesson is built around 10 Stevie Wonder songs.

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