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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

Edtech—when purposefully selected and applied—can make rigorous and relevant instruction more accessible and engaging for all students, particularly those traditionally underserved. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation. hands-on basic training, on-demand how-to videos, etc.)

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

Edsurge

Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. The new lawsuits argue that inclusive access deals strangle the used book market and therefore drive up textbook prices.

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Students Want More Workplace Skills From Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

Edsurge

As a sign of how many students worry about the return on a college investment, about half of Gen Zers surveyed believe they can be successful through alternative pathways. One survey presented by ECMC Group during a session on “ Is College Worth It? Plenty of folks had ideas for how colleges can respond.

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International Education During the Pandemic

Ask a Tech Teacher

There was a significant problem in Argentina with access to instruction because of connectivity, which was also endemic to the community I served here in the states. Reliable access was such a problem in Argentina that students did not even bother to attend classes. Scarpellini, F., Cartabia, M. BMC Public Health 21, 1035 (2021).

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Encouraging deep dives One way teachers can bring the new definition to life in their classrooms is to support students in taking deep dives into different aspects of the content they’re learning, going beyond the general surveys taught in the past. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S.

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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Edsurge

The average college student spent $339 on course materials in the 2021-2022 academic year, or about $38 per course, according to an annual student spending survey from the National Association of College Stores , a foundation that collects information about retail in higher ed. and one institution in Canada.

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