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A Plan for Preventing Summer Learning Loss

August 08, 2022

Parental perspective on summer time, screen time, and making up time. GUEST COLUMN | by Niyoka McCoy As we steadily …

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Online Learning Trends to Support Students and Teachers in 2022

December 01, 2021

The past couple years saw exponential growth in e-learning—so what’s next? GUEST COLUMN | by Phill Miller For years, online …

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Post-COVID, One Lingering Factor for Education

June 24, 2021

And 3 important considerations in overcoming an after-pandemic abnormality. GUEST COLUMN | by Brian Galvin As we close the book …

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To Make a Difference with Learning Technology, Focus on How It Will Be Used

June 21, 2021

Take-aways from a months-long conversation with learning engineers, developers, entreprenuers, and educators. GUEST COLUMN | by Ryan S. Baker This …

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Stopping the Growing K-12 Cyberattack Threat

June 16, 2021

Developing a school-centric, anti-threat strategy is a great start. GUEST COLUMN | by Rob Cheng COVID-19 brought more than an …

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Students Come First: Why State Agencies Must Work Together to Embrace Data

March 18, 2021

Prioritizing data may be key to effecting policy change and improving student outcomes GUEST COLUMN | by Maureen Wentworth It …

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Staying Flexible into the Future

February 23, 2021

As we move into the future of learning, edtech companies are making moves toward greater ease of use within their …

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Survey: Connectivity and Remote Learning

February 10, 2021

Millions of children continue to learn remotely or via a hybrid model during the pandemic, which has exposed digital divide …

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New Year, More Digital: Technology’s Role in Education for 2021

January 19, 2021

A technologist in the education space for more than 20 years takes a look back—and at what is just ahead. …

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Speech Therapy Online

October 13, 2020

Using technology to deliver benefits for families and educators. GUEST COLUMN | by Leanne Sherred As online learning becomes the …

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Pandemic and Attitudes Toward EdTech

October 12, 2020

Lucid, a global market research company, recently tapped their database to put together a custom survey focused on edtech. A …

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Access, Connectivity, and Opportunity for Students

October 12, 2020

A tech CEO’s reflections on his own personal passion for and readiness to enact digital transformation for learners in a time …

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5 Educational Trends to Watch Right Now

October 07, 2020

Top trends that will shape the educational environment in 2020 (and beyond). GUEST COLUMN | by Christina Counts Putting together …

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Online Learning is Here to Stay

September 01, 2020

Why universities must develop sustainable online degree programs. GUEST COLUMN | by Ronald Wagner Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, …

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On the Brink of the 2020 School Year

August 18, 2020

The president of academics for one of the nation’s leading providers of online education addresses our impending future. INTERVIEW …

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Cyber Strong Schools

August 06, 2020

How K-12 network administrators can ensure cybersecurity resilience. GUEST COLUMN | by Heather Paunet School districts around the world have …

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Focus Skills from Renaissance

July 02, 2020

To help teachers focus on the skills their students need to quickly get caught up on this fall after missed …

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EdTech Top 40 Special Edition

June 25, 2020

Every year, the EdTech Top 40 from LearnPlatform, a company dedicated to edtech effectiveness for states, districts, and providers — …

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Are You Ready? Behind the Scenes of Some Big Changes On the Way

June 25, 2020

Are school districts truly ready to stand up the technology support programs needed for large-scale distance learning? GUEST COLUMN | …

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Smarter, More Focused, and Still Managing It All

June 24, 2020

Revisiting a tech CEO on the digital transformation of education in these times. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Last time …

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But Where are the Laptops?

June 09, 2020

Technology, equity, and how we kept all kids learning in Seattle. GUEST COLUMN | by Craig Seasholes As the reality …

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Cultivating A Digitally Literate Workforce

June 08, 2020

The pandemic has pushed digital instruction out of the classroom and into homes. GUEST COLUMN | by Saul Costa and …

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Summer of Learning

June 08, 2020

Just launched: Discovery Education’s Summer of Learning initiative. This is really a whole series of cool tools. Designed for all …

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What Our Keyboard Says about Solving the Challenges of Higher Education

April 27, 2020

Embracing alternate delivery modalities and self-paced learning? Consider this. GUEST COLUMN | by Kevin Roberts I would guess that most …

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A Few Weeks Into Education’s New Normal

April 07, 2020

Notes from self-quarantine on the pandemic-accelerated digital shift in learning. UNPACKING EDTECH | by Mark Gura We’re a few weeks …

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Prom Anyway

April 01, 2020

In unprecedented times, students gonna dance—virtually. GUEST COLUMN | by Taylor Buckley In an effort to spread joy to high …

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WURRLYedu

March 31, 2020

In these times—in any time, really, but perhaps especially now—music is such a vital, therapeutic part of life. Here’s a …

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Social Distancing Training App

March 30, 2020

To help students of all ages understand social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Discovery Education and Afterschool Alliance today announced the launch …

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5 Tips to Leading Your Institution Through a Crisis

March 24, 2020

Some practical perspective from a higher education technology executive. GUEST COLUMN | by Kevin Roberts The late Barbara Jordan (1976) …

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Going Virtual Overnight

March 20, 2020

4 questions for administrators to ask. GUEST COLUMN | by LeiLani Cauthen Schools and districts are calling the Learning Counsel …

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Not Just in Crisis, But in Normal Times

March 19, 2020

Perspective on the immediate future of distance learning from an Israeli education nonprofit leader. GUEST COLUMN | by Uri Ben …

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Three Lessons from COVID-19 for School IT Directors

March 19, 2020

Easing the burden for this crisis—and those in the future. GUEST COLUMN | by Paula Currie By now everyone has …

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Edtech’s Pandemic-precipitated, Glorious, Silver-lining Moment in the Spotlight

March 18, 2020

Some contextualization of the current #remotelearning situation. PERSPECTIVE | by Mark Gura For those who follow Education, this has been …

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With What’s Happening – A Good, Inspiring Read

March 13, 2020

With what is happening in the world right now, nearly all U.S. education conferences are cancelled, postponed, or now all-virtual …

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