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Executive Summary
Schools
are learning hard lessons about the difficulties of putting in place
1-to-1 computing programs and digital curricula initiatives meant to
encourage innovation and fuel academic growth.
A
mountain of evidence indicates that educators have been painfully slow
to use technology to change and improve the ways they teach.
Schools
wrestle with whether to use an eclectic mix of devices or to rely
heavily on one type of technology to build their 1-to-1 computing
programs.
Errors by districts rolling out device initiatives are serving as warnings for education leaders implementing new programs.
The
advent of this “modular” delivery option for digital content has major
implications for the education publishing industry and for school
districts themselves.
School
districts are putting technology experts at the head of the table in
the labor-intensive process of choosing curricula for common-core
instruction.
A
pair of K-12 systems in Washington state have devoted a lot of time and
money to adopting open educational resources, efforts they believe will
pay off.
Social
and educational priorities are oftentimes at odds when students use
digital tools outside of school, prompting many parents to keep a closer
eye on such use.
• Audio Slideshow: Teens, Tech, and Homework Habits
While
some school officials still fear ‘bring-your-own-device’ efforts will
disrupt learning, others say the eclectic mix of technologies is proving
to be effective.
via edweek...
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