Easing the burden of educational technology in schools

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Seven leading educational technology organizations have developed a system aimed at reducing the burden on schools and educators when evaluating digital learning tools. This process aims to help schools select and implement educational technology tools quickly and reliably, said ISTE CEO Richard Culatta during the opening of ISTELive 24 in Denver. 1EdTech, CAST, cosn, Digital Promise, InnovarEDU, SOUGHTand SETDA have come together to work on two critical steps that must be taken to reduce the burden on educators, schools, and school system leaders. Step one: Agree on a set of common educational technology quality indicators. The seven educational technology organizations identified Five edtech Quality Indicators that should be used to evaluate effective educational technology products. Second step: Provide validations (from qualified experts) that products have met the five indicators identified in step one. READ MORE.

Laura Ascione is the editorial director of eSchool Media. She graduated from the prestigious Philip Merrill School of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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