Classroom Technology: What You Need and What You Don't
September 21, 2022
It was a wild ride on the educational technology landscape over the past few years. Schools made the overnight pivot to remote learning, they experimented with a wide variety of hybrid instructional approaches, and teachers became more-skilled users of learning management systems than ever before.
But that wild ride left a lot of chaos in its wake. Schools are using all kinds of new technology tools, often with little regard for data privacy protections or cybersecurity concerns, and professional development around the use of technology continues to be inconsistent and often disconnected from the real needs of teachers.
This special report鈥攖he first in a series of three this school year for educational technology leaders鈥攅xamines how schools are trying to calm the tech chaos.
But that wild ride left a lot of chaos in its wake. Schools are using all kinds of new technology tools, often with little regard for data privacy protections or cybersecurity concerns, and professional development around the use of technology continues to be inconsistent and often disconnected from the real needs of teachers.
This special report鈥攖he first in a series of three this school year for educational technology leaders鈥攅xamines how schools are trying to calm the tech chaos.
IT Infrastructure & Management From Our Research Center Should It Stay or Should It Go? Schools Trim Number of Tech Tools They UseEd-tech leaders are culling the wide variety of digital tools teachers embraced over the past two years.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center What Teachers Really Think About Their Learning Management SystemsAdoption of the technology took off during the pandemic, leading to almost ubiquitous use.
Classroom Technology Q&A How Technology Should Influence Learning for This GenerationA seasoned ed-tech expert puts student engagement, equity, and the tech-curriculum connection high on her priority list.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How Tech Training for Teachers Is Not Measuring Up, in ChartsEd-tech professional development still relies too much on one-time, 鈥渄og-and-pony show鈥� events with little or no follow-up training.
