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District Tech and C&I leaders: If you are feeling a bit frazzled, it is for good reason. Avg dist. used 703 edtech tools preCOVID. PostCOVID? 1327! You can see edtech growth and use in your dist. with free plugins. More info in this blog learnplatform.com/blog/edtech-ma… NYSCATE 💡💻 VSTE

The FCPS Technical Triage Center is opening at 1313 Amherst Street Winchester, VA 22601. The week of the 31st-4th we will be open all week from 1-4. The normal operating hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 starting on the 25th.

Excited to see Oak Park District 97 one of our partner districts highlighted in the recent EdTechNext report on Learning Analytics from CoSN. LearnPlatform by Instructure cosn.org/advancement/ed…

If I told you in 2019 that districts would nearly double the number of edtech tools they used by 2020, you'd have laughed at me. Now in 2020, you'd probably cry and tell me to let you get back to your online instruction planning. LearnPlatform by Instructure NYSCATE 💡💻 VSTE @iste

Hey Baltimore County Public Schools Teachers, Staff and Administrators! I know things are stressful and confusing right now so I just wanted to take a moment to say that we have your back! You keep your focus on your students and getting ready to welcome them to a fantastic, albeit different, year!❤️

The next few days are going to be crucial to NYS teachers, their teaching situation and their mental health. Please, for the love of all that is, be kind as districts, administrators and teachers struggle with the decision making. #bekind #covidsucks #teachersrock

The argument that there are not enough academically qualified Black and Latinx students to fill MLWGS is, at best, deeply misguided, and at worst, deeply prejudiced.

My kids are helping get AT&T hotspots ready to distribute to FCPS families this coming week. They are working hard! #fcpsva

Time to lock down those connected printers if you haven't done so already.

The average district is using 90% more edtech tools than this time last year NINETY PERCENT! Watch this 1.5 minute explainer to tame the wild west of edtech learnplatform.wistia.com/medias/o27ngtn… LearnPlatform by Instructure NYSCATE 💡💻 DATAG VSTE

Parents scrambling for educational resources for their kids shouldn't be exploited by corporate scammers. Today, the FTC announced a $10 million action against ABCmouse.com, a learning app that that used dark patterns to trick and trap families into paid subscriptions.

#NYSCATE20 join Jeremy Wood from Newburgh: Edlaw 2-d compliance is part of overall edtech mgmt and effectiveness. Compliance libraries for teachers and parents, teacher request workflows, creating and managing vendor contracts and quantitative analysis of efficacy of your tools.

Great panel on student data privacy: district leader, vendor privacy officer and industry watchdog advocates. Sign up now before you forget!

The avg dist. saw 90% growth in edtech tools after COVID closures. Vetting is vital & does NOT belong to the Tech team. C&I, $, & Tech depts need to collabo on a systematic process accessible to T's & includes pedagogy, effectiveness, privacy, budget, etc. learnplatform.com/explainer

Click on each picture to get a feel for what is happening here. I don't know if I would call this racist or sexist - horrific probably covers it.

Is that tool safe for us? Might be cool as heck but is that tool pedagogically sound? Join Dr Zeis (Frederick Cnty PS) and learn more about edtech management. Come on - what else would you be doing at 1:15 on Saturday anyway?! @mrszteachesme VSTE #vste20 2020vsteannualconference.sched.com/event/fviA/tec…

NJASA #Techspo22 Attendees- look for me the LearnPlatform by Instructure rep at the conference- ask me how your district can modernizing your edtech ecosystem for the 21st Century and be eligible to receive a gift card #edtech learnplatform.com/join-our-list/…