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Issues to Consider before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program

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Title: Issues to Consider before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program
Language: English
Authors: Boninger, Faith, Molnar, Alex, University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center
Source: National Education Policy Center. 2020.
Availability: National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 52
Publication Date: 2020
Intended Audience: Administrators
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Electronic Learning, Technology Integration, Planning, Decision Making, Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Individualized Instruction, Theories, Formative Evaluation, Cultural Differences, Mathematics, Student Characteristics, Risk, Online Courses, Internet, Marketing, Advertising, Values, Safety, Testing, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Privacy, Student Records, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Information Security
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: No Child Left Behind Act 2001, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1974
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has given the entire country a crash course in virtual education and digital education platforms. School leaders have been forced to consider a set of very imperfect options as they struggle to reopen their schools. This three-brief collection identifies key issues for school leaders to consider before adopting a digital platform or learning program that will impact curriculum and teaching, student assessment, and privacy/data security. To help ensure that school leaders adopt digital technology that reflects the school's stated values and goals, the briefs offer recommendations to guide decisions about which digital learning products to choose, how to best use them in the current crisis, and which to abandon when the crisis has passed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: ED609825
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has given the entire country a crash course in virtual education and digital education platforms. School leaders have been forced to consider a set of very imperfect options as they struggle to reopen their schools. This three-brief collection identifies key issues for school leaders to consider before adopting a digital platform or learning program that will impact curriculum and teaching, student assessment, and privacy/data security. To help ensure that school leaders adopt digital technology that reflects the school's stated values and goals, the briefs offer recommendations to guide decisions about which digital learning products to choose, how to best use them in the current crisis, and which to abandon when the crisis has passed.