Video: Two-Minute Tip on Boosting Usage of Your Ed-Tech Product
School districts have a vast array of options when it comes to buying ed-tech products. Now, many of them are starting to take a hard look at whether what they’ve bought is actually being used by teachers and students.
One recent study found that 67 percent of educational software product licenses go unused. That mirrors earlier research…
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School districts have a vast array of options when it comes to buying ed-tech products. Now, many of them are starting to take a hard look at whether what they’ve bought is actually being used by teachers and students.
One recent study found that 67 percent of educational software product licenses go unused. That mirrors earlier research on the topic, which indicated that only 9 percent of ed-tech met usage goals.
In this Two-Minute Tip, EdWeek Market Brief Associate Editor Michele Molnar offers advice for vendors on how to increase the likelihood that digital tools will become part of a teacher’s pedagogical repertoire.
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See also:
- Unused Educational Software Is Major Source of Wasted K-12 Spending, New Analysis Finds
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- Curriculum Director Tracks Ed-Tech Usage to Make Decisions About Products, Services
- K-12 Officials Taking a Closer Look at Usage Data on Ed-Tech Products
- What’s Trending in New Ed-Tech ‘Top 40’ Digital Tools