"Which Ed-Tech Tools Truly Work? New Project Aims to Tell Why No One Seems Eager to Find Out - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Every year ed-tech companies develop and sell shiny new products built more around marketing promises than proven efficacy. Those businesses — and their investors — don’t see a financial payoff in spending their time or their limited financial resources on academic studies."
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"When Associate Professor Stephanie Cole walks into her U.S. History Survey class at the University of Texas at Arlington, she faces about 150 students, each of whom carries a smartphone, laptop or tablet. Cole, in turn, uses PowerPoint slides and a screen. For 80 minutes twice a week, Cole and her students engage with each other, discussing concepts, asking and answering questions, giving and taking notes."
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"As more people continue to jump on the latest social networking site or app to share their lives and interests with friends, dealing with the grim task of figuring out what to do with all the online accounts and social profiles of a deceased loved one is becoming more of a common situation that families are needing to face these days."
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