Finding the right EdTEch tools to integrate in your digital learning environment can be challenging, so we put together this outline of 3 qualities to look for from the best EdTEch tools.

1. 3 Qualities to Expect
from the Best EdTech
Tools
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2. Before we dive in, let’s pose a
question:
With so many EdTech tools out
there, how do you decide if a tool is
worth investing in?
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3. In a recent conversation with Tyler
Abernathy, a Tech Coach in our
network, we learned 3 qualities
that all the best EdTech tools
have.
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4. 3 Qualities of the Best EdTech
Tools
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5. In evaluating EdTech tools, you
should look for at least one of
these qualities, but the best
EdTech tools can achieve all three.
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6. What do each of these qualities
actually mean?
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8. The best EdTech tools increase
overall engagement.
But engagement can mean so
many things, so we grouped it into
3 categories.
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9. 1. Engagement between teachers and
students
1. Engagement with a lesson
1. Engagement with devices in class
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10. “If it can make your learning more
engaging, then obviously that has a
benefit if it creates overall student
engagement with both technology
and the lesson and teacher
engagement with incorporating
technology.”
Tyler Abernathy | Richland District Two
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12. The best EdTech tools increase
overall efficiency.
But efficiency can mean many
things, so we grouped it into 3
categories.
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13. 1. Saving transitional time at the
beginning of class or between activities
1. Making student-teacher
communication more efficient
1. Saving teachers time with evaluation
after class
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14. “If a tool can make your work more
efficient and save you time,
everybody always talks about the fact
that they never have time for anything,
so if a tool or strategy saves them time,
it makes everything easier.”
Tyler Abernathy | Richland District Two
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16. The best EdTech tools enhance
instructional time.
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17. True enhancement takes the
lesson to another level, enhancing
the use of technology, students’
understand, teachers’ instruction
and overall class experience.
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18. “The enhancement is if it takes the students
or teacher to something they never would
have seen in a book or even if you print it off
on a sheet of paper. Enhancing the overall
learning experience for teachers and
students to make sure that they are having a
better experience than they would have
without it.”
Tyler Abernathy | Richland District Two
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19. What happens when these three
qualities all come together?
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20. “It’s incredible when all three of those elements
come together because then it’s a maximized
experience. Thinking about it from that standpoint, I
try to center my instructional strategy with these
three goals in mind, as well as look for learning
technology that achieves at least one of these
goals.”
-Tyler Abernathy
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