Establish a national Ed-tech Product Information Exchange website¶

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Description¶

The report recommends a national online "Ed-tech Product Information Exchange" website that would list and describe available ed-tech products, report formal research studies and pilot studies with results, report consumer reactions, and facilitate networking between providers, districts, and evaluators. It would serve as a one-stop-shop combining product information, pricing guidance, evaluation findings, and customer satisfaction reports.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Comprehensive descriptions of products in different areas
• Evaluation evidence from pilots and rigorous studies
• Consumer satisfaction reports

Constraints¶

• Existing networks or websites listing products are not seen as necessarily representing full ranges of products or assurance of evidence or peer review

Target Learners¶

• K-12 school district administrators and ed-tech providers

Target Learning Goals¶

• Facilitating discovery and evaluation of ed-tech products

Affordances¶

• Five Action Points Procurement Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Build formal feedback mechanisms and an evaluation plan into ed-tech pilots

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Morrison, J. R., Ross, S. M., Corcoran, R. P., & Reid, A. J. (2014). Fostering Market Efficiency in K-12 Ed-tech Procurement. Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED563768