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EdTech Check

EdTech Check is an evidence evaluation tool created to support educators make informed EdTech choices.

Do you use EdTech in your classroom?
Do you make EdTech purchasing decisions in your school?

EdTech Check is an EdTech evidence evaluation tool that provides you with practical questions that will help guide your thinking and research about EdTech products before you purchase or implement them in your setting.

The EdTech Check tool helps you:

  • Ask powerful questions that help you really understand what a product is capable of.
  • Focus your time on identifying products that offer the best fit for your needs.
  • Avoid wasting time and money on EdTech products that are unlikely to make an impact.

How does the EdTech Check tool work?

Effective decision-making around education technology typically requires three key considerations:

The EdTech Check tool will provide you with a structured framework to help you think about each of these considerations in turn:

  1. Define your EdTech needs 
  2. Find out about potential products
  3. Critically evaluate the products’ evidence base.

EdTech Check

Download the full EdTech Check tool. It’s a comprehensive workbook that guides you through the three-stage evidence evaluation process.

Printable templates

Download editable templates for each of the three stages of the evaluation process which you can print and complete.

Quick checklist 

Are you tight on time or new to evidence evaluation? Start with the quick checklist for an overview of the process and a summary of the key questions to ask.

EdTech Check – mini tool

Are you meeting with an EdTech provider in person? Download this portable set of questions to take with you and ask to dig deeper into the evidence base of a product.

EdTech Evidence Board Evaluation Criteria

The EdTech Evidence Board Evaluation Criteria are an evidence-based criteria to evaluate the efficacy of EdTech products for teaching and learning. It is these criteria that are currently being tested as part of the pilot; and which will ultimately define the standard that will be required for EdTech products to be recognised by the EdTech Evidence Board in a future evaluation model.

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