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title: Amidst Edtech Horror Stories, Some Blended- Learning Schools Shine
description: examples of successful blended learning implementations
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# [Amidst Edtech Horror Stories, Some Blended- Learning Schools Shine](https://www.edelements.com/newsroom/amidst-edtech-horror-stories-some-blended-learning-school-shine)

 Written by [Michael B. Horn - Guest Author](https://www.edelements.com/newsroom/author/michael-b-horn-guest-author) | Sep 18, 2014 11:51:00 PM

As schools swing back into session, [stories](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052970204707304580116204292397526?mg=reno64-wsj) of mismanaged 1-to-1 computing initiatives in schools are filling the news—and unsurprisingly so in many cases, as I [wrote back in 2011](http://www.christenseninstitute.org/cramming-computers-its-still-the-same-old-story/). But there are plenty of good “edtech” stories, too, worth highlighting.

In almost every case, the schools that are getting it right are focused on the problem they are trying to solve and designing an instructional model first. Then they add the technology to support that model, rather than leading with technology for technology’s sake or 1-to-1 computing—a big reason why my colleague Julia Freeland [implored the field to strike 1-to-1](http://www.christenseninstitute.org/can-we-strike-1-to-1-from-the-edu-dictionary/) from the edu-dictionary.

 

[Aricle originally appeared on Forbes. Read the full article](https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2014/09/18/amidst-edtech-horror-stories-some-blended-learning-schools-shine/#59bead7e46f7)

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2014/01/02/the-intelligence-of-education-elements/#6b364fd36124>

 

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