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(2021) . The Sandbox Handbook v1.0: A guide to testing and growing Ed Tech ideas. [Working Paper 33] . EdTech Hub. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5120788](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5120788.)[.](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5120788.)[ ](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5120788.)Available at [https://docs.edtec](https://docs.edtec)hhub.org/lib/772S7Z4R. Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.)[.](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.)  \n[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International)  \n[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou—dear readers—are free to share (copy andredistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt ( remix, transform, and build upon the material) for any purpose, even commercially. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.  \nEdTech Hub is supported by UK aid and the World Bank; however, the views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the UK Government or the World Bank.  \nAbout EdTech Hub sandboxes  \nA sandbox fast-tracks promising EdTech interventions by providing funding, tools, and access to evidence. It provides a space for partners to test and grow ideas in conditions of uncertainty. We break sandboxes up into short sprints, learning and iterating as we go. Each sprint informs changes and new ideas for the next. For more information, please visit [https://edtec](https://edtec)hhub.org/innovation/.  \nThe Sandbox Handbook v1.0 2  \nHello  \nIf you’ re reading this, odds are you are interested in testing and growing EdTech ideas. You might be a funder or policymaker interested in how to select and shape EdTech interventions that maximise value for money. Or you might be a technologist, an NGO, or a grassroots organisation seeking to grow an EdTech idea to bring about large-scale change. Or you might be a researcher wanting to expand your toolkit for gathering data that informs decision making. If any of those sound familiar, this handbook is for you.  \nThis guide is based on EdTech Hub’s sandbox offer. An EdTech Hub sandbox fast-tracks promising EdTech interventions by providing funding, tools, and access to evidence. It provides a space for partners to test and grow ideas in conditions of uncertainty. In 2020–21, we worked with partners in five countries to test EdTech in response to Covid. Read about what we did, and what we learnt (⇡Rahman et al., 2021) . The handbook explains the processes involved in our sandboxes, to provide a model for your own journey implementing EdTech.  \nRather than detailing specific applications, the handbook outlines the key processes and principles of a sandbox so that anyone can apply the method and ways of working to their work. Treat it as handrails rather than a manual, and mix, match, add to, and amend to bring your own magic to the work. It is structured chronologically, from light-bulb moment to implementation. You can use the handbook as an end-to-end manual, or dip into whichever parts meet you where you are.  \nTable 1. 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