Catching on at last: New technology is poised to disrupt schools
In a small school on the South Side of Chicago, 40 children between the ages of five and six sit quietly learning in a classroom, The Economist reports.…
Month: June 2013
MIT researchers see through walls using ‘Wi-Vi’
TechHive reports that if Google Glass isn't enough to get you worried about technology, how about a device that can see through walls using Wi-Fi? Researchers at MIT…
Get ready, 3D printing may be coming to a planet near you
As exciting as the 3D printing revolution has been here on planet Earth, just imagine the possibilities when NASA can take 3D printing technology to outer space, The…
Rite of passage for French students receives poor grade
Those who believe the old bromides about the French and their slack work ethic would do well to observe the frenzy of study that seizes this country’s teenagers…
10 engaging ed-tech booths at ISTE 2013
Technology has come a long way in just a few short years, and just like the technology products featured at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)…
High school seniors fare no better than in 1970s
Students preparing to leave high school are faring fare no better in reading or math than students did four decades ago, the government said in a report Thursday…
New rules aim to rid schools of junk foods
High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and…
STEM education and immigration reform are opposite sides of the same coin
Innovators. Leaders. These are words that come to mind when many think of America and, in particular, our information technology industry, ComputerWorld reports.
Why it’s time for a reset of education reform
The end of another school year is leaving a bad taste in many people's mouths, The Washington Post reports.
Maryland adopts Next Generation Science Standards
Maryland became the fourth state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards, a new set of voluntary, internationally benchmarked K-12 standards that are said to be a huge…
Left-brain schools in a right-brain world
When we were in elementary school, my sisters and I used to play "school," says Tim Elmore for the Huffington Post.
‘Badass Teachers’ fights for public education
A group calling themselves the Badass Teacher Association (BAT) launched a campaign on Monday against America's federal education policies, Takepart.com reports.
Barriers to girls’ education abound in rural schools
Today we visited the San Miguel School. It is an example of community dedication, responsibility and exemplifies a commitment to education that impressed me, Takepart.com reports.
Report: BYOD has the potential to expand greatly in five years
Results from a new survey presented during ISTE 2013 indicate that U.S. schools and universities still strive to expand their technology use, and postsecondary insitutions often lead the…
Harnessing the power of tablets and apps for young students
A glance around today’s ed-tech landscape reveals no shortage of tablets, tablet initiatives, and tablet apps—but most of these tools are used with older students. During a crowded…
ISTE: DOE talks 6 education technology changes, new initiatives
In yet another packed ISTE 2013 highlighted session, Richard Culatta, acting director at the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, discussed the challenges schools…
7 tips for funding science education
The Huffington Post reports: Recently I have had conversations with managers of NSF and NASA funded education projects. All expressed concern with a decrease in federal funding to…
New Samsung tablets mimic Galaxy phones
Samsung is expanding its lineup of tablet computers and making them look more like its Galaxy smart phones, as it hopes to translate its success in phones to…
Companies back STEM efforts as Maryland seeks to revamp science education
Students across Maryland would see revamped science classes under curriculum standards the state school board will consider. It's part of a broader effort by educators, researchers and businesses…
Where U.S. stands in education internationally–new report
A new report that analyzes education trends in several dozen countries says that the United States is behind in early childhood education even though it spends more and…
Technologies that are changing and will change the world
Well before the days of Siri, functional educational robots, and touch technology, futurists and technology enthusiasts made predictions that ended up being eerily close to some of today’s…
New resource helps educators teach with digital apps
The sheer volume of new learning apps being created every day poses a key challenge for educators looking to teach with mobile devices, as many teachers say they…
Desktop virtualization leads to higher-quality education for one district
By the time students wake up for the school day, teachers and faculty have already had their first cup of coffee for the morning and are reviewing a…
Kids are taking over as the family CTO, survey reveals
Forget "hand-me downs." Some parents are coming to grips with the notion of "hand-me ups" when it comes to technology, TechHive reports.
Data security is a classroom worry, too
Like many privacy-minded parents of elementary students, Tony Porterfield tries to keep close tabs on the personal information collected about his two sons, reports The New York Times.
Facebook: Contact information for 6 million users may have been exposed through bug
The Washington Post reports that Facebook said contact information for as many as 6 million of its users may have been exposed through a bug recently reported to…
Robots ride to the rescue in DARPA’s Virtual Robotics Challenge
Let’s face it, our human bodies could use a hardware upgrade, ReadWriteWeb reports.
ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential
Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…
Scientists create high-resolution 3-D atlas of human brain
The Washington Post reports that a 65-year-old woman’s brain was cut into 7,400 slices to create the most detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brain ever made, bringing…
Creating space for STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math
Two foundations are giving $500,000 to 25 school districts in southwestern Pennsylvania, and most of the schools will use the money to create places where students can employ…
Microsoft’s ‘Bing Boards’ allows users to curate search results
Microsoft’s push to make its Bing search engine more social will take it in a new direction—actually letting a select group of users curate results, PC World reports.
Japan’s ‘Science Women’ seek an identity
When she meets people off campus, Junko Tsuchiyagaito, 23, does not usually let on that she studies chemistry at the graduate level, The New York Times reports.
Three key developments in school AV technology
Support for BYOD initiatives was one of the key developments in school AV technology discussed at InfoComm 2013, the world’s largest AV trade show, held in Orlando earlier…
App of the week: Mystery Math Town
A math practice app that guides users through a haunted setting.
Humanities committee sounds an alarm
The New York Times reports that a new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal…
Apple trial defense: A guilty verdict would send chills across internet industry
Apple lawyers on Thursday closed their arguments in a federal antitrust trial with fierce warnings that a guilty verdict would sends chills across the internet industry, The Washington…
Google: GPAs are worthless
Kids, you know that studying is boring, CNET reports.
NASA offering online space education for Alaskans
The Juneau Empire reports that elementary school students looking for an outer-planetary experience are being offered the opportunity to learn more in the subjects of science, technology and…
Miami-Dade to ensure every student has digital device by 2015
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The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
