John Deasy, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District who has been at the center of a troubled $1 billion technology initiative, has told Board of…
Their school swapped sloppy joes and fried chicken for organic roasted tofu and braised black beans, and these kids ain’t complaining, the New York Daily News reports.
There is no question that technology, when used the right way, can be a valuable tool to enhance teaching and learning. But each year, many schools and districts…
The only way to tell whether kids today are really less coherent or literate than their great-grandparents is to compare student writing across the past century, The Globe…
There are far too few black students in science, math and technology programs, according to a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, GPB reports.
School and district technology directors have important responsibilities and face new challenges each day. Mobile device programs, software updates, and network maintenance are only a few of the…
As someone you’d politely call a “veteran educator,” I’ve been fortunate to work in schools for more than a quarter century, and in that time, like all of…
If must-implement educational trends were narrowed down to a small group, flipped learning would be among the top contenders. But flipped learning doesn't have to consist of videos…
You may recall the dramatic leaps in technology of the Seventies — how we hopped from books of “log tables” to slide rules and on to hand-held calculators…
When you hear the term "wearable technology," you very likely think of one, or all, of these things: Google Glass, fitness trackers such as Fitbit and Nike+ or…
Nearly everyone agrees the online education is going to be huge, but ask what exactly that means in practice and how that will impact students, and the bickering…
A new website called EdTrips offers an easy-to-use platform for simplifying the planning and organization of school-related trips—from one-day field trips to international tours and travel. “EdTrips changes…
As school reform efforts receive nationwide attention, collecting and using student data plays an important role in improving teaching and learning in today’s classrooms. But accompanying student data…
According to a stunning report released today, “a huge percentage of ELA teachers” aren't making the instructional shifts necessary for the Common Core, instead relying on old teaching…
Hundreds of eRate stakeholders made final efforts to show how critical high-speed broadband connections are for teaching and learning before a Sept. 16 deadline to submit comments to…
Providing Apple iPads to Los Angeles students will cost nearly $100 more apiece — or $770 per tablet, a new school district budget shows, according to the Los…
Blended learning--a combination of face-to-face and online learning--is piloted in schools and districts across the nation. Advocates note that students are able to learn at a more individualized…
A new website for students--and in particular, those with disabilities--is offering free “anytime, anyplace” resources, materials, and information to help schools ensure that their students meet the Common…
Want to develop an app that can recommend the best courses, videos, or other resources for your students, based on their specific needs and interests? Or apply the…
Okay, so one thing is clear: Youth are hooked on technology. Computers, smartphones, tablets, social media, video games... the list goes on, the Huffington Post reports.
The digital divide is mentioned almost daily in ed-tech discussions: It prevents all students from receiving a technology-rich education that can help them compete on a global scale,…
Foreign language professor Tania Convertini is thrilled to catch her Dartmouth College students complaining about homework or upcoming tests. She’s not eavesdropping—she’s reading their tweets, written in Italian…
Today, students, educators, administrators, and writers will take to Twitter to celebrate the National Day on Writing by sharing ways they use writing to connect with family, within…
A leading children’s advocacy group is challenging the educational technology software industry, an estimated $8 billion market, to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students…
Market Data Retrieval (MDR) and K12 recently conducted a survey of over 220 educators at all levels to understand the most critical success factors for implementing credit recovery,…