It’s official: China is the wild, wild west of cloud computing
Within hours of Amazon’s announcement of a new Beijing region for Amazon Web Services, IBM jumped into the mix, announcing a new relationship with 21Vianet to offer high-end…
Month: December 2013
Google Glass adds Hangouts, YouTube, iOS support in XE12
Google continued its promise to update Glass on a monthly basis by releasing XE12, CNET reports.
Rocket21: Connecting your students to inspiring experts & world-class experts
[field name=iframe2] Rocket21.com: A safe, empowering digital resource where students link to their inspirations, learning digital citizenship while exploring life’s ... Read more
These districts score better than the rest
According to new results released today from a report that measures student achievement progress in math and reading in U.S. urban school districts, two districts are at the…
SETDA helps align digital content, learning standards
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released technical documentation to help state and district education leaders, publishers, and software developers make sure their digital resources are…
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2013, No. 10: Augmented Reality
In Washington, D.C., President Obama called for broadband internet access in every classroom within the next five years. In Los Angeles, school district officials grappled with public criticism…
Comcast, Khan Academy aim multimillion-dollar partnership at low-income families
As much as Khan Academy has promised “a free world-class education for everyone everywhere,” the reality is that many of the 10 million people reached monthly by its…
25 teaching tools for the digital classroom
Over the years, many of us have personally experienced the growth of technology in today’s classrooms, TeachThought reports.
D.C. teacher at Friendship Tech Prep charter quits, says he was pressured to inflate grades
Caleb Rossiter recently quit his job as a ninth-grade algebra teacher at the Friendship Tech Prep public charter school in Southeast Washington because, he says, his supervisors pressured…
Schools use web tools, and data is seen at risk
Public schools around the country are adopting web-based services that collect and analyze personal details about students without adequately safeguarding the information from potential misuse by service providers,…
11 amazing Twitter chats for educators
Social media is one of the top ways educators and students interact and learn from one another. Students in Florida can collaborate with students in Minnesota, and administrators…
Is education lacking humanity?
Sitting down for an impromptu meeting with one of the country’s largest education nonprofits, a small cluster of education reporters and leaders discussed how the upcoming education trend…
2014 eRate Survival Guide
In one of the most comprehensive evaluations of the eRate since its inception in 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year issued a rulemaking process to…
2013: The Year in Review
Inside this issue: How 'augmented reality' can enhance instruction What school leaders can learn from high-profile missteps in tablet deployments Why the 'forgotten' elements of STEM education are…
Joel Klein says curriculum is his legacy’s lone dark spot
The further away Joel Klein gets from the New York City school system, the firmer he is about the changes he brought during his tenure, Gotham Schools reports.
Colorado schools face challenges in transition to digital textbooks
Mesa County parent Elizabeth Chiono received letters from some of her son's teachers at the beginning of the school year informing her that he would not get textbooks…
Nine tech torments I’d like to see fixed in 2014
I know it's the season of thankfulness and giving, but it's time to complain, CNET reports.
British Library sticks 1 million pics on Flickr, asks for help making them useful
In 2008, the British Library, in partnership with Microsoft, embarked on a project to digitize thousands of out-of-copyright books from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, ArsTechnica reports.
How do two ‘connected districts’ do it?
The 95,000 students in Georgia's Fulton County Schools have different learning styles and interests, and district administrators say they believe students' learning opportunities should mirror their preferences and…
10 school initiatives that never go away
There’s a philosophy in fashion that goes something like this: Keep it, it’ll be back in style in another few years. Just like the clothing industry, education has…
