digital technology Archives

10 tips to protect youth well-being online

August 28, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Federal recommendations underscore the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address the ongoing youth well-being and mental health crisis.

A report from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force offers recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth.

IT Innovations

The modern CIO’s role is changing–here’s how to keep up

January 26, 2024 by Laura Ascione

CIOs must be willing to tackle challenges, and to support digital transformation, they have to be willing to fail

During a session at FETC 2024, Marlon Shears, CIO of IDEA Public Schools, offered a realistic view of what CIOs across all sectors are prioritizing and how digital…

Teaching Trends

The 21st century learning mantra is played out

April 3, 2023 by Dr. Marissa Prather, Director of STEM and Fine Arts, Douglas County Schools

Despite PD's importance, challenges remain to preparing teachers for the 4th industrial revolution and moving away from 21st century learning

The world is changing in remarkable ways, and the pace of this change is only accelerating. Thanks to the unprecedented advances in technology, society continues to evolve at…

Digital Literacy

Students need freedom to develop critical skills with edtech

January 4, 2024March 31, 2023 by Rick Cave, Retired Director of Technology, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

Giving students the power to access digital and edtech tools on demand will require a shift in how teachers design instruction.

After decades of working with educational technology, I've come to the realization that technology will have its greatest impact in the classroom when educators allow learners to use…

Newsline

Hays CISD: Using Display Technology to Engage Students and Promote a School’s Mission

September 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, located south of Austin, Texas, comprises 25 K-12 schools and is one of the fast-growing ... Read more

District Management

How to protect your district from ransomware attacks

August 10, 2021 by Yuen Pin Yeap, CEO and Co-Founder, NeuShield

It’s important to have a plan, because ransomware attacks are not an ‘if,’ but a ‘when’--learn how to be prepared and protect your data.

As with almost every industry, COVID-19 has required educational institutions to embrace digital technology for remote learning and student, teacher, and internal administrative meetings and collaboration.

STEM & STEAM

4 ways AR/VR can transform your lesson plan

May 6, 2019August 3, 2018 by Cathy Hackl

The post-1990’s generation, Gen Z, doesn’t remember a world without digital technology. In fact, the children of millennials, born after 2010, are sometimes described as Generation Alpha. They…

STEM & STEAM

Introducing the math selfie

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by Lana Sweeten-Shults, Times Record News

Sure, you may have taken a selfie, but you likely haven't taken an equivalent fraction selfie — and if you ask the Jefferson Elementary School fourth-graders in Jennifer…

IT Management

Now is the time for digital tech to transform K-12 learning

November 5, 2013August 1, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The time has come to extend digital connectivity to every student in every classroom, the Huffington Post reports.

The modern CIO’s role is changing–here’s how to keep up

The 21st century learning mantra is played out

Students need freedom to develop critical skills with edtech

Hays CISD: Using Display Technology to Engage Students and Promote a School’s Mission

How to protect your district from ransomware attacks

4 ways AR/VR can transform your lesson plan

Introducing the math selfie

Now is the time for digital tech to transform K-12 learning

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Big Ideas Start Young: Games for Change Opens 2026 Student Challenge to Game Creators and Innovators Ages 10–25

BBC Learning Hub Launches Walking with Dinosaurs Virtual Field Trip Resources

Four education innovators honored with the 2025 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

ST Math Students Double Math Gains Through Phillips 66 Partnership: 10+ Years of Lasting Impact and Local Commitment

New Research Highlights Both the Importance and Challenges of Student Engagement in K-12 Education

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