Key assistive technology group closes its doors
After 10 years in the assistive technology and educational technology fields, the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) closed operations with the end of its federal funding on…
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As ed-tech funding reaches Idaho schools, officials mull how to use it
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Inside a ‘Bring Your Own Device’ program
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Panel examines ed tech, personalized learning
Education policy in the United States should change and adapt to digital technologies that make personalized learning a reality, agreed a number of panelists during an Oct. 6…
Ed-tech firms take center stage at Minnesota forum
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Earn national recognition through one of our many ed-tech awards programs
To help educators, schools, and even ed-tech companies receive the credit they deserve for their success, we've created a number of awards programs. These programs aim to highlight…
On ed tech, we’re asking the wrong question
Does the use of textbooks lead to better student achievement? Somebody should do the research. Schools nationwide are spending billions of dollars each year on textbooks, with no…
Sixty ed-tech products for the new school year
As the new school year gets under way, we’ve compiled a handy summary of new and noteworthy educational technology products available to educators this fall. From the latest…
New curriculum products for schools
An all-digital science textbook, a multiplayer online “social learning” math game, and software for honing students’ math and reading skills that comes bundled on low-cost mobile devices are…
New assessment and data management solutions for schools
With a strong federal focus on assessment and accountability in education, many ed-tech companies have released new products designed to help educators test their students’ understanding and track…
Ed-tech companies promote money-saving solutions
A desktop virtualization system that can turn one computer into four, and an innovative wireless solution that provides reliable coverage with fewer access points, are among the many…
At Westside High, learning ‘is no longer a six-hours-a-day event’
Nebraska's Westside High School owes much of its success to its focus on effective ed-tech integration that extends learning beyond the school bell. Here, IT director Kent Kingston…
Ending the ‘tyranny of the lecture’
Harvard professor Eric Mazur reveals how he uses peer instruction to make learning more dynamic—and how new software can facilitate this process.
ISTE conference is alive with social networking
What better place to use social networking technologies to connect with fellow educators and school leaders than at the nation's largest ed-tech conference? That's what was happening at…
Feds review progress on National Ed-Tech Plan
The second day of the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) annual conference featured an hour-long presentation and question-and-answer session with Karen Cator, the U.S. Education Department’s…
Education groups applaud new ed-tech legislation
Educational technology stakeholders are applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of a bill called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act and note that, if passed, the legislation…
New resource helps ed-tech leaders with identity management
A new primer from the Consortium for School Networking aims to help ed-tech leaders understand single sign-on, its role in identity management, and its benefits and challenges.
Twitter chat hour reveals ed-tech insights
Readers who follow us on Twitter are especially interested in new eLearning tools, mobile devices, and game-based learning strategies, as evidenced by the questions we received during our…
eSN readers candidly discuss mobile learning trends
Every few years, new technologies—and the policies that go with them—make a splash in schools, and this year, Apple’s iPad and "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies are…
Feds to schools: Make sure ed-tech programs are accessible
K-12 schools and colleges should build accessibility into their specifications for technology, and they should evaluate whether new hardware and software can be used by all students, including…
Survey highlights changing teacher opinions on ed tech
A new survey reveals evidence of a major shift in educators’ opinions regarding technology as an educational tool, which might be attributed to the increase in educator and…
‘Bring your own device’ catching on in schools
Mobile devices are now found in the hands of most children, and school leaders are using that fact to their advantage by incorporating devices that students already own…
Pearson buys Schoolnet for $230 million
Pearson PLC, publisher of the Financial Times and Penguin books and a major player in the ed-tech market, has agreed to buy the educational technology company Schoolnet for…
Stakeholders decry EETT elimination
After narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, Congress has approved legislation that would cut $38 billion from the Fy11 budget--including the complete elimination of the federal Enhancing Education Through…
Ed-tech stakeholders protest budget cuts
Educational technology stakeholders are speaking out against federal efforts to eliminate the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program by releasing state profiles and information showing how important the…
Speak Up survey highlights gaps in support of ed tech
In an annual national survey, more than half of parents said they support the use of mobile devices for academic purposes inside their children's classrooms, while more than…
New ed-tech products aim to solve challenges, improve learning
New software for managing mobile devices as they connect to a school’s network, a digital workspace where students can synthesize the information they find through online search engines,…
Experts: Use national budget crisis as an opportunity
In the opening session for the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, held this year in New Orleans, the theme was "Mastering the Moment," which referred to the…
Obama highlights $90M ed-tech agency
Educational technology advocates applauded President Obama’s focus on college and career readiness and his call for a new federal agency devoted to ed-tech innovations, which he expanded on…
Maine laptop program offers lessons in ed-tech implementation
Nine years after it became the first state in the nation to initiate a 1-to-1 laptop program in its schools, Maine continues to innovate with technology and has…
Obama to push for new ed-tech agency
President Obama will request fiscal 2012 funding for an educational technology agency within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would bring resources and funding to schools and…
Google makes ed-tech splash with apps marketplace
Google opened an Apps Marketplace for educators Jan. 25, creating an online repository filled with learning management system (LMS) software, web-based grade books, and other content that can…
Amid economic uncertainty, ed-tech leaders do more with less
Though education budgets might be frozen or face further reductions in school districts from coast to coast, some educational technology leaders have found innovative ways to update their…
How Google’s leadership shakeup could affect education
Google Inc.’s announcement last week that co-founder Larry Page would replace CEO Eric Schmidt might be appealing to educators who long for the company’s free-wheeling days, but educational…
The best of eSN.TV from 2010
The past year has brought dozens of changes and ideas to improve education and ed tech—some good, and some controversial. The editors of eSchool News have assembled this…
Universities find the virtualization ‘sweet spot’
There hasn’t been much opposition to ridding college campuses of clunky, energy-guzzling server racks, campus technology chiefs say, although creating virtual servers could result in an unwieldy mess…