New Report: Equity, Cybersecurity Top List of State Education Technology Priorities
As students return to another school-year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report sheds light on how state education ... Read more
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SchoolStatus Names New Chief Revenue Officer and Expands Sales Team to Build on its Continued Growth
RIDGELAND, Miss., August 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SchoolStatus, a leading provider of an education communications platform designed to improve student outcomes through data ... Read more
How you can bring pandemic tech into post-pandemic learning
It is clear that COVID-19 has changed how teachers use educational technologies to support teaching and learning. During the “Emergency Teaching Era” of the pandemic, educators grew quite…
6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians
Is there an educator on the planet who would turn down a bit more time in their day?
How 3D printing is changing education
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we must invest in educational technology. When schools use technology to improve the quality and quantity of educational content,…
Classworks® and Gwinnett County Public Schools Are Platinum 2022 Learning Impact Award Winners
Duluth, GA — June 15, 2022 — Classworks, provider of a best-in-class MTSS solution, and Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), the nation’s ... Read more
Case Study: How Edison High School Is Using Rise Vision to Serve Its Students’ Diverse Needs
(March 24, 2022) –– Rise Vision has released a new case study of Edison High School, a small school in ... Read more
Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy
BOSTON (Feb. 10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group ... Read more
DCSS Launches First-of-Its-Kind Initiative to Bring Apple Products and Innovation to Students, Teachers and Staff
ALBANY – The Dougherty County School System is launching a new technology initiative for its students, teachers, and staff as ... Read more
Sora “Content Bundles” Feature Empowers Educators to Easily Reserve Digital Books for Specific Students
CLEVELAND – January 18, 2022 – Educators who are looking for more efficient ways to support reading outcomes have a ... Read more
How to bundle education device management
Technology has opened up endless possibilities in classrooms around the world. For one, access to education has been significantly broadened, ... Read more
21 great tools for AR and VR in the classroom
Nearly everyone has experienced augmented reality and virtual reality to some degree, and while they're fun, AR and VR can also be incredibly powerful when integrated into classroom…
Renaissance Announces Significant Growth Investment from Blackstone
NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. November 9, 2021 – Renaissance® (“Renaissance” or the “Company”), a global leader in ... Read more
IXL Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Best Math and English Language Arts Solutions
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, ... Read more
5 tools for student voice
Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…
Al Kingsley Book “My Secret #EdTech Diary” Releases Globally on July 14
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 — ATLANTA – Looking at educational technology through a wider lens is the subject of a new book ... Read more
21 awesome AR and VR tools for learning
Nearly everyone has experienced augmented reality and virtual reality to some degree, and while they're fun, AR and VR can also be incredibly powerful when integrated into classroom…
SETDA Names Dr. Karen Richardson the Recipient of the 2021 Candice Dodson Influencer Award
June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, ... Read more
How to take personalized learning to scale
iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student's voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide…
5 tools to amplify student voice
Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…
New NetSupport Classroom Management Platform: classroom.cloud Keeps Students on Task, Whether in School or Remote
NetSupport today announced that its new solution for classroom management, classroom.cloud, is available to schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. This ... Read more
Osmo Announces $2,000 Mini-Grants to Outfit Classrooms with Osmo’s Award-Winning Educational Technology
Osmo for Schools, in partnership with Osmo Cares, the charitable arm of award-winning STEAM brand Osmo, announces one-time mini-grants consisting ... Read more
BetterLesson Appoints Seasoned Educational Technology Leader Matthew Kennard as CEO
BetterLesson, a leading provider of high quality virtual and in-person K-12 professional learning, announces Matthew Kennard as its new CEO. ... Read more
Companies Partner to Provide Oral Reading Fluency Tool
Partnership offers automated assessment of students’ oral reading fluency — for testing at school or at home Savvas Learning Company, a ... Read more
Broadband expands equitable access to education, workforce prep
Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access…
Bridging the gap between science and coding
Students exposed to coding and programming at an early age are well equipped to take on higher-level computer science courses in high school—and they also build essential skills…
3 things edtech can’t do
We’re swimming in a world of technologies that have huge implications for the future of schooling. Computers live in teachers and students’ pockets, the Internet makes information and…
5 key network steps for supporting educational technology
Today’s K-12 students are coming to the classrooms toting three or more mobile devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and smart watches.
Tech holds great promise for students with autism
Research indicates that due to a heightened interest in visual materials combined with strong visual processing capabilities, many individuals with autism benefit from using technology. From devices to…
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Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…
In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more
Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…
New book illustrates the 5 most important leadership skills
Leaders aren’t just principals, CEOs, and presidents, a new book asserts, but rather people from all walks of life benefit ... Read more
New Common Sense tool shows how secure your ed-tech apps are
New educator resource is intended to find accurate, up-to-date evaluations of privacy and security practices of ed-tech applications Common Sense Education, in ... Read more
13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards
These mobile apps go way beyond games Mobile devices are becoming increasingly common in schools because they cost so much ... Read more
Top 4 must-haves for online, blended learning
The most important attribute of a successful online or blended learning program is a “rigorous and engaging curriculum,” according to 91 percent of participants in a recent study.…
8 technology tips from top district leaders
When it comes to school technology, having a plan—and having strong leaders to guide that plan—are two of the most important steps to success, according to the 2014…
11 things I think I know ed-tech folks really want to promote
I had an important conversation with my wife (a classroom teacher) the other day that reminded me (an educational technology coach) how easy it is to be misunderstood,…
If we were really serious about educational technology
If we were really serious about educational technology, we would… [here are 10 to get you started].
We need more ed-tech, but less technology in the classroom
Technology plays a primary role in my teaching, but I rarely turn on the computer that makes the classroom “smart,” Forbes reports.