Performance Matters introduces classroom observation tool for K-12 districts
Being observed in the classroom can be a nerve-wracking experience for teachers. Yet, observations that paint a fair, accurate picture ... Read more
online
IO Education, EADMS merger will expand online formative assessment
IO Education and Educator’s Assessment Data Management System (EADMS), a provider of K-12 assessment and data management software, have merged to better leverage online formative assessment capabilities. With…
Future Ready Schools heralds school librarians as leaders
Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, announced Future Ready Librarians, an expansion of…
Impero Software’s keyword library addresses online safety concerns
It makes the headlines often: A young man or woman in the U.S. ends his or her own life due to bullying or becomes radicalized and attempts to…
5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom
Believe it or not, writing is a natural fit for gamification techniques, and students will come to love the challenge.
App of the Week: One-stop shop for research and writing
Citelighter is an engaging online platform designed to support students and teachers as they tackle the intricacies of the writing process.
App of the Week: A game that teaches game design
Project Spark is a digital game creator that lets students build their own games. Students can browse, play, and learn from other community-designed games and from plenty of…
Survey: Teachers now use twice as much gaming and video in the classroom
Teachers' use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5. The national…
Online petition urges computer science education funding
An online petition urges Congress to provide $250 million to help schools and districts integrate computer science into the curriculum. In a letter sent to Congress, the authors…
eSchool Media, Casey Green to host interactive interviews from ASU GSV Innovation Summit
eSchool Media, Inc, and Campus Computing announced plans for interactive Thought Leader Interviews at the 2016 ASU GSV Innovation Summit on April 18, 19 and 20 in San…
Wisconsin launches online CTE school
Online learning provider K12 Inc. announced the opening of Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin, an online career and technical education (CTE) high school in Wisconsin using the curriculum…
Follett acquires ClassBook
Follett announced it has acquired ClassBook, a K-12 education online bookstore that serve schools, teachers, parents, and students. ClassBook provides private and parochial schools with 24/7 bookstores, streamlining…
School Specialty unveils intervention program for low-level readers
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – only about 35 percent of U.S. fourth and eighth graders perform at the…
How peer video coaching is completely changing how our teachers teach
Peer-to-peer video comments are changing how one district's teachers think about their practice.
Good online teaching is often just plain good teaching
How does an online instructor teach a 19 year old to read and write when she doesn't even see him? The secret, one teacher learns, is all in…
11 ed-tech buzzwords and phrases to think about
Grit? Voice and choice? Future ready? Do these ed-tech buzzwords have meaning or are they just empty edubabble?
South Carolina adopts science video service
Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag science videos through a new statewide partnership. The South Carolina State Board of Education…
7th grade scholarships for MOOC completion
Outstanding 7th grade students from families with financial need can earn special consideration for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship if they complete a free college class offered…
7 ways data collection is improving STEM education
One district is getting students more active and analytical with data-collection tools, like probeware Today’s students, being technology natives, expect ... Read more
10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students
New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design ... Read more
100 districts that are digital learning innovators
One hundred school districts across the U.S. have been honored for their use of online and digital learning resources to personalize learning. Knovation's 2015 Digital Learning Awards program…
New online portal facilitates i-Ready implementation
Curriculum Associates recently launched i-Ready Central to help teachers, principals, and administrators successfully implement its i-Ready program. The online portal, offered at no additional cost to all i-Ready…
Do online charter schools measure up?
New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of…
Digital Citizenship Course
Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more
Three Ways Digital Badges are Used in Education
As children, our accomplishments were recognized with trophies, plaques, a pat on the back or cloth badges sewn on to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout sash. In…
5 must-haves for online assessments
As K-12 schools across the country begin to implement online learning, issues of cheating and lack of credibility are some of the main reasons why skeptics hesitate in…
8 key recommendations for Common Core online assessments
Common Core online assessments are scheduled to begin in districts across the country for Spring 2014-15. However, many districts are still struggling to implement these online assessments, thanks…
This learning style is creating a new digital divide in the U.S.
Blended, online learning is giving only students in some states the advantage they need Education technology can enable achievement for ... Read more
Some schools need $100 million for online Common Core tests
A new report from Maryland’s Education Department to the legislature says that the vast majority of schools in many of the state’s counties are not technologically prepared to…
5 best practices in online learning
Though still in its adoption infancy, online learning in K-12 schools and districts has been around long enough for tech-savvy education leaders to have key insights into what…
Contemporary online PD for educators
Educators looking for a unique professional development (PD) experience that relates textbook curriculum to real-world events and current issues now have a new, free online opportunity thanks to…
5 online learning trends worth knowing about
Online learning is quickly growing and is changing the way most of us think about modern education, Edudemic reports.
What tech leaders need to know about online assessments
As part of Connected Educator Month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) gathered together two expert district and state technology directors to discuss how their states successfully…
School encourages homophobic humiliation as student punishment
Two Arizona high school students who were caught fighting faced a controversial punishment concocted by their principal: Either endure a suspension, or sit in the school courtyard holding…
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.
Use multiple news channels to reach ‘on-the-go’ consumers
School officials need to share information via a variety of media platforms in order to reach today’s “on-the-go” news consumers, a new study suggests.
Interest in hybrid courses on the rise
A growing number of schools now offer what's known as “hybrid” courses, which mix an online experience with traditional classroom learning.