Technology: Page 62


  • HEA, credit hours and special ed: The week's most-read education news

    Stay ahead of the class with the our look at higher ed succession planning and executive search strategy and more here.

    By March 24, 2017
  • Government boosts funding for computer science ed to combat threats

    A shortage of trained cybersecurity professionals who can deal with sophisticated threats is leading both federal and state departments to put new resources into training. 

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 24, 2017
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    From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    Internet of Things could have eventual data-collection impact on K-12

    IoT could have a big impact on education some day, allowing schools to use wearables and other devices to track student movement and other data points — though privacy concerns abound.

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 24, 2017
  • For many schools and districts, the struggle of what to do with data remains real

    Atlanta Public Schools is providing one example of how districts can make their data more digestible and useful for the public.

    By March 23, 2017
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    Student broadband remains top priority in handful of states

    State-led initiatives in Minnesota, Hawaii and Arkansas are helping schools provide better internet connectivity to students by leveraging higher state-level negotiating power.

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 22, 2017
  • Peer mentoring gets a boost from video conferencing tools

    Peer mentoring is getting a digital upgrade, with video conferencing tools stepping in to connect students from different schools as they adjust to new phases of their educational careers.

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 22, 2017
  • How can administrators make PD worthwhile?

    Frequent complaints about professional development include lack of relevance to practice, or that it's too weighted on how to use specific tools instead of strategies for using them with students.

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 20, 2017
  • Students use project-based learning to improve city design

    A new curriculum around Google's Moonshot program is facilitating early lessons in urban planning, developed by a Google engineer, putting emphasis on community and city improvement projects.

    By Stephen Noonoo • March 20, 2017
  • Mississippi district takes competency-based approach to PD

    The Hattiesburg School District in one of several systems using technology to offer autonomous professional development opportunities for teachers.

    By Jarrett Carter • March 20, 2017
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    Eastern Kentucky teacher's global classroom project highlights benefits of video tech

    The project is part of nonprofit Global Nomads Group's efforts to connect students across 60 countries via tools including Google Hangouts and Skype.

    By March 17, 2017
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    California's latest accountability tool a one-stop comparison shop for teachers, admins, parents

    The new Five-by-Five Placement Reports & Data displays how each of a district's schools performed across performance indicators on color grids.

    By March 17, 2017
  • AI's rise requires schools to prepare students for drastically different workforce

    The jobs of tomorrow will require AI education and more consideration of the kind of labor market that today's students will face in their lifetime.

    By March 17, 2017
  • Telehealth grows in presence, impact for secondary schools

    Virtual medical treatment is a way to reduce absenteeism and to increase services for vulnerable students, but can budgets sustain the innovative program?

    By Jarrett Carter • March 16, 2017
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    Are teachers K-12's greatest untapped innovation engines? [SXSWedu 2017]

    Two administrators and a teacher shared their thoughts on how school and district leaders can facilitate game-changing ideas in the classroom.

    By March 14, 2017
  • When cities and schools collaborate on data, students win

    A partnership between the City of Nashville and its public school system is seeing data analytics boost reading scores for afterschool program participants.

    By Jarrett Carter • March 14, 2017
  • Blended reality opens up new opportunities in classrooms

    Students are using blended reality to “dissect” frogs and complete other projects, benefiting from all that comes from digital multimedia tools.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017
  • A fake superintendent requested W-2 information in recent phishing scam

    The tax information of all 1,300 Groton (CT) Public Schools employees was compromised this week and a few days later 1,600 employees in nearby Glastonbury Public Schools were targeted.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017
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    Can this Montessori's AltSchool partnership help scale the model?

    Northern Virginia's Berthold Academy is looking to modernize its 100-year-old model — and, perhaps, find ways for traditional schools to benefit as well.

    By March 6, 2017
  • HBCUs, women in STEM, and ELLs: The week's most-read education news

    Stay ahead of the class with the latest on textbook industry woes, Ohio's potential public higher ed savings and more here.

    By March 3, 2017
  • Districts can improve services using data they already have

    Many districts are starting to use new tools that collect data and help inform decision-making, but sometimes it is simply a matter of using data that is already being collected anyway.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017
  • Video conference tech connects students and professionals

    As districts try to expand career experiences for students in middle and high school, digital tech has become an important way to keep costs down and still have an impact.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017
  • Predictive ed tech poses concern for some students

    Predictive programs are meant to stop students before they fail, but worries persist about students being pigeon-holed and falling through the cracks.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017
  • 'Evidence for ESSA' website ranks reading, math programs based on evidence standards

    The Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University launched the free resource to help schools determine what to use in classrooms.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017
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    Online tool attaches hard numbers to social-emotional skill-building

    SELweb is designed to assess SEL among students in kindergarten through third grade, and it has given many districts a way to measure progress directly.

    By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017
  • Arizona district uses student expertise to drive tech adoption

    Yuma Elementary District One created the iTEAM KiDS Technology Ambassador Program to capitalize on student expertise with technology tools that educators wanted to use in the classroom.

    By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017