Middletown, PA student Lukas Miller works on his balloon-powered car at Maker Camp 2013.
—Benjamin Herold for Digital Directions

'Makers' Attend Virtual Summer Camp

A virtual summer camp hosted by Maker Media and Google+ features rocket-propelled toy cars, balloon blimps, bike-powered cellphone chargers, and a huge online community. (July 12, 2013)

Freshman Darius Smith works on a project in Michael Craddock’s computer science class at Monticello High School.
—Matt Roth for Digital Directions

More Students Learning to Code

Computer programmers and software engineers are urging that students, even as early as elementary school, learn how to design and write source code for computers. (June 11, 2013)

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Citalli Balcells, a 1st grader at Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School, uses Pixie software to work on a report about animals during computer-lab time.
—Joshua Lott for Digital Directions

Virtual Learning for Little Ones Raises Developmental Questions

Educators are working to make sure the technologies elementary students are using are age appropriate and highly interactive. (June 11, 2013)

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Teachers Say Tech Helps Student Writing, But Encourages Shortcuts

Teachers believe that digital tools benefit student writing, but they worry about the "creep" of text-message style into formal writing assignments, researchers found. (July 16, 2013)

Q&A: How IT Executives Can Help Schools Fix the 'Tech Skills Gap'

In his new book, CIO Magazine publisher Gary Beach says the technology skills gap is real and businesses should help schools fix the problem. (July 15, 2013)

FCC Approves Process to Move Forward on E-Rate

The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved moving ahead with a rule-making process to make changes to the E-rate program. (July 19, 2013)

Teacher Chris Merkert uses a flipped approach, in which students watch video lectures outside of class to free up more class time for discussion, analysis, and personal attention.
—Emile Wamsteker for Education Week

Digital Trends Shifting the Role of Teachers

Interactive tools and multimedia content are prompting teachers to take on more of a coaching or guiding role in the classroom. (May 20, 2013)

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