Features

Picking and Choosing Digital Content

Technology is changing the way schools go about crafting curricula and purchasing content, prompting publishers to rethink how they do business.

February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions

Battle for Whiteboard-Market Supremacy Heats Up

Companies are making moves to differentiate themselves from the pack and reinvent their products in the age of tablet computing.

February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions

Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad

Moving assessments onto mobile devices may open the door to quicker feedback for students and teachers as well as richer data, but integrating them into classrooms can be a challenge.

February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions

Districts Tackle Questions Surrounding BYOT Policy

"Bring-your-own-technology" to school efforts are prompting schools to determine how to set rules for using student-owned computing devices for learning.

October 17, 2011 - Digital Directions

Schools Seek the Right Mix of Digital Computing Devices

Educators weigh cost and effectiveness when determining the different types of digital devices they need for their 1-to-1 computing initiatives.

October 17, 2011 - Digital Directions

E-Portfolios Evolve Thanks to Web 2.0 Tools

New technologies are making it quicker and easier than ever to create digital portfolios of student work, a method of assessment experts say increases student engagement.

June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions

'Hybrid' Charter Schools on the Rise

Loosely based on the idea of combining face-to-face education with online instruction, the blended model of schooling is growing in popularity.

June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions

Schools Struggle to Balance Digital Innovation, Academic Accountability

Using educational technology in new and different ways to improve student learning is often at odds with standardized testing and other traditional measures of achievement.

June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions

Taking Risks and Achieving Results

A former New York City schools principal recalls the path he took to transform a struggling school into one of the best in the city.

June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions

'Second Life' Struggles to Catch On With Educators

The amount of training required to become proficient with "Second Life" has discouraged many educators from using it for professional development.

June 15, 2011 - Digital Directions

Schools Tackle Legal Twists and Turns of Cyberbullying

Experts say getting students to help support school policies to prevent cyberbullying is crucial for those measures to be effective.