Technology

Current and previous coverage tracks rapidly changing innovations and their emerging roles in teaching and learning.

Students Often Use Technology to Cheat, Poll Finds

Schools need more instruction on the ethical use of cellphones, the Internet, and other digital devices, researchers say. June 18, 2009

Pa. Cyber School Unionizes; Union Says It's a 1st

June 17, 2009, AP

Administrators Confront Student 'Sexting'

Schools urged to develop policies and programs to curb students’ use of cellphones to share nude or sexually provocative photos. June 16, 2009

Commentary

Accountability 2.0

“In the 21st century, core competencies are as important as core knowledge,” writes Tony Wagner. June 11, 2009

Schwarzenegger Seeks Online Revolution in Schools

June 10, 2009, AP

News Briefs

Hawaii's Kamehameha Schools to Introduce 'Virtual' Merit Pay

The Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii will begin experimenting this coming fall with a merit-based-pay program for teachers and administrators. June 16, 2009

Video Games

A new study reports about 8 percent of 8- to 18-year-olds in the United States demonstrate pathological patterns of video-game play. June 16, 2009

Social Skills of Online Students

A study suggests virtual education classes may help, not hinder, the development of students' social skills. June 9, 2009

Calif. Governor Sets Plan to Offer Open-Source Digital Texts

California will offer free, open-source digital textbooks under a plan unveiled by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. May 18, 2009

Blackboard Inc. Purchases Education Software Developer

Blackboard Inc. announced last week that it had acquired the education software developer ANGEL Learning Inc. May 18, 2009

ACLU Accuses Tenn. Districts Of Blocking Gay-Themed Web Sites

April 21, 2009

More News Briefs

Virtual Charter Schools Push for Cash

June 8, 2009, AP

Students Have In-Person Virtual School Graduation

June 8, 2009, AP

Leading the Charge for Real-Time Data

Long before it was on the national agenda, data was the name of the game in Western Heights, Okla. June 3, 2009

Commentary

Solitude: A Flashlight Under the Covers

“Schools seem to have forgotten that students need ample quiet time for thinking, reading, and puzzling over problems,” says Diana Senechal. May 27, 2009

Federal 'Mega-Event' Showcases School Technology

The U.S. Department of Education gathering came as the Obama administration proposed deep ed-tech program cuts for fiscal 2010. May 20, 2009

Commentary

Democratize School Budget Data

J.H. Snider writes, "Federal, state, and local education checkbooks should all be made available online in a single, standardized format using so-called semantic Web technologies." May 18, 2009

Despite Continued Fiscal Woes, Florida Dodges K-12 Budget Cut

Florida lawmakers will use federal stimulus aid as a budget lifeline. May 15, 2009

E-Learning’s Potential Scrutinized in Flu Crisis

Districts examine their plans for how they would educate students during extended school closures. May 12, 2009

Commentary

Creativity: The Path to Economic Recovery

David Burns writes, "While there is little dispute about the importance of the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math, we must consider beauty, art, invention, and imagination." May 12, 2009

Administrators See Potential, But Limit Use of Web 2.0 Tools

May 1, 2009

As Swine Flu Closes Schools, Tech. Could Keep Doors to Learning Open

May 1, 2009

High-Tech Simulations Linked to Learning

April 6, 2009

For Language Learning, Look Also to Technology

April 6, 2009

Commentary

Don't Just Rebuild Schools—Reinvent Them

April 6, 2009

Commentary