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Building the Digital District
1-to-1 laptop programs have become increasingly popular across the country, along the way drawing criticism that the results of those efforts are not justifying the substantial investments. But the Mooresville, N.C. district appears to be a model of how to do it right.
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Spotlight on Technology in the Classroom

Education technology is evolving at a rapid rate. This Spotlight takes a closer look at innovative high-tech resources that are transforming classrooms and learning.

Blog: Digital Education

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Technology Counts
The 14th edition of Education Week’s annual report examines how schools are testing individualized learning.

Digital Directions
Education Week's destination site for ed-tech leaders, educators, and advocates, Digital Directions provides daily content on the latest trends, issues, and developments in ed tech.

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Teacher Professional Development Directory

The Teacher PD Directory helps you identify accredited programs, supplemental materials, software, workshops, and more to meet your continuing education needs.
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Is Microsoft So.cl the Start of Something Big?
Designers of a new social-networking pilot say the project's design is based on how students use social networks and search engines for research.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
In This Vision of Education's Future, Games Hold the Key
ChicagoQuest embraces a vision of schooling that puts children in control of team projects immersed in the world of digital information, social networks, and games.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
Internet Threats
A new Illinois bill gives school boards and administrators the power to suspend or expel a student thats threatens a school employee, another student, or any school-related personnel on the Internet.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
Q and A: Imagining a Virtual Education Oasis
Fiction writer and techie Ernest Cline, who has a particular passion for education and how it might look in the future, answers some key questions from Education Week Digital Directions.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
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
Necessity Drives Innovation
Editor Kevin C. Bushweller says necessity is the fuel that motivates most of us to innovate, try a different approach, or learn a new skill.
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
Joplin Takes Digital Approach to Rebuilding Education
Ambitious 1-to-1 laptop effort emerges in the wake of the tornado that devastated the Missouri district.
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
Ed. Experts Critique 'Digital Learning Day'
Advocates and critics offer their assessments of the inaugural event, which featured the release of a new federal resource advising educators about digital-textbook adoption.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week

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