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The latest news about technology in education, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Tracy Rapport includes a laptop computer along with a hands-on activity in an observation of earthworms by preschoolers at Shady Lane School. The school incorporates technology in its lessons.
—Jeff Swensen for Education Week

Proper Role of Ed-Tech in Pre-K a Rising Issue

Educators see an important place for technology in the preschool classroom, but say it is just one of many learning tools that can be incorporated among a range of developmentally appropriate materials and activities. (May 7, 2013)

Spotlight on Technology in the Classroom

This Spotlight takes a closer look at innovative high-tech resources that are transforming classrooms and learning.

Spotlight on Aligning Curriculum and Technology

This Spotlight explores how districts are using technology to improve student learning, introducing games into classrooms, and using multimedia resources across the subject areas.

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Digital Education Blog

07/31 11:52 am | Virtual Schools in Florida, New Hampshire, to Add Blended Models | Two providers of full-time virtual education joined traditional schools in receiving $6.6 million in grants to support blended learning.

EdTech Researcher Blog

07/28 09:50 pm | The Nature of the Future in Education | A review of Marina Gorbis's The Nature of the Future.

Vander Ark on Innovation Blog

07/31 09:26 am | Best Practices in Work-Based Learning | Last week I visited GPS Education Partners, a high school manufacturing apprenticeship-based program near Milwaukee. For more than a dozen years, with support from Generac and ...

On-Demand Webinars

Forging the Technology-Curriculum Link
It’s important for educators to be thoughtful and deliberate in aligning both technology and curriculum to develop the most successful programs for students, which was the focus of this webinar.

The District Goes Digital: Leveraging Online Learning for Broader Student Achievement
In this webinar, Kim McClelland, assistant superintendent of Falcon School District 49 in Colorado Springs, discussed how her district leveraged lessons learned from the implementation of a full-time, online virtual school to address a much broader spectrum of student needs.

Chat Transcript

The Accountability Push in Virtual Learning
Join us on April 9, as our guests will discuss why accountability is so important for virtual schools, what they are doing to ensure high-quality learning for students, and what challenges they face in meeting that goal.

Special Collections

Technology Counts 2012
The 15th edition of Education Week’s annual report on educational technology tackles the shift in the virtual education landscape, where the rise in popularity is intersecting with a call for greater accountability.

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.

PD Directory

The Professional Development Directory features courses and resources for teachers on:
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Academic experts and children's advocates say teachers and parents are often left on their own to decide whether various products have any educational value.
May 20, 2013 - Education Week
To help individualize lessons, teachers often rely on digital curricula used for all students as well as software programs tailored for English-language learners.
May 20, 2013 - Education Week
But defining what exactly a "personal learning environment," or PLE, is supposed to look like is proving to be challenging.
May 20, 2013 - Education Week
In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, Coursera and its university partners are courting a new and potentially vast audience.
May 14, 2013 - Education Week
The federal program is in danger of becoming as outdated and insufficient as a sputtering dial-up connection in a Wi-Fi world, many ed-tech leaders say.
May 14, 2013 - Education Week
With "augmented reality" technology, teachers can transform a pond or an empty lot into a vibrant classroom.
May 14, 2013 - Education Week
Educators see an important place for technology in the preschool classroom, but say it is just one of many learning tools that can be incorporated among a range of developmentally appropriate materials and activities.
May 7, 2013 - Education Week
The state schools chief decided to remove student data from non-profit inBloom’s database.
May 7, 2013 - Education Week
Technical glitches during recent online assessments in a number of states are prompting worries about schools' ability to administer common-core testing in 2014-15.
May 3, 2013 | Updated: May 7, 2013 - Education Week
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama presented Jeffrey Charbonneau of Zillah, Wash., with the 63rd National Teacher of the Year award in a cozy Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.
April 23, 2013 - AP

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