1-to-1 Computing
Classroom Technology
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About 1-to-1 Technology Initiatives in Schools?
Quiz Yourself! How much do you know about 1-to-1 technology initiatives in schools?
Classroom Technology
Nevada Recommits Funding for State 1-to-1 Program
Nevada plans to push forward with their state-funded 1-to-1 program after an encouraging independent review study of the program's impact.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Are We Teaching With Technology or 'Brain Hacking'?
Teaching and modeling the use of technology is our duty as is being certain screen time is an educational advantage and not an unhealthy habit. Screen time matters.
School & District Management
Implementation Woes Undermine Ambitious K-12 Ed-Tech Efforts, Study Finds
A new study from the One-to-One Institute found that poor implementation of digital projects in districts can undermine those projects.
Reading & Literacy
Leader To Learn From
Superintendent Fosters Love of Reading
Superintendent César Morales leveraged his district’s 1-to-1 tablet initiative to create a massive bilingual-literacy campaign and make tens of thousands of electronic books in English and Spanish accessible to students and their families in Oxnard, Calif. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Classroom Technology
Leader To Learn From
Smart Ed-Tech Strategy That Comes From the Classroom
Joseph Williams, the technology director in California’s Perris Union High School District, demands fast responses to IT problems and insists on keeping close connections to teaching and learning by sitting in on lessons and coaching his colleagues. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Video
Smart Ed Tech Strategy That Comes From the Classroom
Joseph Williams, the technology director in California’s Perris Union High School District, demands fast responses to IT problems and insists on keeping close connections to teaching and learning by sitting in on lessons and coaching his colleagues. Williams oversees a $3.2 million technology budget that supports Chromebooks for all 10,700 students, has dramatically expanded opportunities for students and staff to learn computer science, and provides “maker spaces” for hands-on student building and creation.
“What I didn’t want to do was try to effect change by riding a desk,” Williams says. “I needed to be able to lead from the classroom.”
This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project, recognizing outstanding school district leaders from around the country. More at http://leaders.edweek.org
School & District Management
Video
Fostering a Love of Reading - Meet a 2017 Leader to Learn From
In Oxnard, Calif., where nearly every child in the 17,000-student school district comes from a poor family, lack of ready access to books and other reading materials has been a huge barrier to developing strong literacy skills. That’s why Superintendent César Morales has leveraged the district’s 1-to-1 tablet program as a starting point for a massive bilingual-literacy initiative, to develop a deep love of reading in English and Spanish among his students and their families. Last year, Oxnard’s K-8 students collectively read more than 1 million books through the district’s reading program and showed growth on statewide reading tests.
“You go through the enthusiasm of a [1-to-1 program] and then you have the ‘now what?’ moment,” Morales says. “Given our demographics, developing literacy skills in English and Spanish is incredibly important, promoting the frequency of families reading is incredibly important. We wanted the technology to support that above all.”
This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project, recognizing outstanding school district leaders from around the country.
Classroom Technology
Ed-Tech Research That Mattered in 2016
From the maker movement to online testing to the digital divide, 2016 was a big year for high-quality research on the promise and peril of educational technology.
Classroom Technology
Parents Bullish on Ed Tech, Skeptical About Its Implementation, Survey Says
Nine of 10 parents in a new national survey said they "believe in the use of technology to tailor student learning."
Curriculum
Mark Edwards, Former Superintendent of the Year, Moves to Discovery Education
Mark Edwards, the 2013 Superintendent of the Year for the U.S., is leaving the top post in the Moooresville, N.C., district after nine years to take a senior executive role in Discovery Education.
States
L.A. Schools Embrace New Student Technology Standards
New technology standards released by ISTE focus on developing students as digital citizens, innovative designers, computational thinkers, and more.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Video
Webinar: Ed-Tech Leadership for Better Schools
This webinar highlights best practices for adding digital resources to curriculum, along with other high-tech strategies.
Classroom Technology
1-to-1 Laptop Initiatives Boost Student Scores, Study Finds
A meta-analysis of 15 years' worth of research found 1-to-1 laptop programs had a positive impact on students' English, math, and science scores.