1-to-1 Computing

Equity & Diversity Los Angeles Superintendent Proposes to Slow iPad Rollout
Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy proposed to slow down deployment of iPads to hundreds of thousands of district students after problems in the initiative's first phase.
Benjamin Herold, October 17, 2013
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2 min read
Curriculum Online Chat Today: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Join us for an online chat at 2 p.m. Eastern time for a discussion with two superintendents about how technology can be used to improve schools.
Sean Cavanagh, October 11, 2013
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1 min read
Science Opinion Coding Should Be a Requirement to Be 'College and Career Ready'
If we change what we teach our children, we can do far more than make them 'college and career ready.' We can change our nation and its future.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, October 8, 2013
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Big 1-to-1 Tablet Initiatives Halted in North Carolina, Texas
Guilford County Schools in North Carolina suspended use of Amplify tablets, and a large 1-to-1 iPad program in Fort Bend, Texas also ran into problems.
Benjamin Herold, October 7, 2013
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4 min read
Jan Mathis, left, and Brian Kayes, employees of the Erie 1/Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Western New York Regional Information Center, speak in an unused wood shop turned technology storage and work area at Ripley Central School in Ripley, N.Y. The school district does not have a single tech leader, but instead uses the nonprofit BOCES for help with everything from tech support to staff training.
Jan Mathis, left, and Brian Kayes, employees of the Erie 1/Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Western New York Regional Information Center, speak in an unused wood shop turned technology storage and work area at Ripley Central School in Ripley, N.Y. The school district does not have a single tech leader, but instead uses the nonprofit BOCES for help with everything from tech support to staff training.
Brett Carlsen for Education Week
Special Report Managing the Digital District
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, aims to address such questions and provide guidance for school leaders looking for new ideas and approaches for managing the digital evolution of their districts.
October 2, 2013
Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif.
Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif.
Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/AP
Privacy & Security Los Angeles District Responds to iPad Security Breaches
The Los Angeles Unified School District announced new safety measures following reports of missing devices and hacked security systems on student iPads.
Benjamin Herold, October 1, 2013
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Indiana Students Quickly Outwit School iPad Security
Hundreds of Indiana students circumvented security filters on new district-issued iPads, highlighting a major challenge with device deployments.
Benjamin Herold, September 24, 2013
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1 min read
Classroom Technology Opinion Students All Need Internet Access At Home As Well As At School, Don't They?
The E-Rate Program has played a critical role in moving our nation's schools into the 21st century, and I wish it had substantially more funding. I am concerned, though, that the recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlines changes that will substantially reduce the effectiveness of this critical program.
Matt Greenfield, September 9, 2013
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4 min read
Classroom Technology District Officials Favor iPads, Want Apps That Deliver Digital Textbooks
A new survey shows that iPads are overwhelmingly the mobile technology of choice in districts, with Google Chromebooks a distant second.
Sean Cavanagh, July 22, 2013
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1 min read
Classroom Technology FCC Proposal to Modernize E-Rate Program Gathers Momentum
The acting chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission, Mignon Clyburn, has floated proposed changes to the E-rate program that mirror many of President Obama's objectives.
Sean Cavanagh, June 28, 2013
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2 min read
Classroom Technology In Indiana, Tech Training for Teachers 'Flipped,' With a Twist
At Cathedral High School, a private school in Indianapolis, a student tech-support team is creating an online library of video tutorials to help teachers implement a 1:1 iPad initiative.
Benjamin Herold, June 26, 2013
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Miami-Dade Approves $63 Million Plan to Give All Students Digital Devices
The Miami-Dade school system aims to lease 150,000 laptops or tablets for students, part of a major technology upgrade.
Benjamin Herold, June 20, 2013
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4 min read
Classroom Technology Apple Poised to Win Big L.A. School District Technology Contract
A district committee has recommended that Apple Inc., be awarded a lucrative ed-tech contract from the 660,000-student Los Angeles school system.
Sean Cavanagh, June 14, 2013
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2 min read
Equity & Diversity Ambitious Five-Point Tech Plan Outlined by National Ed. Leaders
The LEAD commission has released five recommendations to accelerate digital teaching and learning in the nation's schools.
Katie Ash, June 13, 2013
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2 min read
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