1-to-1 Computing
Classroom Technology
California District Makes Major Purchase of New Tablets Designed for Schools
Manteca Unified School District will deploy 23,000 tablet devices, specially designed for use in K-12 education, this fall as part of a 1-to-1 computing initiative.
Standards & Accountability
Big Changes Coming to Los Angeles' 1-to-1 Computing Effort
The LAUSD schools will let some schools test laptops instead of iPads, change the way it deploys devices, and overhaul its approach to letting students take devices home.
Standards & Accountability
Survey Reveals Worries About Schools' Readiness for Online Testing
The use of technology, including "bring-your-own-device" programs, is increasingly common in K-12 schools, but significant needs remain, according to the Software & Information Industry Association.
Classroom Technology
Lack of Integration, Ability to Get Data a Problem in School Software, Report Says
School leaders lament a lack of product integration and an inability to extract data from educational software, according to a new report from the Clayton Christensen Institute.
Classroom Technology
New EdWeek Special Report Examines the Changing Ed-Tech Marketplace
A new special report, Navigating the Ed-Tech Marketplace, looks at the evolution of the multibillion dollar K-12 ed-tech landscape, and the pressures facing school leaders and vendors.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Opinion
A Higher APPtitude: 7 Favorite Apps / Programs
What makes me stop and listen are apps and programs that offer new opportunities for my students. Tools that amplify students' ideas, thinking, or access to the global learning community. I also perk up at tools that work collaboratively with other great tools. Open APIs, shared platforms or a willingness to adapt to support multiple systems are incredibly helpful as a teacher who needs to think about reconciling multiple apps, operating systems and workflow systems. So with this in mind, here are a seven of my favorite new (and not so new) apps, tools and programs that have me digging in deeper.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Superintendents Talk About the Tech Issues That Keep Them Up at Night
Data privacy, ed-tech procurement, and building smart mobile networks were all on the agenda at an annual conference of school district technology leaders.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Tech Is Not a Treat: Responding to Device Misuse
As more and more of our classrooms go 1:1 with technology, they are being faced with new challenges. One that looms over many teachers' heads is what to do when students misuse the devices? That is, what is the appropriate response when a student is on the wrong app at the wrong time, downloads games to their device when they're supposed to be building a website, writes four-lettered words on a class discussion board, or worse - engages in cyberbullying?
Assessment
New Guidelines Offered for Helping Schools Create Reliable Internet Networks
An association of school technology leaders is offering guidance for how K-12 leaders can design and implement technology to improve the reliability of their connections and improve student achievement.
Standards & Accountability
Amplify Curriculum Release Highlights New Questions for Districts
New digital curricula from Amplify are leading districts to question their instructional strategies and approaches to procurement.
Classroom Technology
Miami-Dade District 1-to-1 Computing Initiative Back on Track
The 350,000-student district will provide students with Hewlett Packard and Lenovo devices, with Microsoft adding software and technical support.
Classroom Technology
Corporations Promise to Offer Devices, Discounts as Part of Obama School Technology Plan
Microsoft, Apple, Sprint, Autodesk and other companies say they will offer $750 million in devices and discounts in support of the Obama administration's plan to expand students' technology access.
Classroom Technology
Madison Joins Other Urban Districts in Embracing 1-to-1 Computing
The Madison, Wis., school board approved a $28 million digital device initiative, but scaled back the size of the deployment for kindergarten and 1st grade.
Classroom Technology
Houston Launches Ambitious 1-to-1 Computing Initiative
Officials from the 210,000-student Houston Independent School District say they won't repeat the mistakes other large districts have made when launching 1-to-1 computing initiatives.