September 12, 2007
Digital Directions, Vol. 01, Issue Fall 2007
IT Infrastructure & Management
E-Mail Overload
Executive Editor Kevin Bushweller writes about the legal, logistical, and personal headaches associated with the use of e-mail.
Classroom Technology
Whiteboards Inc.
The interactive-whiteboard industry is expected to reach sales of $1 billion worldwide by 2008.
School Climate & Safety
Copy Machines Pose Data Risks
School districts aiming to shore up their digital security may overlook a seemingly improbable potential threat: copying machines.
Equity & Diversity
Digital Divide 2.0
Many educators believe that gaps in technological access between different socioeconomic groups have not gone away.
Federal
Interactivity Seen as Key
Teachers seek out technology that encourages interactive learning by English-language learners.
Law & Courts
E-Mail Alert!
Revised federal rules for archiving documents are raising legal and logistical challenges for school districts.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Other E-Mail Headaches
Districts wrestle with security breaches, employee carelessness, and spam.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Top Picks
Public-relations resources, materials for computer science teachers, Second Life for educators, and more.
Professional Development
Digital Training
School districts are upgrading their professional development to keep teachers and students on the cusp of the latest educational technology.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Tapping Instant Messaging
In some classrooms, instant messaging is the assignment.
School & District Management
Opinion
Solutions for the Ed. Tech. World
Edited excerpts from a recent edweek.org chat, "The Road Ahead in Educational Technology."
School & District Management
Payroll Problems
Problems implementing corporate-style software for key business functions in the Los Angeles and Chicago schools have raised cautionary flags for other districts.
Education
Tackling Boston’s IT Challenges
Kim A. Rice, the chief information officer for the Boston school system, discusses the challenges of modernizing technology in an urban district.
Includes an exclusive audio interview with Rice.
Includes an exclusive audio interview with Rice.
Education
Opinion
Readers Respond
The premiere issue of Digital Directions, launched in June, prompted many responses from readers.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators
Teachers and administrators are turning to wikis to help them do their jobs better.