Digital Curriculum

Games. Video lectures. Interactive software. Learn more about academic material that’s delivered through technology
Curriculum New 'Interactive Constitution' Featured in AP History, Government Curricula
The National Constitution Center and the College Board are partnering to bring a new digital version of a key founding document to teachers and students.
Benjamin Herold, September 17, 2015
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Curriculum Amplify's MOOC Gets a New Owner, and a New Name: Edhesive
Amplify's massive, open, online AP computer science course, which is used by individual students and entire schools, will be rebranded as Edhesive.
Sean Cavanagh, August 24, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology TES Global Unveils Platform for U.S. Teachers to Sell Content Online
The website tes.com joins a growing number of online resources that allow educators to share the content they create, either for free or at a price.
Sean Cavanagh, August 20, 2015
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4 min read
Classroom Technology K-12 Librarians Turn to Tech, but Lack Bandwidth and Money, Survey Finds
School Library Journal's 2015 Technology Survey reveals librarians' increased use of tech tools, as well as the barriers they face in using digital resources.
Sara Gilgore, August 5, 2015
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2 min read
Curriculum $30 Million e-Book Store for N.Y.C. Schools Likely to Be Run by Amazon
Educators in New York City would be able to buy e-books for their schools via an Amazon "storefront," pending approval of a $30 million contract.
Michele Molnar, August 3, 2015
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4 min read
Curriculum Rocket Explosion Means Loss of Outer Space Experiments For Ed. Nonprofit
When the SpaceX rocket exploded last month, education nonprofit Story Time from Space lost nine experiments meant to teach students scientific concepts.
Audrey Armitage, July 6, 2015
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2 min read
Fourth grade teacher Kassie Hibbard leads a math lesson in her classroom at Nelson Elementary School in Bethel school district.
Fourth grade teacher Kassie Hibbard leads a math lesson in her classroom at Nelson Elementary School in Bethel school district.
Ian C. Bates for Education Week
Curriculum Districts Put Open Educational Resources to Work
A pair of K-12 systems in Washington state have devoted a lot of time and money to adopting the digital materials, efforts they believe will pay off.
Sean Cavanagh, June 10, 2015
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4 min read
Curriculum Teachers, District Devote Time to Open-Resource Transition
The Bethel, Wash., district expects to save between $500,000 to $800,000 over 10 years by switching from commercial to open resources, which teachers are trying to master.
Sean Cavanagh, June 10, 2015
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3 min read
Curriculum District Makes Far-Reaching Change to Open Resources
The Grandview, Wash., school system has made an unusually ambitious move to replace its entire Pre-K-10 math and English/language arts curricula with open resources.
Sean Cavanagh, June 10, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Digital Needs Fuel Common-Core Curricular Choices
School districts are putting technology experts at the head of the table in the labor-intensive process of choosing curricula for common-core instruction.
Michelle R. Davis, June 10, 2015
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5 min read
A district using modular digital content could search for a lesson on amphibians, and find an array of options—from a Magic School Bus video in the media player, to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt content on the panels under Lesson Snapshot.
A district using modular digital content could search for a lesson on amphibians, and find an array of options—from a Magic School Bus video in the media player, to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt content on the panels under Lesson Snapshot.
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Classroom Technology Companies Face Rising Demand for Bite-Size Chunks of Curricula
The advent of this "modular" delivery option for digital content has major implications for the education publishing industry and for school districts themselves.
Michele Molnar, June 10, 2015
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5 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Reality Check Reveals Ed-Tech Challenges
Schools are learning hard lessons about the difficulties of putting in place 1-to-1 computing programs and digital curricula initiatives meant to encourage innovation and fuel academic growth.
Kevin Bushweller, June 10, 2015
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3 min read
The Miami-Dade school system put the brakes on a 1-to-1 computing effort to avoid setbacks experienced by other districts. Above, Coral Gables freshmen Andrea Urieles, right, and Samantha Palacios work together on a tablet during a history class.
The Miami-Dade school system put the brakes on a 1-to-1 computing effort to avoid setbacks experienced by other districts. Above, Coral Gables freshmen Andrea Urieles, right, and Samantha Palacios work together on a tablet during a history class.
Josh Richie for Education Week
Special Report Learning the Digital Way
Schools are learning hard lessons about the difficulties of putting in place 1-to-1 computing programs and digital curricula initiatives meant to encourage innovation and fuel academic growth.
June 10, 2015
Curriculum Personalized Learning: More Teacher, Less Algorithm?
Many in the ed-tech sector believe algorithms are key to customizing education, but the most compelling examples of personalized learning are driven by teacher-student relationships.
Benjamin Herold, June 8, 2015
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8 min read
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