Digital Curriculum
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Digital Learning Games Find a Believer in USA Today Writer
USA Today reporter Greg Toppo examines the ways digital games are transforming education in a new book, "The Game Believes in You."
Curriculum
Lumen Learning's Open Ed. Resources to Expand With New Funding
Lumen Learning announced that it has raised $2.5 million in private equity, funding that it says will help support its continued development of open educational resources.
Curriculum
Idaho's Failed Implementation of Pearson LMS Blasted in Report
A new state report uncovers serious functionality and management issues in implementing Pearson's learning management system, Schoolnet, in Idaho.
School Choice & Charters
Elite Private Schools Use Wide Range of Ed-Tech Strategies
The approaches diverge from those taken by most of their public school counterparts, but experts suggest the tactics and strategies could be replicated.
School & District Management
Momentum Grows for Digital-Content 'Interoperability' Standards
Ed-tech vendors took a hard look at new digital-content 'interoperability' standards touted by the Houston school district during the annual CoSN conference.
Classroom Technology
We're Not Ready for Online Tests, Most District Ed-Tech Leaders Say
Assessment readiness is the number-one priority for K-12 ed-tech leaders, but fewer than 30 percent report being ready for new online exams.
Classroom Technology
Careful Planning, Broad Outreach Seen as Sound Ed-Tech Strategies for Schools
A new white paper from Center for Promise explores the experiences of several districts implementing educational technology, and the lessons that can be applied to other K-12 systems.
Curriculum
New Report Alleges Shortcomings in California Virtual Education Program
A new report questions the academic performance and financial accountability of the California Virtual Academies, though the online provider and its parent company dispute the findings.
Curriculum
Teachers, Developers, Researchers Quickly Evaluate Ed Tech in N.Y.C.
New York City is one of three "test-bed networks" experimenting with new ways to quickly evaluate ed-tech products in real-world settings.
Curriculum
Virtual Preschool: Yes, That's Now a Real Option
Early childhood experts are questioning the value of a new virtual preschool that offers digital learning materials and online access to teachers.
Classroom Technology
Gates Foundation to Keep Betting on Software to 'Revolutionize' Learning
Support for digital and online learning is a major focus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2015 annual letter.
Curriculum
Education Week Multimedia Tool Shows Good Technology Use in Pre-K Through 3
To help educators and parents recognize effective uses of ed tech in the early years, Education Week created an interactive tool highlighting one school's efforts to put research into practice.
Classroom Technology
Popular Language-Instruction App Duolingo Targets Schools
Duolingo, which uses digital games to teach languages, hopes to translate its consumer success into dominance of the K-12 education market.
Curriculum
Amplify and Guilford County, N.C., Rebounding From Device Mishaps: #TBT
One year after temporarily pulling the plug on its 1-to-1 computing initiative in the wake of high breakage rates and product defects, a North Carolina district is up and running with Amplify tablets.