Digital Curriculum
Games. Video lectures. Interactive software. Learn more about academic material that’s delivered through technology
Curriculum
Linking Real-World Science to Schools
Initiatives are using technology to give K-12 science educators opportunities to create science content and explore virtual environments for learning.
IT Infrastructure & Management
New Sites Aim to Help Pick Best Ed-Tech Tools
The effectiveness of such review sites is still a big question mark, but their existence comes at a critical time, as schools face a multitude of decisions about what technologies to use.
Teaching
Video
Gaming for Life Skills
Video games are something that the current generation of kids is growing up with and our view is if kids are using these kinds of devices, for better or for worse, and if we can substitute some of the content that they are engaging with we can potentially make a positive difference. Could you create a video game that is fun and compelling to play and actually strengthens pro social skills? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are convinced the tests of the future will look like Crystals of Kaydor, a role-playing video game about aliens. Designed to measure children’s learning in real time while rewiring their brains to help them be more empathetic, Crystals offers a potentially transformative response to two cutting-edge questions now being debated in the world of testing: whether digital games can effectively blur the line between instruction and assessment and how educators can better gauge children’s social and emotional skills. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/08/07/37games_ep.h32.html?tkn=QYVFFx%2BJwJ4Tw5%2F7jjqR9nE48RF2gSXDR71y&cmp=clp-edweek Education Week Video
Teaching
Researchers See Video Games as Testing, Learning Tools
Wisconsin researchers are examining whether games can measure learning and build attention, empathy, and other noncognitive skills.
Curriculum
Free Online Content Forces Publishers to Adjust
The growing use of open educational resources is leading publishers to blend free materials into their products and services.
Curriculum
Chat
Cracking the Code: Schools Make Computer Coding a Powerful Learning Tool
Computer programmers are urging that K-12 students be introduced to computer coding—designing and writing source code for computers—early in their school careers, due to a growing scarcity of experts in the field. Educators are lauding coding as a way to teach math and higher order thinking.
Teacher Preparation
Rapid Rise Seen in Use of Digital Tools for PD
Teachers and principals are becoming increasingly comfortable using online tools to hone their professional skills, according to a new survey.
IT Infrastructure & Management
'MOOC' Provider Coursera Jumps Into K-12 and Teacher Ed.
Coursera, a major player in the world of providing "massively open online courses" in higher education, is making its first move into the K-12 landscape.
Curriculum
Digital Directions to End Publication of Print Magazine
Digital expansion of educational technology coverage now puts emphasis on online offerings, such as e-newsletters, webinars, video, and the online ed-tech channel.
Early Childhood
Virtual Learning for Little Ones Raises Developmental Questions
Educators are working to make sure the technologies elementary students are using are appropriate for their age and highly interactive.
Classroom Technology
'MOOC' Plan Could Address Dual-Enrollment
Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based company, is joining with 10 universities and postsecondary systems to create new "massive open online courses."
Special Report
Digital Curricula Evolving
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, examines how technological trends are changing teaching and learning.
Classroom Technology
Ed. Schools Lag Behind Digital Content Trends
Teacher education institutions risk becoming obsolete if they do not do a better job preparing future teachers to use digital curricula, experts say.
Federal
Schools Face Shortage of Digital Curricula for English-Learners
To help individualize lessons, teachers often rely on digital curricula used for all students as well as software programs tailored for English-language learners.