Digital Curriculum
Games. Video lectures. Interactive software. Learn more about academic material that’s delivered through technology
Curriculum
Digital Trends Shifting the Role of Teachers
Interactive tools and multimedia content are prompting teachers to take on more of a coaching or guiding role in the classroom.
Classroom Technology
Evaluating Quality in Digital Reading Products
Academic experts and children's advocates say teachers and parents are often left on their own to decide whether various products have any educational value.
IT Infrastructure & Management
'Personal Learning Environments' Focus on the Individual
But defining what exactly a "personal learning environment," or PLE, is supposed to look like is proving to be challenging.
College & Workforce Readiness
STEM Schools Put High Priority on Digital Skills
Programs build partnerships with private companies and higher education partners to provide the kinds of high-tech skills students need.
Curriculum
Chat
The Evolution of Digital Curricula
Our guests discussed how digital curricula changes the role of the teacher and puts students at the center of their own learning, and they outlined helpful techniques in finding and vetting digital resources.
Curriculum
Video
Video Solves New Math Problems
Perhaps no single technology has brought a more profound change to some teachers' instructional practices than the evolution of digital video.While the growth of online content, social networking, and multimedia production tools have all helped educators reconsider how students should consume, discuss, and demonstrate mastery of content, only the dramatic increase in video availability has led directly to the flipped classroom movement. In Mooresville, N.C., one educator discusses how digital content has transformed the way she teaches and the way her students learn. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/05/22/32el-video.h32.html Education Week Video
Classroom Technology
MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD
In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, Coursera and its university partners are courting a new and potentially vast audience.
College & Workforce Readiness
Some States Seek GED Alternative as Test Price Spikes
Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high-school-equivalency test.
Classroom Technology
Closing the Divide Between District Tech., Finance Officials
School districts' chief financial officers and their chief technology officers often don't share the same language or way of thinking, the leader of a national school tech group says.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
2020: What's the expiration date on YOUR textbook?
In today's market, each principal and superintendent purchasing new content for his or her schools must ask themselves: How long will this textbook stay relevant? The age of justifying the paper purchase has officially passed us by.
Classroom Technology
Virtual Courses Feature Gaming to Raise Interactivity
Creators of online courses are finding new ways to incorporate interactive, game-based learning in online curriculum.
Classroom Technology
Companies Aim to Leverage Open-Source Opportunities
But some companies are using the term "open" very loosely in the promotion of certain products to capitalize on the popularity of the concept.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Districts Move to the Cloud to Power Up, Save Money
Cloud-computing programs run the gamut in terms of services, offering everything from math tutorials and virtual science labs to classroom management and administrative tools.
Curriculum
'Big Three' Publishers Rethink K-12 Strategies
The shift to more digital offerings is occurring as districts in nearly every state are considering their textbook needs in light of the Common Core State Standards.