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Classroom Technology Tech Giants Announce New Funding for 1-to-1 Devices, Computer Science Education
Verizon's education initiative pledged $200 million for technology and teacher training, and Amazon plans to make available computer science education software and scholarships.
Sarah Schwartz, April 2, 2018
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Computer Ownership Not Linked to College Students' Future Earnings, Study Finds
Giving free computers to community college students had no significant effect on students' future wages, total earnings, or rates of employment, according to an NBER study.
Sarah Schwartz, February 13, 2018
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3 min read
Triston Dunkerson, center, uses a VR viewer to go on a virtual field trip to a rainforest during a class at Chapelwood Elementary School in Indianapolis last spring.
Triston Dunkerson, center, uses a VR viewer to go on a virtual field trip to a rainforest during a class at Chapelwood Elementary School in Indianapolis last spring.
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IT Infrastructure & Management Virtual Reality for Learning Raises High Hopes and Serious Concerns
Technology companies are making a push to integrate virtual reality into K-12, but experts are raising concerns about how it might affect children.
Benjamin Herold, February 8, 2018
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7 min read
Classroom Technology As Cell Phones Proliferate in K-12, Schools Search for Smart Policies
Many advocates say that modeling appropriate behavior with the devices is the way to go, and that a "ban is not a plan."
Leo Versel, February 8, 2018
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6 min read
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School & District Management Opinion Tech Companies Are Buying Their Own Education Research. That's a Problem
Tech-company-funded research hides the dangers of too much screentime in schools, warns high school teacher Matt Miles.
Matt Miles, February 6, 2018
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4 min read
Image of a cell phone, and a text alert.
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Classroom Technology Opinion The Teenage Smartphone Problem Is Worse Than You Think
Media overconsumption interferes with the brain chemistry of teens and their ability to learn, writes a high school English teacher.
Donald Coburn, February 1, 2018
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5 min read
Ed-Tech Policy After Loss of 'Net Neutrality,' Districts Weigh How to Protect Themselves
The Consortium for School Networking advises K-12 systems to seek specific assurances on a free flow of online content from internet service providers.
Sean Cavanagh, January 9, 2018
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4 min read
Classroom Technology Bezos Family Foundation's Early Childhood Program Comes to Amazon's Alexa
Vroom, a program that translates research on children's brain development into tips for parents, is being woven into an Amazon service.
Leo Versel, December 14, 2017
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2 min read
Classroom Technology Baltimore County School Officials in Hot Water Over Ed-Tech Contracts
A state lawmaker is calling for a review of the 113,000-student district's technology contracts following a New York Times report on possible ethical violations.
Benjamin Herold, November 13, 2017
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Can Ed Tech Nurture the 'Hearts and Minds'?
An Education Next forum poses the question: Do tools need stronger design and better implementation, or should educators reconsider their use of tech altogether?
Sarah Schwartz, October 11, 2017
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools
Recent incidents represent a convergence of issues that are increasingly bedeviling K-12 systems: inappropriate social media use and cybersecurity threats.
Benjamin Herold, October 10, 2017
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Report Roundup Social-Emotional Development
Friendship is valuable to teenagers online and off, finds to a new review of studies of teenagers' virtual social interactions.
Sarah Schwartz, October 10, 2017
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1 min read
Pedestrians wade through a flooded street in Charleston, S.C. While high school students in the state's coastal schools waited for Hurricane Irma to die down, many of them were also able to do their school work.
Pedestrians wade through a flooded street in Charleston, S.C. While high school students in the state's coastal schools waited for Hurricane Irma to die down, many of them were also able to do their school work.
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IT Infrastructure & Management Hurricane-Ravaged Schools Turn to Tech to Keep Students on Track
School leaders and teachers in districts upended by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have relied on Twitter, Facebook, and learning platforms to get messages and academic lessons to families and students.
Michelle R. Davis & Sarah Schwartz, September 18, 2017
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7 min read
Syrian refugee children Shahed Qassab, 6, left, Asem Qassab, 6, holding cellphone, Abdul-Razzag Hindawi, 8, and Haneen Tareef, 6, use an educational app to play learning games at a refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.
Syrian refugee children Shahed Qassab, 6, left, Asem Qassab, 6, holding cellphone, Abdul-Razzag Hindawi, 8, and Haneen Tareef, 6, use an educational app to play learning games at a refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.
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Federal Cellphones, Apps Power Learning for Syrian Refugees
United Nations agencies have facilitated ed-tech programs for students in refugee camps worldwide, but the Syrian conflict has drawn an especially high level of involvement.
Sarah Schwartz, September 5, 2017
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8 min read
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