Technology Standards
Classroom Technology
Typing Is Still a Foundational Skill. Do We Teach It That Way?
As more high-stakes testing goes digital, educators see a need to teach keyboarding skills in younger grades.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Advocate Moves Needle on Website Accessibility
A Michigan woman is responsible for filing some 500 federal complaints against school districts and others with websites she says disregard the needs of users who are blind or visually impaired.
States
L.A. Schools Embrace New Student Technology Standards
New technology standards released by ISTE focus on developing students as digital citizens, innovative designers, computational thinkers, and more.
IT Infrastructure & Management
New Interoperability Standard Aims to Ease Major Ed-Tech Headache
Some districts see OneRoster, an interoperability standard developed by an ed-tech consortium, as the most attractive option for helping districts manage the sea of data their teachers and students are using.
Equity & Diversity
Ariz. District Teaches Coding to K-8 Students
As big districts like New York and Chicago gear up to teach computer science, the coding lessons are already going full tilt in Avondale, Ariz., schools.
Curriculum
Big Districts Pressure Publishers on Digital-Content Delivery
As a condition of doing business, the districts are demanding a universal technical format they believe can help educators manage digital content and personalize instruction.
Ed-Tech Policy
Movement Grows to Assess Students' Digital Literacy
Assessments should use digital tools not just to gauge core academic expertise, many educators say, but also to measure abstract abilities aligned with the technology skills needed for success in the workplace.
IT Infrastructure & Management
A Wider View
Opening access to quality online content seen to outweigh the possibility of students seeing inappropriate material.
Federal
Software Industry Promotes Goals for School Technology
The goals address student engagement and achievement, equity, access, accountability and 21st-century skills for students.
Education
Report Roundup
Technology Standards
The new technology standards outlined by the Washington-based International Society for Technology in Education emphasize creativity and innovation.
Education
Online Dangers
Several states address Internet safety issues through state technology standards that serve as guidelines for districts and schools to incorporate technology into the curriculum.
Education
Report Roundup
Research Report: Educational Technology
Forty-two states have established technology standards for students, and twenty-seven have enacted minimum standards for teachers' technology use in the classroom, a report finds.
Standards & Accountability
Technology Standards Undergoing an Update
The International Society for Technology in Education is updating its educational technology standards for students and is inviting feedback from educators on proposed changes.
Standards & Accountability
Report Roundup
Technology Standards
A set of guidelines for what students should know about technology and how to use it for learning has been updated to reflect technological changes.