Classroom Technology

Digital literacy, screen time, cellphones. Learn more about how schools handling technology’s effect on teaching and learning

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Technology in Education: An Overview
From blended learning to computerized testing, digital and online technologies are reshaping the classroom experience for students.

Featured Special Reports

Special Report Classroom Tech
This report examines how schools are tackling tech training for teachers, "passive" vs. "active" use of digital tools, and online learning needs.
June 12, 2017
Fifth graders Dominick Kushner, center, William Greenawalt, right, and Anthony Oliastro, code their own video games at South Fayette Intermediate School near Pittsburgh.
Fifth graders Dominick Kushner, center, William Greenawalt, right, and Anthony Oliastro, code their own video games at South Fayette Intermediate School near Pittsburgh.
Swikar Patel for Education Week
Rafranz Davis, the Lufkin Independent School District’s executive director of professional and digital learning, takes a look at the way Dunbar Primary School students Alana Booker, left, 8, and Kyla Flemon, 8, interact with the computer.
Rafranz Davis, the Lufkin Independent School District’s executive director of professional and digital learning, takes a look at the way Dunbar Primary School students Alana Booker, left, 8, and Kyla Flemon, 8, interact with the computer.
Marie D. De Jesus for Education Week
Special Report Learning the Digital Way
Schools are learning hard lessons about the difficulties of putting in place 1-to-1 computing programs and digital curricula initiatives meant to encourage innovation and fuel academic growth.
June 10, 2015
The Miami-Dade school system put the brakes on a 1-to-1 computing effort to avoid setbacks experienced by other districts. Above, Coral Gables freshmen Andrea Urieles, right, and Samantha Palacios work together on a tablet during a history class.
The Miami-Dade school system put the brakes on a 1-to-1 computing effort to avoid setbacks experienced by other districts. Above, Coral Gables freshmen Andrea Urieles, right, and Samantha Palacios work together on a tablet during a history class.
Josh Richie for Education Week