Classroom Technology Collection

Digital Directions in Education Week

Special Education Touch Screens May Ease Verbal Barriers to Learning
New technologies use visual cues to bridge communication challenges in the classroom.
James Staley, Las Cruces Sun-News, February 28, 2012
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Michelle Neumann, 22, left, and Sam Sekulich, 20, stand on the campus of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill. Ms. Neumann and Ms. Sekluich are president and vice president, respectively, of Active Minds, a suicide-awareness organization on campus.
Michelle Neumann, 22, left, and Sam Sekulich, 20, stand on the campus of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill. Ms. Neumann and Ms. Sekluich are president and vice president, respectively, of Active Minds, a suicide-awareness organization on campus.
Keri Wiginton/Chicago Tribune/MCT/Getty
School Climate & Safety Mental Health Experts Evaluate Role of Facebook
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline recently announced a revamped partnership with Facebook to use the site to help prevent suicides.
Naomi Nix, Chicago Tribune (MCT), February 21, 2012
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3 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Teen Callers Turn to Texting on Minn. Suicide Hotline
A suicide call center in the state is getting as many cellphone text messages from teenagers in a day as it used to get phone calls from teens in a month.
Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News Tribune, February 7, 2012
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3 min read
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, second from right, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, right, prepare for a town hall meeting at the Newseum in Washington that was live-streamed online as part of Digital Learning Day.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, second from right, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, right, prepare for a town hall meeting at the Newseum in Washington that was live-streamed online as part of Digital Learning Day.
Mark Wilson/Getty
Classroom Technology Ed. Experts Critique 'Digital Learning Day'
Advocates and critics offer their assessments of the inaugural event, which featured the release of a new federal resource advising educators about digital-textbook adoption.
Ian Quillen, February 7, 2012
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4 min read
School & District Management Ed-Tech Credential Push Starting with Online Teachers
A new initiative aims to set national education technology certifications for a number of professions.
Ian Quillen, January 24, 2012
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4 min read
School & District Management Report Estimates Cost of Virtual Education
A new analysis found that the per-pupil cost of educating a student through virtual education is significantly less than for a traditional brick-and-mortar education.
Katie Ash, January 17, 2012
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2 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Schools Tackle Teacher-Student Online Conversations
Sacramento school officials are coming up with their own guidelines for what kind of online and electronic communication is acceptable between teachers and students.
Melody Gutierrez, The Sacramento Bee (MCT), January 17, 2012
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3 min read
Jared Dennis, 18, of Lexington, S.C., graduated from the South Carolina Connections Academy virtual school in June of 2011, but was told by an Air Force recruiter that he would need to complete one year of college-level classes before he could enlist. A recently passed federal bill outlawed such requirements.
Jared Dennis, 18, of Lexington, S.C., graduated from the South Carolina Connections Academy virtual school in June of 2011, but was told by an Air Force recruiter that he would need to complete one year of college-level classes before he could enlist. A recently passed federal bill outlawed such requirements.
Mary Ann Chastain/AP-File
School & District Management Defense Budget Bill Lifts Limits on Cyber-Graduate Enlistments
Graduates of virtual high schools are now equal to graduates of brick-and-mortar schools in the eyes of military recruiters.
McClatchy-Tribune, January 10, 2012
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2 min read
School & District Management Online Algebra I Class Can Boost Rural Students' Access, Skills
A new study notes the benefits of providing the class to 8th graders who would not otherwise have access to formal algebra curriculum.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 10, 2012
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3 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Online Behavior Jeopardizing College Plans
The number of college-admissions officials using social-networking sites to learn more about applicants quadrupled over the past year.
Robin L. Flanigan, December 14, 2011
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7 min read
Classroom Technology Virtual Ed. Advocates Respond to Wave of Criticism
As e-learning moves into the K-12 mainstream, it is attracting a growing number of critics, who say it suffers from a lack of accountability and insufficient evidence of effectiveness.
Ian Quillen, November 23, 2011
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7 min read
Classroom Technology Board Approves Idaho Online Class Requirement
The state now joins Alabama, Florida, and Michigan as the only states requiring some form of online learning for graduation.
The Associated Press, November 15, 2011
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4 min read
A student at Barboursville Middle School in Cabell County, W.Va., scans an index finger to pay for a school lunch. Students in Cabell County's other middle schools and high schools will soon be paying for their lunches through the new finger-scanning technology.
A student at Barboursville Middle School in Cabell County, W.Va., scans an index finger to pay for a school lunch. Students in Cabell County's other middle schools and high schools will soon be paying for their lunches through the new finger-scanning technology.
Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch/AP
Student Well-Being & Movement School Lunch Fingerprint Technology in Motion
Biometric technology is being used in school cafeterias in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of the breakfast and lunch lines.
The Associated Press, November 8, 2011
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4 min read
Maurice Van Lowe, a 4th grader at Burning Tree Elementary School in Bethesda, Md., reads in his classroom using Bookshare, a nonprofit electronic service that converts books into more accessible formats for students with certain kinds of disabilities.
Maurice Van Lowe, a 4th grader at Burning Tree Elementary School in Bethesda, Md., reads in his classroom using Bookshare, a nonprofit electronic service that converts books into more accessible formats for students with certain kinds of disabilities.
Nicole Frugé/Education Week
Reading & Literacy Digital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students
A service called Bookshare makes traditional books quickly accessible for students with certain disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, November 1, 2011
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8 min read
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