Classroom Technology Collection

Digital Directions in Education Week

Professional Development Professional Development in Online Instruction
This chart depicts the types of professional-development activities online teachers participated in related to online instruction.
May 17, 2011
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1 min read
Classroom Technology Some W.Va. Schools Closing the Book on Laptops
A decade-old initiative to bring more laptops into the hands of students across the state has fizzled out in some of the schools where it began.
The Associated Press, April 26, 2011
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4 min read
The 'School Shooter' online video game offers players the option of committing suicide at the end of each level of the game.
The 'School Shooter' online video game offers players the option of committing suicide at the end of each level of the game.
School Climate & Safety Critics Target 'School Shooter' Video Game
A new online game in which the player stalks and shoots fellow students and teachers in school settings is drawing fire from educators.
Brad Rhen, Lebanon Daily News, Pa. (MCT), April 22, 2011
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5 min read
Families & the Community Districts Use Web Polls to Survey Parents on Hot Topics
School leaders are using online polling tools for everything from gauging parent and community support for bond measures to determining the best times to hold spring break.
Dave Aekins, St. Cloud Times, April 19, 2011
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5 min read
School Climate & Safety Anonymous Bullying on Social Network Seeps Into Schools
Formspring has become the newest battleground for school counselors who already feel they are losing the war against cyberbullying.
Nirvi Shah, March 30, 2011
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6 min read
High school students in Montevideo, Uruguay, work together on a laptop computer provided by the Plan Ceibal project, a national initiative that aims to put a mobile computing device in the hands of every student. The Latin American nation has been dedicated to the program as a social initiative as much as an educational one.
High school students in Montevideo, Uruguay, work together on a laptop computer provided by the Plan Ceibal project, a national initiative that aims to put a mobile computing device in the hands of every student. The Latin American nation has been dedicated to the program as a social initiative as much as an educational one.
Miguel Rojo/AFP/Getty Images-File
Federal Countries Pursue Different Paths to Mastering Technology
School officials from Uruguay, Ireland, and other countries discuss how their students are using technology for learning.
Ian Quillen, March 29, 2011
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5 min read
Pfc. Samantha Malik, of Salem Township, Pa., holding her 21st Century Cyber Charter School diploma, says she was worried that her online-only education would prevent her from joining the military.
Pfc. Samantha Malik, of Salem Township, Pa., holding her 21st Century Cyber Charter School diploma, says she was worried that her online-only education would prevent her from joining the military.
Guy Wathen/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
College & Workforce Readiness Cyber Students Facing Barriers to Enlistment In Military Services
Those who hope to enlist in the military are finding their plans derailed by an obscure Department of Defense policy that ranks cyber schools as “less desirable.”
Amy Crawford, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 15, 2011
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4 min read
School & District Management New Coalition Is Launched to Speed Tech. Innovation
A new nonprofit that will convene technology experts from across business, nonprofit, government, and education sectors will begin its big-picture problem solving in the educational arena.
Ian Quillen, March 8, 2011
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3 min read
High Road student Tev Boyd, 19, plays a math game on his iPad. His teacher, Kelly Mlynski, is reflected in the computer's screen. She says students are careful with the devices, which can be expensive, because "they want to be able to use" them. Educators have also found the computers themselves to be sturdy.
High Road student Tev Boyd, 19, plays a math game on his iPad. His teacher, Kelly Mlynski, is reflected in the computer's screen. She says students are careful with the devices, which can be expensive, because "they want to be able to use" them. Educators have also found the computers themselves to be sturdy.
Matt Roth for Education Week
Special Education iPads Become Learning Tools for Students with Disabilities
In a growing number of special education programs, students and teachers are relying on tablet computers to smooth the path to learning.
Nirvi Shah, March 1, 2011
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8 min read
Classroom Technology Effective Use of Digital Tools Seen Lacking in Most Tech.-Rich Schools
Many schools that have integrated laptop computers and other digital devices into learning are not maximizing the use of technology to raise achievement, report says.
Katie Ash, February 22, 2011
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2 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Ga. School Diagnoses Students with Virtual Doctors
The telemedicine pilot program at Berrien Elementary School offers on-site care over the Internet for students and educators.
Dean Poling, The Valdosta Daily Times (MCT) , February 22, 2011
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3 min read
School Choice & Charters K-12 Inc., Research University Launch Virtual School
The virtual education company has teamed up with George Washington University to create a fully online private prep school for high schoolers.
Katie Ash, January 28, 2011
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3 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Va. Considers Teacher-Student Texting Ban
The state board of education is scheduled to vote on guidelines that would prohibit or restrict certain staff-student interactions to prevent sexual misconduct in schools.
Samieh Shalash, Daily Press, Va. (MCT), January 25, 2011
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2 min read
Teaching Robots Wheel Around Classrooms Teaching South Korean Students
Controlled remotely by teachers in the Philippines, the robots read books, sing songs, and play alphabet games with children.
January 21, 2011
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2 min read
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