Digital Education
The Digital Education blog covered personalized learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive testing, digital curricula, data privacy, future of work, and all things technology. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work, and digital learning.
School & District Management
Many Teens Sleep With Digital Devices, Report Finds. Is That Why They Are So Cranky?
Teenagers are more than twice as likely as their parents to sleep with their devices in the bed with them, according to a report by Common Sense Media.
Student Achievement
Online Credit Recovery Fuels Higher Grad Rates, But Learning Suffers, Report Finds
Researchers found a negative association between taking online courses, primarily for credit recovery, and performance on districtwide standardized tests.
School & District Management
Tech Advances, Automation Fueling Employers' Demand for 'Soft Skills'
Employers are putting a premium on soft-skills—like attention to detail—that aren't always easy to capture or measure.
Ed-Tech Policy
'Mission Accomplished' on K-12 Internet Connectivity: A Conversation With Evan Marwell
Evan Marwell, the founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway, spells out why school internet connectivity is "mission accomplished," what still needs to be done in education technology, and how to push big changes in K-12.
Artificial Intelligence
Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Student Engagement? Researchers Investigate
Researchers at the University of Montreal are partnering with an education technology company to see if Artificial Intelligence can predict student engagement.
Classroom Technology
Districts Often Out of Touch with Teachers' Biggest Tech Needs, Survey Finds
A recent report from Common Sense Media reveals that teachers don't feel they have the right tech for their classrooms.
School & District Management
Can Learning Analytics Improve Learning? Researchers Discuss at AERA
Three leaders in the field of learning analytics tackled questions at the American Educational Research Association about whether ed-tech and K-12 schools use their research to its fullest advantage.
School & District Management
Personalized Learning Advice From a Learning Scientist: 5 Questions K-12 Leaders Should Be Asking
Schools are still figuring out how to stitch together disparate technologies to both improve student outcomes and tap into student interests, said University of Wisconsin professor Richard Halverson.
Classroom Technology
Racial Diversity of Online Charters Varies Widely By State, Study Finds
With statewide enrollments, full-time online charters could upend public education's pattern of racial segregation. But would that be a good thing?
Privacy & Security
Twitter Chat April 9 to Focus on CTO Needs Around Cybersecurity
Tune in to the #edCTOchat on April 9 at 2 p.m. ET for more information about how to fend off K-12 cybersecurity threats and how to handle attacks when they come.
Education Funding
Tech Venture Philanthropies and Public Education: Q&A With USC Professor Patricia Burch
Groups like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are pushing a 'technocratic' approach to school reform that could change the way we think about public-school governance, says USC professor Patricia Burch.
School & District Management
Screen Reading Worse for Comprehension, Leads to Overconfidence, New Meta-analysis Concludes
Readers using screens perform worse and tend to think they're processing and understanding texts better than they actually are, according to a new review of nearly three-dozen studies over the past decade.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Google Experimenting With New Cloud Storage, Artificial Intelligence Initiative for K-12
Google is working with Washington's Evergreen Public Schools on a new effort that has big implications for the way K-12 districts store and analyze student data.
School & District Management
5 Things Superintendents Want Their Chief Technology Officers to Know
Building trust takes technical skills, strong communication, and a willingness to own your failures, said district leaders at the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking.