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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Classroom Technology
Examining Communication in Online Ed.
A new report outlines the communication methods and policies in place at virtual schools across the country.
Education
Insights on Education from TED Conferences
An archive of presentations from the annual Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference includes insights from some of the most creative and intriguing thinkers in their fields, including education.
Education
Is It [Retweet] Tuesday Already?
It's Retweet Tuesday again, so take a minute to check out some of these great tweets.
Ed-Tech Policy
Bringing Broadband to Idaho Schools
With help from federal stimulus funds, public high schools in Idaho will soon have access to broadband Internet access.
Federal
ED Web Site Gets Overhaul
Thanks to ASCD's Twitter feed I got a tip this morning about the new Web site for the U.S. Department of Education.
Curriculum
Digital Curriculum Planned to Improve Ed Access, Quality
These days it's rarely a surprise to read about a new effort to translate print curriculum to a digital medium. But a headline on an e-newsletter I just received from the Academy for Educational Development captured my attention. It links to a news article on allAfrica.com about Rwanda's efforts to "digitalize and disseminate" the national curriculum as part of the country's push toward "Education for All" goals set by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Education
Smart Ed-Tech Strategies: Big Names, New Ideas
Check out our upcoming Education Week/Digital Directions one-day events because they are great opportunities to meet and learn from top ed-tech leaders and thinkers in the country.
Privacy & Security
With Internet Filtering, Less Is More?
When it comes to Internet filtering, some school leaders have found that less is more.
States
ACLU Challenges Expulsion for Cellphone Use
The lawsuit charges that the middle school student's constitutional protection against unnecessary search and seizure and his free speech rights were violated.
Classroom Technology
iNACOL Offers E-Learning Research Summary
The research on the efficacy of online learning is growing as the medium becomes increasingly popular among students seeking academic enrichment or credit recovery.
Education
Technology Posts Worth Retweeting
The Digital Education blog recognizes some noteworthy posts from Twitter in this inaugural Retweet Tuesday feature.
Education
National Flu Readiness Initiative Taps Curriki for E-Learning
Curriki has pulled together information and resources designed to help schools, districts, and states get prepared for flu-related school closures by having online learning plans in place.
Education
CPS Re-Evaluates Social Media Position
After hearing teachers' complaints, the CPS board has decided to re-evaluate and tweak the new policies regarding the use of social media, although details surrounding which policies might be changed and how are still under wraps.
Curriculum
Social Media Ban for CPS Teachers
Apparently Chicago Public Schools has approved a new e-mail policy that prohibits teachers from contacting students through cellphones, non-CPS e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or blogs and Web sites created off the CPS network.