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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Teaching
Video Game Design Meets Black Lives Matter and #MeToo
At Oakland, Calif.-based Gameheads, young people work at the intersection of media, technology, and culture to make video games that often have strong social messages.
Classroom Technology
Generation Z Prefers Learning From YouTube, Not Books
Younger learners are growing up with technology all around them. A recent Pearson study found that a majority of kids aged 14 to 23 prefer learning from YouTube rather than books.
Curriculum
Pro Basketball Player Brings Entrepreneurship Program to Baltimore Schools
Rudy Gay's Flight 22 Foundation is partnering with ed-tech company EverFi to teach students how to create a successful business.
States
Ohio Sues Cyber Charter Founder, Pursuing Millions in Disputed Funds
Ohio is seeking to recoup millions of dollars in funds from now-defunct online charter school, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow.
Classroom Technology
Latest in Back-to-School Tech: Panic Buttons for Teachers
Technology company Enseo is betting that a security system widely deployed in hotels will also generate interest from schools wrestling with mounting safety concerns.
Federal
Congress Considering $95 Million for Study of Technology's Effects on Children
The Children and Media Research Advancement Act has bipartisan support and the backing of both industry and advocates. But previous versions have languished in Congress.
Curriculum
To Get Girls Into Coding, Nonprofit Looks to Historic Inspiration
Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization, is providing free lesson plans that teach computer science concepts and feature women who have made contributions in the industry in order to spark girls' interests in coding.
Curriculum
Characteristics of Effective Tech Coaching in Schools Explored in New Report
Instructional-technology coaching programs should be voluntary, personalized for each teacher, and not used for evaluation, according to a new report from Digital Promise.
Curriculum
Bad Teaching for Preschoolers? There Are Lots of Apps for That
Poor feedback, ineffective guidance and instructions, and lack of adaptivity are some of the key shortcomings identified by researchers in a study of 171 popular mobile learning apps for 3-5 year olds.
Equity & Diversity
Cyberattacks During FCC's 'Net Neutrality' Fight? Didn't Happen, Agency Now Says
During its contentious debate over net neutrality, the FCC said its public comment system was slowed by cyberattacks. Now the agency says those claims were unfounded.
Classroom Technology
Facebook, National Urban League to Partner on Digital-Skills Training
The social media giant, which is facing withering scrutiny over its data-collection practices, has announced a partnership with the National Urban League.
Classroom Technology
Schools Turn to Geospatial Tech Lessons to Engage Students in STEM
A program to teach geospatial technology and concepts -- or organizing and analyzing data through visualization -- is expanding from Virginia to the Chicago public schools.
Classroom Technology
Pa. Cyber Charter Founder Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison
Nicholas Trombetta had plead guilty to tax fraud after siphoning off millions from the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
Classroom Technology
Gates Foundation Gives $2.2M to For-Profit Company Tackling School Schedules
Ed-tech company Abl will lead the new "Unlocking Time" initiative, which will include a self-assessment and free online resources about how schools can better structure their time.