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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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
Telling the ISTE 2017 Story in Twitter Traffic
What was popular at ISTE? A U.K. company analyzed thousands of tweets to see who was doing most of the sharing, and on what subjects.
Curriculum
Verizon Program Aims to Boost Rural Girls' STEM Skills
The free, three-week summer program is designed to introduce girls to computer science and encourage them to pursue careers in tech fields.
Privacy & Security
Maryland Dad Wants June 30 to Be "National Student Data Deletion Day"
Schools should automatically delete a wide range of "superfluous" student information at the end of each school year, says digital-privacy lawyer Bradley Shear.
Ed-Tech Policy
Trump Names Nominees to Fill Empty FCC Seats, With High Stakes for Schools
If confirmed by the Senate, Republican Brendan Carr and Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel would bring the Federal Communications Commission back to full strength.
Curriculum
Libraries as Hubs for Coding?
A $500,000 grant program from the American Library Association and Google will fund computer science programming in school and public libraries.
Ed-Tech Policy
1,200 Educators Sign Letters Lobbying Congress to Protect Ed Funding
A full-court press is on at ISTE 2017 to get educators to write their legislators about lagging federal funding for schools.
Education
3 Shifts in the Use of Ed Tech: Exploring, Personalizing, Closing Equity Gaps
New ISTE CEO Richard Culatta identifies the biggest changes in how technology is affecting teaching and learning as roughly 20,000 educators and ed-tech enthusiasts gather in San Antonio.
Teaching Profession
ISTE 2017: Google, Tech Titans to Make Their Pitches Directly to Educators
At least 15,000 educators are expected to converge on San Antonio for the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education.
Classroom Technology
Online Classes for K-12 Students: 10 Research Reports You Need to Know
Research on the effectiveness of online courses for K-12 students remains limited, but here are 10 of the best studies available.
Curriculum
Worried About Hackers? Call a Girl Scout
The Girl Scouts of the USA will introduce badges for online safety, combatting cyberbullying, and advanced IT skills beginning in Summer 2018.
Personalized Learning
Teachers' Union Faces Backlash Over Publication on Personalized Learning
A story published in the magazine of the National Education Association sparked sharp criticism from some teachers and activists concerned about software-driven personalized learning.
Classroom Technology
Ohio Orders State's Largest Cyber Charter to Repay $60M in Attendance Dispute
A state audit of student login records determined that Ohio's largest full-time online charter had dramatically overstated its student enrollment.
Privacy & Security
Updated Privacy Toolkit Offers Guidance on Federal Laws, Vendor Contracts
The toolkit from the Consortium for School Networking provides further explanation of federal privacy laws and offers guidance in communicating and contracting with vendors.
Personalized Learning
Gates, Zuckerberg Philanthropies Team Up on Personalized Learning
A joint $12 million grant to support personalized learning reflects growing ties between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.