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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Curriculum
Writing in Google Docs Doesn't Affect Student Test Scores, Early Research Finds
Enthusiastic usage of Google Docs did not translate into improved student test scores, according to small-scale new study.
Curriculum
PBS LearningMedia Celebrates Digital Innovators in Education
One hundred K-12 educators nationwide were selected for PBS LearningMedia's Digital Innovators program, which recognizes effective use of technology in the classroom.
Curriculum
Blended Learning Research: The Seven Studies You Need to Know
Education Week's new report "Blended Learning: Breaking Down the Barriers" features a story highlighting research on the effectiveness of such techniques.
Classroom Technology
Q&A
Digital Learning Games Find a Believer in USA Today Writer
USA Today reporter Greg Toppo examines the ways digital games are transforming education in a new book, "The Game Believes in You."
Privacy & Security
Student-Data-Privacy Protections Fall Short, Researchers Contend
Lawmakers and policymakers should expand the scope of student data that is protected and require more of ed-tech vendors, argues a new report from NEPC.
Curriculum
Public and Private Schools Share Ed-Tech Strategies in Twitter Chat
Educators and technology leaders shared best practices for edtech in public and private schools in an Education Week Twitter chat.
Privacy & Security
Major FERPA Overhaul Under Consideration in U.S. House
A draft overhaul of FERPA would ban the use of students' educational records for marketing, allow companies to be fined, and expand parental opt-out rights.
Privacy & Security
Guide for Ed-Tech Developers Issued by U.S. Department of Education
Technology should make learning more meaningful and better support teachers, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told developers at the ASU+GSV summit on Tuesday.
Teaching Profession
Twitter Chat: Public Schools, Private Schools, and Ed Tech
Three leading educators will discuss what public and private schools can learn from each other when it comes to ed tech during a Twitter chat Tuesday, April 7 from 8 to 9 p.m. ET.
Curriculum
Lumen Learning's Open Ed. Resources to Expand With New Funding
Lumen Learning announced that it has raised $2.5 million in private equity, funding that it says will help support its continued development of open educational resources.
Curriculum
Knewton, HP Reach Deal to Create 'Adaptive' Materials for Print
Knewton, the company known for digital learning profiles of students, is partnering with HP to tag and code print materials, and make them "adaptive" to individual student needs.
Classroom Technology
Online-Test Security, Social Media, and Cheating: A Recent History
Test developers have spent years trying to devise ways to stamp out cheating on online exams, a review of Education Week's coverage shows.
Curriculum
Idaho's Failed Implementation of Pearson LMS Blasted in Report
A new state report uncovers serious functionality and management issues in implementing Pearson's learning management system, Schoolnet, in Idaho.
Assessment
Online-Testing Shift in States Includes Focus on College Readiness
States are rapidly moving forward with new assessments, many of which are being given online, and many of which are focused on the transition from gauging preparation for higher education.