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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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
Ed Tech Moves Into the Spotlight for Education Beat Reporters
Despite fragmented beats and limited time, education reporters are paying increased attention to technology issues in schools, say both outside observers and journalists themselves.
Classroom Technology
Internet Seen as Positive Influence on Education—But Not Morality—in Poll
The Internet's effects on education and personal relationships are seen as largely positive by people in non-highly industrialized countries.
School & District Management
Educators Can Boost Women's Role in Computing, Engineering, Report Says
In 2013, just 26 percent of computing professionals and 12 percent of working engineers were women, according to a new report.
Privacy & Security
Federal Student-Data-Privacy Bill Delayed Following Criticism
A proposed bill that would establish a new baseline for federal involvement in protecting student-data privacy will undergo further revision before being formally introduced.
States
Idaho Broadband Fiasco Leads to State Official's Resignation
In the wake of a judge's ruling that voided the state's contract with broadband providers, Idaho Department of Administration Director Teresa Luna resigns.
Curriculum
Ed Tech in Elite Private Schools: A Look Ahead
An examination of ed-tech use in prestigious private schools prompts a big question: Would public school educators prefer abundant resources, or no standardized tests?
School & District Management
Momentum Grows for Digital-Content 'Interoperability' Standards
Ed-tech vendors took a hard look at new digital-content 'interoperability' standards touted by the Houston school district during the annual CoSN conference.
Classroom Technology
Use of Mobile Devices for Studying Skyrockets Among College Students
More than 80 percent of college students are now using mobile devices to study, and the growth in the use of those devices is shaping where and when postsecondary enrollees do academic work, a new survey from McGraw-Hill Education and Hanover Research finds.
School & District Management
E-Rate Funding Requests Booming; Application Deadline Extended
Requests for E-rate funds could hit $5.1 billion this year, in part thanks to new funding for internal wireless connections.
Classroom Technology
We're Not Ready for Online Tests, Most District Ed-Tech Leaders Say
Assessment readiness is the number-one priority for K-12 ed-tech leaders, but fewer than 30 percent report being ready for new online exams.
School & District Management
Gender Gap in K-12 Ed-Tech Leadership Persists, Survey Finds
Women in K-12 information-technology leadership positions continue to face a pay- and prestige-gap, according to new survey information.
Privacy & Security
PARCC, Pearson Take Heat for Scanning Social Media to Protect Test Security
A New Jersey school administrator voiced concerns about the state and a test vendor apparently monitoring a student's social media to look for evidence that standardized test information had been improperly shared.
Classroom Technology
Careful Planning, Broad Outreach Seen as Sound Ed-Tech Strategies for Schools
A new white paper from Center for Promise explores the experiences of several districts implementing educational technology, and the lessons that can be applied to other K-12 systems.
Classroom Technology
Ed-Tech-Product Pilots by Schools Receive New Attention
A nonprofit organization is asking for information from K-12 districts and ed-tech vendors about the benefits and drawbacks of "pilot tryouts" of products.