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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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
Popular Language-Instruction App Duolingo Targets Schools
Duolingo, which uses digital games to teach languages, hopes to translate its consumer success into dominance of the K-12 education market.
Privacy & Security
Obama Calls For Stronger Protections on Student-Data Privacy
A proposed new federal Student Digital Privacy Act would put new restrictions on how companies use student data, but hurdles abound.
Assessment
Pearson, Minnesota Dept. of Ed. Sort Through Testing Breakdowns
During recent practice tests, students across Minnesota were unable to access Pearson's online testing portal due to an incompatibility with Apple's Safari browser.
Curriculum
Amplify and Guilford County, N.C., Rebounding From Device Mishaps: #TBT
One year after temporarily pulling the plug on its 1-to-1 computing initiative in the wake of high breakage rates and product defects, a North Carolina district is up and running with Amplify tablets.
Ed-Tech Policy
Doug Levin, Voice on Ed Tech, Leaving State Advocacy Organization
The executive director for the State Educational Technology Directors Association has announced his plans to leave that post next month.
Classroom Technology
Q&A
Confronting Ed Tech's 'Monsters': Q&A With Blogger Audrey Watters
Hack Education founder Audrey Watters takes on ClassDojo, Khan Academy, Knewton, B.F. Skinner, and the ed-tech sector's lack of historical awareness in a self-published new book.
School & District Management
Ed-Tech Purchasing Defined by 'Pervasive Culture of Can't,' Says Report
The Center on Reinventing Public Education says districts need to clear away bureaucratic barriers and "imagined restrictions" in procurement.
Federal
Student Data Privacy in 2014: Revelations, Legislation, Controversy
Google scanning student emails, inBloom collapsing, and the California legislature passing a major data-privacy measure were among the top data-privacy stories of 2014.
Standards & Accountability
President Obama's Ed-Tech Record: Sizing Up Its Impact
President Barack Obama touted the benefits of educational technology often last year, but how much influence has he actually had on moving digital learning forward?
Classroom Technology
Educators Weigh Merits of Chromebooks, iPads in Twitter Chat
Guests Holly Clark and Kyle Pace debated Chromebooks versus iPads in an #EWedchat this week. Chat participants discussed the pros and cons of each device and shared resources for educators.
Classroom Technology
A Guide for Superintendents Traveling the Education Superhighway
A new guide for superintendents can help school districts through the network upgrade process to bring faster Internet access to students.
Ed-Tech Policy
Obama's Ed-Tech Promises in 2008: #TBT, and a Look Ahead
In December 2008, President-elect Barack Obama vowed to improve broadband and technology access for U.S. schoolchildren, among other ed-tech priorities.
Personalized Learning
Ten Cities Seek to Bring Personalized Learning to Scale
Next Generation Learning Challenges and Education Cities are partnering to support 10 "emerging harbormasters" to support system-wide growth of personalized learning.
Curriculum
'Big Data' Skills Not Being Taught in K-12, Experts Say
A new "occupational skills profile" for big-data specialists outlines the relevant knowledge that professionals say is not being provided in K-12.