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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Education
ISTE 2012 to Showcase Ed. Tech.'s Expanding Horizons
The most important question of this year's conference may be what to do now that technology integration in education has widespread support.
Assessment
Online Testing on the Rise
Thanks to the rise of Common Core assessments, virtual testing could make up 50 percent of the assessment market by the 2014-2015 school year.
Curriculum
Science Teachers Cut Up Over Virtual Dissections
Some science teachers aren't happy that their Florida district could replace animal dissections with virtual programs.
Classroom Technology
New Online Degree Program for Wis. Adults
The online, self-paced, competency-based degree program will begin by targeting skill sets most needed in the state's workforce.
School & District Management
Survey Open to Gauge Nature of Online Safety Ed.
The survey may show how districts are responding to the increased push for online safety education.
Assessment
AFT Launches Online Content Repository
The $10 million effort is the latest in a growing field of groups trying to organize online conent in better ways.
States
New York Senate Passes Cyberbullying Bill
New York is moving closer to enacting a stricter law against cyberbullying, which would take effect by July 2013.
School & District Management
Study: Digital Summer Learning Boosts Achievement
The report suggests programs delivering instruction through multiple media platforms can lead to significant improvement in students' mathematics, numeracy, and phonics skills.
States
Florida District Considers Teacher-Student Texting Ban
Hernando County could join other school districts around the country in placing limitations on digital communications between teachers and students.
States
Public Debates "Personalized Learning" in Race to the Top
Comments from private sector, education technology community suggest changes, clarifications to U.S. Department of Education's new $400 million competition for school districts.
Education
NCAA Opens Door to Text Messaging for Recruiting
A new NCAA rule that goes into effect June 15 opens the door for Division I and II men's college basketball coaches to text high school athletes.
Education
Ten Tips for Selecting the Best Educational Games
The chance for players to demonstrate a freedom of choice is a common theme among the highest quality games, suggests the review from Common Sense Media.
Privacy & Security
Lawsuit Raises Concerns Over Students' Online Privacy Rights
According to the lawsuit, the app authors collected kids' names and other private information and sent it to a third party, violating federal online privacy law concerning children under 13.
Classroom Technology
Survey: Educators, Publishers Agree on Need for Improved Web Search
Preliminary results from the LRMI show both educators and publishers believe the Web search experience isn't successfully routing the right resource to the right searcher.