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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
School & District Management
Crazy Schedules, Questions for Tech Support During COVID-19: 'What Is an LMS?'
Behind the scenes, school district employees manning IT help desks are playing the role of an unsung cast that has made the shift to remote learning possible.
School & District Management
K-12 Tech Leaders Prioritize Cybersecurity, But Many Underestimate Risks, Survey Says
Less than 20 percent of respondents to a new CoSN survey marked any items on a list of cybersecurity threats as "high-risk" from their perspective.
Privacy & Security
Zoom Unveils New Privacy and Security Features to Address Hacking Issues
The company has agreed to a host of new security features for all nationwide users, including password-protected invitations and giving meeting hosts control over private chat messages.
Classroom Technology
How Schools Can Narrow Equity Gaps During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The guide urges districts to develop plans for addressing the loss of learning that many students, particularly those in vulnerable demographic groups, are experiencing this spring.
Ed-Tech Policy
Ed-Tech Groups to Congress: More Than $5 Billion Needed to Address Internet Access Gaps
Schools need help from the federal government to prepare millions of U.S. students for remote learning this fall and beyond.
Classroom Technology
Delivery Delays Likely for Chromebooks, iPads Under COVID-19, Analyst Predicts
Analyst predicts that a frustrating stretch could continue for district officials desperate to acquire devices such as Chromebooks and iPads during coronavirus closures.
Classroom Technology
Remote Learning Problems During Coronavirus Prompt Resignation of Big District Tech Leader
The top technology official for Virginia's Fairfax County schools resigned after the district struggled to handle some major technical glitches in its e-learning platforms.
Ed-Tech Policy
5 Insights for How to Tackle the Digital Divide During the Coronavirus and Beyond
Districts are scrambling to purchase new equipment and help families connect to the internet, all while waiting on policy changes for broader relief.
School & District Management
K-12 Device 'Arms Race': Philly School District's 'Heaven Sent' Chromebooks For Coronavirus Closures
The Philly School District's story of how it acquired 40,000 new devices underscores a new reality: districts across the country are competing for every device available during the coronavirus-induced remote learning movement.
Data
Thousands of Schools Are Falling Short on Students' Data Privacy Rights, Report Says
Parents and students can opt out from schools disclosing personal information, but many schools don't make that option clear to families.
Teaching Profession
6 Tips for Teaching Remotely Over the Long Haul of the Coronavirus
The principal of a middle school in Hong Kong shares invaluable lessons for how to make remote learning work effectively over the long haul.
Classroom Technology
New York City Schools Ban Zoom as Privacy Concerns Mount
The district is cracking down after an increase in privacy and security concerns around the popular videoconference platform.
Ed-Tech Policy
FCC Extends E-Rate Deadlines to Help Schools During School Shutdowns
The FCC said in a statement that the "unprecedented circumstances" brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak merited the deadline extensions.
Teaching Profession
Virtual Education Dilemma: Scheduled Classroom Instruction vs. Anytime Learning
K-12 teachers are faced with a question many likely thought they'd never have to ask: How often during the school day do my students need to see me and when?