Technology: Page 61
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Telehealth grows in presence, impact for secondary schools
Virtual medical treatment is a way to reduce absenteeism and to increase services for vulnerable students, but can budgets sustain the innovative program?
By Jarrett Carter • March 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Are teachers K-12's greatest untapped innovation engines? [SXSWedu 2017]
Two administrators and a teacher shared their thoughts on how school and district leaders can facilitate game-changing ideas in the classroom.
By Roger Riddell • March 14, 2017 -
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TrendlineCybersecurity in K-12 Education
From the growing and persistent threat of ransomware attacks to concerns about vendors’ practices, schools have become increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks amid digital transitions.
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When cities and schools collaborate on data, students win
A partnership between the City of Nashville and its public school system is seeing data analytics boost reading scores for afterschool program participants.
By Jarrett Carter • March 14, 2017 -
Blended reality opens up new opportunities in classrooms
Students are using blended reality to “dissect” frogs and complete other projects, benefiting from all that comes from digital multimedia tools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017 -
A fake superintendent requested W-2 information in recent phishing scam
The tax information of all 1,300 Groton (CT) Public Schools employees was compromised this week and a few days later 1,600 employees in nearby Glastonbury Public Schools were targeted.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Can this Montessori's AltSchool partnership help scale the model?
Northern Virginia's Berthold Academy is looking to modernize its 100-year-old model — and, perhaps, find ways for traditional schools to benefit as well.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2017 -
HBCUs, women in STEM, and ELLs: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on textbook industry woes, Ohio's potential public higher ed savings and more here.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2017 -
Districts can improve services using data they already have
Many districts are starting to use new tools that collect data and help inform decision-making, but sometimes it is simply a matter of using data that is already being collected anyway.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Video conference tech connects students and professionals
As districts try to expand career experiences for students in middle and high school, digital tech has become an important way to keep costs down and still have an impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Predictive ed tech poses concern for some students
Predictive programs are meant to stop students before they fail, but worries persist about students being pigeon-holed and falling through the cracks.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
'Evidence for ESSA' website ranks reading, math programs based on evidence standards
The Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University launched the free resource to help schools determine what to use in classrooms.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017 -
Online tool attaches hard numbers to social-emotional skill-building
SELweb is designed to assess SEL among students in kindergarten through third grade, and it has given many districts a way to measure progress directly.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017 -
Arizona district uses student expertise to drive tech adoption
Yuma Elementary District One created the iTEAM KiDS Technology Ambassador Program to capitalize on student expertise with technology tools that educators wanted to use in the classroom.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Tech can help schools develop student leadership potential
Teachers can keep several principles in mind when planning lessons and managing classrooms, using ed tech tools to complement the work of developing young leaders.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Texas district uses cloud to give teachers all-around view of students
The MobileFirst iPad application allows teachers to see data on any student, including test scores, homework, grades, disciplinary actions, extracurricular activities and learning preferences.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017 -
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From engagement to empowerment – redesigning learning spaces
Learn how Byram Hills Central School District is transforming the learning experience in its schools by redesigned learning spaces.
Feb. 28, 2017 -
Standing desks, other design elements can significantly improve outcomes
A handful of recent studies have identified benefits for student insulin levels, engagement and neurocognitive function after using standing desks or generally sitting less in class.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 27, 2017 -
AmeriCorps, discipline and diversity: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on a Colorado district's efforts to provide affordable housing to teachers and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pilot networks help Chicago school identify promising ed tech tools
Wendell Smith Elementary is participating in a pilot network through LEAP Innovations and Chicago Public Schools in search of tools to create exciting learning experiences.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Paperless science and social studies classroom aims to get students real-world ready
Anthony Johnson operates his fifth- and sixth-grade classroom as a small city and immerses students in project-based learning to get them acting like adults.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Rhode Island white paper outlines plans to scale personalized learning statewide
The Statewide Personalized Learning Initiative’s paper offers a common definition for personalized learning and maps out broad goals and objectives, with action items for individual districts.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Digital courseware market is maturing, but schools must stay focused
The Learning Counsel’s Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey found 86% of K-12 schools expect to spend more on digital curriculum this year, and spending is shifting to the district level.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Study: Virtual schools tend to attract and harm lowest-performing students
A RAND Corporation and New York University study published last week found that students with low test scores who enroll in virtual schools tend to do even worse.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017 -
The Tennessee grad rate scandal that wasn't — because of bad data
An announcement earlier this month that one-third of the state’s 2015 graduates received diplomas without actually meeting requirements isn't true after all.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Internet of Things helped Connecticut district cut electricity bill by 84%
The Cheshire Public Schools converted lights in six buildings to LED bulbs and connected them to sensors and cloud-based servers that control brightness and turn lights off automatically.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017
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