Snapchat enabling K-12 teachers to reach students in new ways

The platform is also gaining steam in higher ed — but as with other social media outlets, there are pitfalls.

By Erin McIntyre • March 31, 2016

Tech enables students to create, execute small business plans

A project in an Ontario high school led students to start a business producing and selling phone cases with help from a 3D printer.

By Erin McIntyre • March 30, 2016

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Districts see increasing collaboration between CAOs, CTOs

Because more districts are now using tech as a core piece of instruction, the two positions are becoming increasingly intertwined.

By Erin McIntyre • March 29, 2016

Training for teachers, administrators critical to 'next gen' school success

Game plans for tech and blended learning must also account for individual district needs and loftier ambitions while also considering fiscal realities.

By Erin McIntyre • March 29, 2016

K-12 coding classes lacking in tech-savvy California

Data from the the state shows a majority of public high schools don’t offer dedicated computer science or programming courses.

By Erin McIntyre • March 29, 2016

Realistic Expectations of Accountability Assessments: One Test Can't 'Do It All'

Measured Progress Founding Principal Stuart Kahl details best practices for student assessment.

By Stuart Kahl, founding principal of Measured Progress • March 29, 2016

Growth mindset, diversity, and Strayer: The week's most-read education news

Don't fall behind! Get caught up on the week's most-read education news right here.

By Roger Riddell • March 24, 2016

Variety of file-sharing options exist for lesson plans, homework

Using cloud storage to share files can help save school districts money while upping security and collaboration.

By Erin McIntyre • March 24, 2016

Innovative thinking can squeeze extra life out of old ed tech

District Administration reports that schools can prolong the use of old tech hardware by retrofitting or incorporating cloud computing.

By Erin McIntyre • March 24, 2016

Professional development can make or break ed tech

In today's classrooms, adequate training can make all the difference in an initiative's success.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Protecting students and staff from themselves on social media

Social media security experts say a fine line exists between invading student privacy and monitoring social media with aggressive technology to prevent scandals and bad behavior.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom

Pearson is among companies exploring the learning benefits of man-made neural networks.

By Erin McIntyre • March 18, 2016

Districts can take protective measures against hackers

Looking ahead and thinking proactively are key to protecting against cyber attacks.

By Erin McIntyre • March 17, 2016

Replacing a reliance on standardized test scores with e-portfolios

Admissions committees have long been criticized for an over-reliance on the SAT and ACT for admissions decisions, and some say e-portfolios could be just the thing to replace them.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 17, 2016

Move over Chromebook: Microsoft leads way in global ed tech sales

A new report shows the tech giant with a majority of the service and device market share worldwide.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Hiring tech-savvy teachers boosts schools

Peter West, the director of eLearning at Saint Stephen’s College in Australia, writes for eSchoolNews that hiring processes should focus on early adopters and e-learning experience.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

More questions than answers in Cleveland E-rate investigation

The school district and its legal team have reportedly not provided clear answers about components of the rebate failures in the ongoing investigation.

By Erin McIntyre • March 16, 2016

Candidates' ed stances and higher ed wisdom: The week's most-read education news

Get up to speed on how student demands could limite campus speech and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • March 11, 2016

Randy Wilhelm talks OER challenges and solutions

In honor of OER week, Education Dive spoke with the OER expert and Knovation founder.

By Erin McIntyre • March 11, 2016

Same iPads cost different prices in different districts

A new study finds that disparities in iPad pricing exist, with out-of-the-box sticker prices ranging from a low of $367 to a high of $499 for different districts.

By Erin McIntyre • March 10, 2016

A slow road towards modernizing Wi-Fi connections in US schools

2016 E-Rate applications are expected to cost around $5.8 billion, but that alone may not be enough.

By Erin McIntyre • March 10, 2016

In one West Virginia school, contests inspire e-learning

Over summer break and during snow days, students at West Virginia's Sherman Elementary School compete to win points by participating in e-learning contests.

By Erin McIntyre • March 9, 2016

Bringing computer science to all classrooms

TechCrunch reports on 1.8 million U.S. jobs that are expected to be unfilled due to a lack of qualified candidates, saying that American students need more computer science education. 

By Erin McIntyre • March 7, 2016

Directory of blended learning aims to help districts, schools

In an op-ed, Julia Freeland Fisher, director of education research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, examines two strategies for adopting blended learning.

By Erin McIntyre • March 4, 2016

Creative approaches can make coding more fun, accessible

Four districts are taking innovative approaches to closing the subject's participation gap. 

By Erin McIntyre • March 4, 2016