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An AP chemistry teacher shares how he guides his students towards independent learning, no matter if they’re in the same room or not.
07/14/2021
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Parents and educators know that academic excellence depends considerably on students’ holistic development and a strong, positive learning environment. Unfortunately, many schools lack access to the tools needed to support students’ personal growth and to measure and reflect on their climate for learning.
07/14/2021
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Discovery Education has released an update to its K–12 learning platform, offering a range of new features, tools and integration with other technologies.
07/13/2021
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The deadline for the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant program is just around the corner.
07/12/2021
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Nonprofit Internet2 has been working with state and regional agencies to help accelerate the spread of eduroam into K–12 schools, libraries and museums, resulting in the launch of eduroam Support Organizations.
07/09/2021
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Schools need smarter and more agile networks to respond to the demands of a digital learning environment that is still in the throes of major changes. For many schools, this means the displacement of legacy WAN (wide area network) architectures with SD-WAN (software-defined wide area networks).
07/08/2021
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The Arizona Department of Education has partnered with Discovery Education to provide Discovery's Experience platform to all teachers and students throughout the state.
07/08/2021
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In education and a few other sectors, one of the “lasting impacts” of COVID-19 will be an increased reliance on cloud infrastructure, according to a new analysis.
07/06/2021
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Applications are now open for a new leadership academy being offered through the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS).
07/06/2021
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Virtual reality headsets grew more than 50% in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year, according to a new report. Facebook, which owns Oculus, was one of the key driving factors.
07/01/2021
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New York district overhauls school-to-home communications efforts with a unified, data-rich communication platform to improve disconnected communications with families.
07/01/2021
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Instructure, the maker of Canvas LMS and other widely used learning technologies, has entered an agreement to acquire EesySoft, which has been a partner of Instructure.
07/01/2021
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We’ve seen the use of education technology become more prevalent this past year. We’ve also seen an additional disruption in education as COVID-19 impacted student achievement, particularly in diverse student populations with accessibility needs. Aside from the overarching challenges of learning from home, the nation’s nearly 7 million students with disabilities had additional obstacles to overcome during the pandemic. For these students, the move to Zoom wasn’t a fixall solution for remote learning.
06/29/2021
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Epson has rolled out seven new models in its lineup of large-venue projectors. The compact, high-light-output models offer up to 10,000 lumens and multiple optional power lenses.
06/29/2021
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A previously unnamed remote access Trojan, or RAT, that had until recently been targeting local governments in France, has set its sights on the education sector in the United States. It’s being deployed by PYSA/Mespinoza ransomware operators, according to new research.
06/24/2021
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Seventy-five percent of malware is going undetected by “traditional malware solutions,” according to a new report. And 74% of threats detected in the last quarter were zero-day malware, an all-time high, according to the researchers.
06/24/2021
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There was a surge in mobile gameplay when the pandemic began. According to a new report, nearly two-thirds of gamers increased the amount of time they played. And the majority of that activity will continue beyond the pandemic.
06/23/2021
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Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are key drivers of growth and innovation across all industries, and the education sector is no different. According to eLearning Industry, upwards of 47% of learning management tools will be enabled with AI capabilities in the next three years.
06/23/2021