K-12 Technology News
Here you'll find the latest news from the education technology world, from the newest hardware and software releases to policy and funding updates to research reports to school and district tech initiatives. Looking for more in-depth coverage of important topics? Be sure to visit our Features page.
What makes for an engaging learning experience? Multiple factors, including instructional practices used by the teacher, content that's "relevant and relatable to students' lives" and a design that helps students focus.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/21/20
An esports league company has announced the kickoff of its fall tournament season. Generation Esports hosts competitions for middle school and high school.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/21/20
The project will be coordinated by the District's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and will incorporate internet streaming through Comcast's Internet Essentials and RCN's Internet First programs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/20
Two organizations have kicked off a project to help increase home connectivity for students. The "K-12 Bridge to Broadband" initiative is the brainchild of the Internet & Television Association (NCTA) and EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit that helped lead work to close the classroom connectivity gap. The goal is to help public school districts and states identify the students who need access to the internet and potentially connect them.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/20
Amazon's voice-controlled assistant, Alexa, now allows for the printing of educational materials from JumpStart Games. Students, teachers and parents can say, "Alexa, print a coloring page" or "Alexa, print a multiplication worksheet for third grade," and the Echo device will follow the command.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/20
Gaggle has launched a new service called Gaggle Therapy. The service connects students with licensed counselors in their state for teletherapy.
In a lengthy message, Miami-Dade County School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho attempted to calm his district community after a chaotic start-of-school week that included distance learning outages and an about-face on usage of a new learning platform.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/20
Want to promote more reading? Encourage students and families to turn on the captions while they stream video. That's what a new literacy campaign targeting students aged 8 to 12 is promoting.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/20
According to the organization that conducted new research on solar power in schools, energy is the second largest individual expense for U.S. schools after personnel.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/15/20
In response to the number of states, districts and schools that are shuttering schools to students in response to fears about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), education technology companies have stepped forward to help educators reach students in virtual ways. (Updated September 14)
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/14/20