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.
A new report finds technology is becoming more prevalent in everyday learning activities, but the majority of classrooms worldwide are creating blended learning environments.
A new study from Tulane University found that following a data-driven approach to student behavior correlated with a decrease in disciplinary incidents by as much as a quarter to almost three-quarters.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/16/18
A literacy outreach program for grades 7-11 that has found success in Southern California has just been funded to expand to six additional states, with the intent of eventually taking it nationwide.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/18
Sun Prairie Area School District received $463,308 through a Wisconsin Department of Justice grant program, which made $100 million available to K-12 schools to support projects designed to improve school safety.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/18
Education technology company Blackboard has introduced enhancements to the Ultra Experience version of Blackboard Learn, its learning management system, including integration with Ally, an accessibility checklist tool.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/18
An AV technology company has announced digital switching hardware intended to reduce the cost of equipping a classroom with remote management, asset tracking, support and maintenance.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/18
The new "Classroom Ready Collections" include lesson plans, activities, videos, interactives and worksheets that are searchable in Follett Destiny, the company's school library management service.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/18
Google has set aside a $25 million pool to fund research work by schools and other organizations using machine learning for "social good."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/14/18
The appliance was purpose-built to work with Panopto software for live streaming and video recording.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/14/18
A draft report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines citizen science, the concept that non-scientists can perform research that pushes scientific knowledge ahead. In the process, participants can learn scientific practices and content, but "only if the projects are designed to support learning."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/14/18