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.
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in the greater Houston area will provide students in a pre-kindergarten summer program with laptops and school-managed WiFi hotspots to access online educational content.
Nonprofit Mind Research Institute is trying to get students to rethink how to express the math standards they learned this year through its new "game-a-thon," a K-12 contest that challenges students to create a video describing a game featuring creative or unusual solutions to math problems.
- By Stephen Noonoo
- 05/08/14
Middle schoolers across the country just received a boost to their summer camp or college funds.
Fuel Education, a provider of personalized learning solutions, is launching more than 25 new online and blended math courses for middle and high school as well as a slate of new elective courses.
Technology startup Zyrobotics has launched TabAccess, a device designed to help people with limited fine motor skills use Android and iOS devices.
Catapult Learning and LTS Education Systems have formed a new partnership focused on helping K-12 students achieve grade level mastery through adaptive and blended learning techniques.
- By Stephen Noonoo
- 05/07/14
In the first quarter of 2014, the global projector market grew 7 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 1.87 million units, according to market research company Futuresource Consulting. In the U.S., however, market volume increased just 2 percent.
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District in Wisconsin is preparing to implement a document management solution for its human resources department in an effort to save time and reduce the amount of paper in long-term storage.
Despite all the attention on assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards, 80 percent of students say they have not heard of new state accountability tests, according to a report released this week.
- By Christopher Piehler
- 05/07/14
IBM and a mobile provider will be delivering IT security services to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/07/14