Nearly half — 42 percent — of children eight years old or younger have their own tablet. That number is up from just 1 percent in 2011.
Among the questions hundreds of research projects are attempting to answer are these: How will students "use their bodies and minds to learn what will be important in the 21st century, such as collaboration, scientific argumentation, mathematical reasoning, computational thinking, creative expression, design thinking and civic engagement?"
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/23/17
Despite a common misconception that the world runs on smartphones instead of PCs, a recent online end-user survey conducted by Gartner suggests that people rely on traditional computers as much as they do phones.
While previous studies have examined the long-term impacts of college choice and majors on career opportunities and economic mobility, less understood is how students decide what to study.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/17/17
While the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) holds the promise of helping states transform their K-12 public education, one reform organization fears that true innovation will get lost in the shuffle.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/17/17
A recent paper from North Carolina State University suggests this might just be the case.
The traditional PC market (which includes notebooks, desktops and workstations) in the United States saw shipments of 16.6 million units, with notebook sales dropping noticeably and desktops outperforming forecasts.
Time, planning and support from schools and districts and ongoing professional development are key to getting the most of new technologies and tools introduced to the classroom, according to a new report from the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning.
Binge-watching leads to poorer sleep, less family time in front of the TV and even less enjoyment of the content. But at the same time could it also generate better learning outcomes and higher completion rates?
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/10/17
American teachers like math and English language arts standards, but they don't like state tests.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/09/17