Coming to Your Child’s School, Very, Very Soon: A Christensen-Style Disruption!
Teachers, materials, students — the big 3 of K–12. Materials (1-to-1, OER-based textbooks) are changing dramatically, but teachers and teaching is about to be disrupted in the Christensen-sense. Machine learning will drive personalized learning into America’s schools. On that you can rely! Read Full Article
Report: Educator Confidence in Technology Increasing
Sixty-five percent of educators expressed confidence in using digital technology in their classrooms, a 7 percent increase over last year, according to a recent survey by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Read Full Article
Report: Millennials and Generation Z are Changing Media Habits
Millennials say they’re watching more videos and spending more time on social media, but they are not necessarily decreasing their attention to other media. However, a recent study states that younger internet users, the so-called Generation Z (ages 13 to 17), are moving away from text-based content online, as well as television, while increasing their time with video and social media. Read Full Article

Companies Partner to Create Adaptive Personalized Student Learning Paths
A new partnership between Edmentum and Renaissance has merged online assessment and adaptive instruction solutions from both companies in an effort to help teachers deliver targeted instruction to students.
Researchers Develop Methods to Detect Hacking of 3D Printers
These are attractive targets because 3D-printed objects and parts are used in critical infrastructures around the world, such as healthcare, transportation, robotics, aviation and space, according to new research from the Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the Georgia Institute of Technology who have found three way to detect cyberattacks on 3D printers.
Apex Learning Debuts Personalized Learning Tutorials for High School Equivalency Exams
Apex Learning, a provider of digital curricula, has launched new tutorials designed to help students prepare for high school equivalency exams.

Tablets Continue to Decline, Though Top Makers Hold Steady
The tablet market continued to fall in the second quarter of 2017, reaching 37.9 million shipments, a 3.4 percent decline compared to the same period last year.
Microsoft Offering Students Flexible Leasing for Surface Devices, Deals on Windows 10 PCs
Surface machines, which double as tablets or laptops, are available to students at a 10 percent discount through a new 24-month payment plan.
LightSail Version 4.3 Boosts Personalization Features in Reading App
LightSail Education has launched version 4.3 of its K–12 adaptive reading app with new features that open up more personalization options to teachers and students.