Technology's Role in Closing the Achievement Gap

A Q&A with Philip D. Lanoue, Ph.D., superintendent, Clarke County School District, Athens, GA.

Vetting OER for the Common Core

Karl Nelson is the director of the Digital Learning Department for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In this Q&A, he talks about how his state is using open educational resources to help support Common Core State Standards.

Is Your District Future Ready?

Encouraging school leaders to think deeply about equity, agency and leadership when actualizing or revisioning technology integration plans.

Ed Tech Spending Increases by 7 Percent

Education technology hardware spending increased globally by 7 percent in 2015, according to a new report.

Virtual and Augmented Reality Poised for Explosive Growth

Virtual and augmented reality are often touted as the next big thing in education. How big? Not nearly as big as textbooks, but heading toward the billion-dollar mark inside of 10 years.

Chromebooks Account for Half of K-12 Device Shipments

Shipments of Chrome OS-based devices to American K–12 schools increased more than 31 percent in the last year.

New Report Critical of Virtual and Blended Schools

A new national report finds that participation in online and blended learning schools is increasing, despite evidence that students are struggling in them and performance outcomes are below traditional public schools.

How Kids Use Tech: TV Still Most Popular Video Platform

More than half of kids aged 3-16 — including a quarter of those aged 3 and 4 — access the Internet at least daily, according to the latest Kids Tech report from FutureSource Consulting.

Windows 10 to Get Education Makeover

Microsoft will be introducing new education-useful features into Windows 10, including a quick device set-up app, an imaging and configuration tool, a utility to simplify Windows 10 devices for testing and enhancements to Windows Update.

Final Round of i3 Development Grants Seeks Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline

The United States Department of Education (ED) has opened the application period for the seventh round of Investing in Innovation (i3) "Development" grants. This will be the last opportunity schools will have to tap into this part of the competitive grant program, which offers up to $3 million for each accepted proposal.

Xirrus Adds Google Integration for Streamlined Authentication

Xirrus EasyPass enables single sign-on WiFi access with Google credentials.

CEOs, Governors Ask Congress To Commit $250 Million for K-12 Computer Science

A consortium of business leaders and politicians has asked Congress to fund computer science education, committing nearly $50 million in private contributions to the initiative.

Amazon Wins $30 Million Contract to Sell E-Books to NYC Schools

Amazon.com has won a $30 million contract to sell e-books to New York City public schools. With the option to extend the contract for two more years, the deal could be worth more than twice the price.

Dell and Aerohive Collaborate on New Hybrid Network System

Dell and Aerohive have launched a hybrid network system with new cloud-managed wired and wireless capabilities. The system has already been adopted by Queen Margaret's School in Canada and Movement Mortgage in the U.S.

Hobsons Debuts Naviance for Elementary

Hobsons has launched a new version of its career and college planning platform, Naviance, for students in grades K-5.

Moodle 3.0 Available for Android and iOS

Moodle has released its 3.0 version for Android and iOS. The free app is now available on Google Play and in the App Store, and will allow users to browse wiki pages.

OnCourse Debuts Cloud Based LMS

OnCourse Systems for Education, a provider of web-based tools for education, has introduced a new learning management system for K-12 schools.

PeopleAdmin To Integrate Sumtotal Learning Management Tools

PeopleAdmin has partnered with SumTotal Systems to integrate the latter's learning management tools with PeopleAdmin's talent management tools.

Ramsey School District Upgrades to Private Fiber Network

Ramsey School District in New Jersey has upgraded to a 100 percent fiber network to support several bandwidth-intensive education initiatives.

Link-Systems Updates Whiteboard Collaboration Tool

WorldWideWhiteboard 6.0 offers several new distance learning options.

iNACOL To Host Webinar on Designing Personalized PD for Personalized Learning

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning will host a free webinar, Powerful, Personalized PD for Teachers, next month focused on designing individualized professional development for personalized learning.

Oracle To Increase CS Support for American Schools

Oracle is increasing its support of computer science education in the United States.

Wireless Smart Cart Aims To Allow More Accurate Measurement in Physics Experiments

Pasco Scientific is introducing a new Smart Cart, a low-friction cart with sensors that will allow students to collect data from experiments to learn physics concepts.

i3 (Investing in Innovation), Round 7

Adopt a Classroom

Brown Rudnick Community Grants

Corning Foundation Grants

Brinker International Grants

Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant

2016 Clute Institute International Education Conference

ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning

My Learning Is "Rebundled" and My Future Is Bright: Students Talk About How They're Blazing Their Own New Routes to College & Career Readiness

The #ShiftToDigitalEd: Paving the Path to Digital Greatness

Citrix Synergy 2016

InfoComm 2016

2016 Clute Institute International Education Conference

OLC Collaborate

2016 NMC Summer Conference

ISTE 2016

The 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)

Campus Technology 2016

Distance Teaching & Learning Conference

National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show

OLC Accelerate