Home Connectivity and the Homework Gap

A disparity in home Internet service has lead to the "homework gap," where economically disadvantaged students "go from a digital oasis to a digital desert when they go from school to home."

Baltimore STAT Initiative: A Closer Look

It's been two years since Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) began implementing a district-wide, one-to-one digital conversion initiative known as STAT (Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow). The district has been working on this initiative for more than three years and has learned a few lessons along the way about redesigning a curriculum and personalizing learning for an increasingly diverse student population.

Internet Access Advocates Release Action Plan Pushing for Gigabit Speeds at Schools

A new action plan from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition provides recommendations for policymakers to design a broadband strategy that promotes education, health care and community enrichment.

Report: Evidence of Tech Use for Learning in Classrooms Scanty

Integrating technology into the classroom takes much more effort than handing out devices. According to a new report from an education researcher, there's little evidence that students are using digital tools for learning in classrooms.

Chromebooks Help Drive PCs Upward in U.S. as Worldwide Computer Shipments Continue Slump

Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2016 when compared to the second quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results from technology research firm Gartner. Strong gains in Chrome shipments buoy U.S. market.

Survey: Common Core Stress Down

Teachers are less stressed about the Common Core or about teacher accountability requirements this year than they were last year, according to this year's Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Educator Confidence Report.

Survey: Video Usage in Ed Continues Ramp-up

When it comes to the use of video in education, the over-riding theme — as we might expect — is more, more, more, according to the findings of a new survey.

Web-Based Learning in Rural Areas Gets Federal Financial Lift

A United States Department of Agriculture grant program will fund 45 projects intended to connect rural communities in 32 states with educational experts via videoconferencing.

Instructure and Microsoft Add Integration between Canvas and Office 365

A new integration will simplify the interoperability of various functions between Microsoft Office 365 and Canvas from Instructure.

Police Get Secure WiFi Access at 3 Iowa Schools

The Iowa Department of Public Safety has launched a program that allows the state's law enforcement officers to park their patrol cars outside schools and access secure, high-speed WiFi Internet service.

Waterford Graded School District Expands Chromebook Initiative

Waterford Graded School District in Wisconsin is updating its 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative for students in grades 3-8.

Lifeliqe, HTC Vive Partner on VR for Education

A company that sells an app allowing students to explore biological creatures, botanical compositions, machinery, environments and other entities has signed on with a virtual reality company to make those same interactive models available to its users.

Charles County Adopts New SIS for Real-Time Info Access

Charles County Public Schools has adopted a new student information system in an effort to provide real-time student information to all stakeholders.

ClassDojo Launches Parental Engagement Tool

ClassDojo has launched Student Stories, a new tool that allows students to easily add images and videos to their portfolios and share them with their families.

Code.org Takes Precautions to Protect Student Data

In an effort to protect student information, Code.org has erased the email addresses of millions of students taking its online courses and will no longer request email addresses from students.

D2L Updates Brightspace with Virtual Classrooms

D2L has updated its learning management system, Brightspace, with integrated virtual classroom capabilities.

Drawp for School Debuts Resource Marketplace

Drawp for School, a classroom workflow management tool, has introduced the Drawp Resource Marketplace, where teachers can browse, create and share digital learning resources.

Facebook Commits $15 Million to Code.org to Diversify Computer Science Education

Code.org will use the donation over the next five years to expand access to computer science education to underrepresented populations.

KnowledgeWorks, Center for Assessment Launch Site to Prep Ed Leaders for Accountability Pilots

KnowledgeWorks and the National Center for the Improvement of Assessment are launching a new website, innovativeassessments.org, to help education representatives understand the requirements of the applications for the Innovative Assessment and Accountability Demonstration Authority.

Maine District Selects Combined SIS LMS Assessment Platform

Maine Regional School Unit #74 plans to implement a combined student information system, learning management system and assessment platform.

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