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The nonprofit believes preparing students for a digital future is less about expanding access to devices than about ensuring technology use is grounded in purpose, understanding and meaningful outcomes. -
Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut have contracted with Timely, because budget constraints and reduced staffing have made it increasingly difficult for the district to create master schedules.
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A survey of educators who work in career and technical education found that nearly a third of those who don't already have programs in IT and cybersecurity at their school expect one will launch in the next five years.
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A $59 million program unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul will assess "high-need" public schools across the state and fund clean-energy technology, HVAC systems and other measures to improve air quality and energy efficiency.
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Staff at Daviess County and Owensboro public school districts in Kentucky say kids need smartphones to call parents in case of an emergency, but there is a time and a place to use them as instructional tools.
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Albuquerque social worker Michael Ollom has created a five-session course, "Defending Young Minds," to teach kids age 8-12 about sexual predators, bullies, scams, addictions and other online hazards.
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The foundation will work with local organizations to equip 134 elementary schools in the Permian Basin and train teachers to deliver a weekly, year-round STEM program with technology and custom-designed lessons.
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A senior at West High School is working with administration to compile an archive of old articles, yearbooks and other artifacts from the school's history to be digitized and made accessible to the public.
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Designed on a foundation of open source technology, the new platform allows educators to create their own lessons in earth and space science courses, as well as immersive AI-tutored activities and virtual field trips.
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A grand jury has indicted the former technology coordinator of Ashtabula Area City Schools, now working at Buckeye Local Schools, with extortion, unauthorized use of a computer, and attempted grand theft.
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The California district used state funds and general fund dollars freed up by coronavirus relief money to cover the $13.8 million cost, and it intends to install solar panels to help charge them.
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As part of a comprehensive plan to improve the education system and make it more equitable, the U.S. Department of Education is building an online dashboard of data related to equity in U.S. schools.
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In talking to students at The Dalton Academy, administrators found many liked the idea of four in-person learning days and one virtual day per week, but the idea of holding classes later in the day was less popular.
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According to LearnPlatform’s latest EdTech Top 40 report, Google products remain popular, and use of digital tools in K-12 classrooms did not abate even after instruction mostly shifted back to an in-person environment.
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With help from the nonprofit CS is Elementary, Ector County Independent School District in Texas is hosting a series of webinars to teach families about being safe on social media, Zoom calls and other digital spaces.
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The state competition organized by FIRST Indiana Robotics drew 32 teams and hundreds of students, teachers and advisers to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to showcase their work building and programming robots.
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The ed-tech software company Clever announced an identity management add-on to its digital learning platform, aiming to boost security and reduce the risk of a breach by automating the maintenance of user accounts.
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To meet the state requirement that all public high schools must offer a semester of computer science starting this fall, the Iowa Department of Education has dispensed four grants to train more than 830 teachers.
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No surprise, a new report tells us that children’s screen time increased during the pandemic. The jury is out on how this will impact them, but parents have a role to play in guiding better screen-time habits.
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While most students are back in classrooms, virtual instruction is here to stay as a facet of education nationwide, and teachers from around the country have professional advice for making the most of it.
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Four years after the district started competitive video gaming teams, esports are being recognized alongside traditional sports, and teachers and parents say students are gaining interest in school.
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