Digital Transformation

Expert panelists at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando said K-12 technology plans should be adaptable, living documents informed by large committees and tailored to specific goals and mandates.

Le Sueur-Henderson High School, about 60 miles southwest of Minneapolis, is using VR headsets to help students become certified nursing assistants in a bid to combat a dire shortage of nursing in the state.

Benetech, a nonprofit focused on equity in education, will launch an AI-powered system to make STEM learning materials accessible and interactive for students who are neurodivergent or visually impaired.

John F. Kennedy School is using an 11-foot inflatable dome with a projector that connects to an app, reportedly the first system of its kind in Connecticut, to create immersive learning experiences.

School districts can use digital wallets to comply with regulations of student activity funds, which are raised by students and families to support clubs and athletic teams, while still allowing advisers to access them.

Oregon’s new version of federally mandated report cards on schools and district performance includes online data visualizations, but not the ability to compare the average student’s growth across multiple years.

Chippewa Valley Technical College expects the use of two new online textbooks, which are free to access and adaptable by instructors, to save students hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

A panel at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando last week offered tips on planning for the future of broadband, while cautioning attendees that aspects of the E-rate program are in political jeopardy.

A nonprofit service called eduroam, which has long helped university students securely access wireless networks throughout the U.S. and around the world, is now available or on the way for K-12 students in nine states.

Opening this fall in Arizona, Unbound Academy will use AI to condense core academic lessons to two hours a day, followed by workshops, mentorship sessions and student-led projects, per the school’s charter application.

The university's new policy requires anyone who wants to send a mass email to file a request to be evaluated by the UI Office of Strategic Communication, which will then use written standards to determine its validity.

Digital revolutions in education and countless job markets are happening concurrently, and some teachers see in these changes the potential to train future generations for a new era of digital citizenship.

While technology has made teaching more complicated in some ways, a speaker at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week offered a handful of simple ways technology can help teachers de-stress.

Maryland-based ed-tech company Floreo VR gives students with autism a low-stakes, controlled environment in which to master social, emotional and safety skills under teacher supervision.

In an effort to curb chronic absenteeism, school districts in Farmington, Raton, Carlsbad and Hobbs are piloting an AI tool by the software company Edia that automates student attendance tracking and notifies parents.

The nonprofit consortium announced Thursday it will use a “train-the-trainer” model to teach district teams nationwide how to assess and advance school AI readiness. The initiative’s precise timing is unclear.

The United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act calls for a national plan to assess and advance the use of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies across key sectors, from education to agriculture.

Special educators are legally required to write Individualized Education Programs for students with educational disabilities. Experts say AI could ease the paperwork burden and improve the content of these plans.