Digital Transformation

A New Jersey company created a curriculum for fifth to eighth grade students to learn about technology overuse and addiction, ultimately leading to real-world conversations and relationship building.

Renovations to the University of Texas Permian Basin's library will include an eSports arena with large TVs and 12 high-performance gaming work stations, plus offices and an event space with a stage and seating for 100.

A shared program between Burrell, Derry Area, Hempfield Area and Kiski Area school districts uses Google for Education and seven teachers to lead remote classes for 53 students learning from home.

A five-year grant issued by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs will help Benetech fund its DREAM Center program, making digital materials accessible to students with disabilities.

Amid plummeting enrollment in community colleges, most students say they want online options. Administrators doubt the pre-2020 status quo will ever return, but concerns remain about the quality of the online experience.

Lockport City School District’s director of technology said the program, which should cost under $20,000, might help students recover from learning loss and give teachers insight into what they’re struggling with.

With 11 percent of devices distributed to students not being returned, Atlanta Public Schools approved one-time funds to replace them and plans to incorporate a replacement strategy into the annual budgeting process.

The bulk of money is going to build out spaces at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including robotics-related research and teaching spaces and to upgrade Nebraska Innovation Studio's robotics makerspace.

The annual career-focused event, a partnership between the Macomb County Planning and Economic Development Department and the Macomb Intermediate School District, gives students a real-world look at high-tech careers.

The Madison School District is taking some of its high school classes online because of a shortage of teachers. Roughly 120 of the district's 2,400 teaching positions remain unfilled.

The CritterCoin platform is giving teachers in some Dallas classrooms a new avenue to encourage participation among their students: non-fungible tokens. The digital coins help to track student and group activity.

The K-12 platform, used by a majority of schools throughout the U.S., has announced that its offerings are now available for schools across Canada, and adhere to many of the country’s privacy laws.

The California Department of Education announced a partnership with early literacy and biliteracy company Footsteps2Brilliance to help further its goal of achieving literacy for all California students by third grade.

All public schools in the state will soon have access to $5,000 worth of state-provided computer science equipment, Gov. Janet Mills announced this week. The initiative will be funded with $3 million in CARES act money.

The free technology trials that helped teachers and school districts navigate the transition to at-home, virtual learning are now winding down, leaving educators with the choice of paying or going without.

The money will go to St. Vrain Valley's Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program at Skyline High School to help cover the cost of tuition, fees, technology and textbooks.

The STEM career pathway program directed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will become part of the Buffalo Public Schools’ K-12 curriculum, school officials announced this week.

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