Digital Transformation

An annual list of the top 40 most-accessed ed-tech tools for K-12 schools in the United States, now in its sixth year, put GoGuardian, Securly and Study.com alongside the likes of Google, Scholastic and YouTube.

To compensate for budget cuts, a Minnesota school district is weighing the possibility of asking taxpayers to approve an additional source of funding that would be used to support technology.

A state auditor found that a Washington school district did not adequately document how Chromebooks and other services within the Emergency Connectivity Fund program were distributed to students with unmet needs.

Speaking on behalf of a consortium of ed-tech organizations called the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education, project director Frankie Jackson shared a new cybersecurity resource available to schools free of charge.

Following safety tests at schools in every state, the nonprofit Internet Safety Labs found student data making its way to advertisers and social media sites by way of apps used in schools, with parents largely unaware.

Former educators Nate McClennen and Vriti Saraf shared their vision of future schools powered by emerging technologies, namely artificial intelligence, blockchain and the metaverse, at ISTELive 23 on Monday.

Former high school teacher and Apple executive Sabba Quidwai advocates a foundation of empathy in the classroom and a design-thinking approach whereby teachers can embrace AI as a partner and even a friend.

As radio, television and the Internet before it, generative AI is only the latest technology to transform the news business, and its implementation could prompt important conversations about credibility and authenticity.

To make the most of face time with senior leadership, CIOs should make sure their project’s goals are always clear and in focus, meetings stay on track, and discussions are framed in business or operational terms.

A professor who led a course on the art and science of expertise says students will be less likely to cheat if they're supported and taught the importance of learning the material, and finding its meaning, themselves.

The two companies will operate under the StudentBridge brand and combine their respective platforms to engage and recruit students, with one using videos and the other direct messaging and “influencer-style” content.

The acquisition will expand Panorama’s suite of K-12 student monitoring tools to include daily transcript scans, which automate some of the work guidance counselors do to keep students on track for graduation.

Citing disruptions and behavior issues, a school board in Florida unanimously approved a new policy requiring elementary students to keep personal devices on silent mode and out of sight during the school day.

A blockchain group will award up to $100,000 apiece, in its own $EDU cryptocurrency token, to some K-12 teachers for the creation of educational content for use in a decentralized education system.

Generative AI carries new potential for personalized education, which can take many forms. Even as schools customize the rate and style of learning for each student, they should also keep an eye on collective interests.

Universities are gradually making more use of AR/VR headsets in an effort to establish “metaversities,” or digital twin campuses, but to date their use remains limited to a handful of courses at some schools.

Ireland-based SoapBox Labs built a speech-recognition engine based on specific accents in 193 countries, using a “for kids, by kids” approach to reading and writing instruction to make it inclusive.

Federal officials announced expedited measures to reach the 28 million U.S. households without high-speed Internet service. Money from the new Infrastructure Law will be available to families and Pell Grant recipients.