Digital Transformation

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.

The Connecticut institution's Digital Innovation Hub for Educational Excellence will be virtual with an in-person component, offering students a chance to reskill in fields such as cybersecurity or behavioral health.

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.

After a survey showed a clear preference among graduate students of the education program to have their classes online, the Maryland institution has decided to keep that program virtual on a permanent basis.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A free program on the university's campus next week will feature a collection of GIS Storymaps, made by students as their spring seminar project, that visualize the journeys of Holocaust survivors.

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.

The university is one of 10 that have partnered with VictoryXR to use virtual and augmented reality to create a “digital twin campus” and make online classes more immersive. The pilot program starts this fall.

Community colleges and technical training programs across the state are using AR/VR tools from the workforce training company TRANSFR for virtual workforce training and to teach residents about career opportunities.

As a new option for online learning, Pennsylvania’s Capital Area Online Learning Association is offering courses through StrongMind, which provides either teachers or professional development to client schools.

With students spending most of their waking hours interacting with technology, educators must think critically about its appropriate use and discuss with students the cost of relying so much on these tools.

The National Science Teaching Association and Vernier Software & Technology awarded one middle school teacher and two high school teachers for innovative ideas about using data collection to make STEM more engaging.

Europe's highest-valued ed-tech company, based in Vienna, has big plans to expand its user base in the U.S. with a new headquarters in Austin, Texas, amid a boom in the online tutoring market.

The Lafayette-based tech company SchoolMint will offer clients more advanced digital marketing tools to boost enrollment through a customized enrollment microsite, SEO services and online reputation management.

A career IT and teaching specialist weighs in on office- and technology-related terms that are working their way into the lexicon and, in some cases, causing confusion through repeated misuse.