Digital Transformation

To get the most out of student performance metrics and recover from learning loss that occurred over the past year, education officials are rethinking data management with new positions and data standards.

The California-based educational software developer bought Kickboard, whose technology tracks and measures classroom behavior of students, after projecting an annual sales increase of more than 25 percent in 2021.

The ed-tech company Twin Science and Robotics has set out to create a new “metaverse” for online STEM education, combining a digital learning platform with hands-on projects to expand access to STEM education worldwide.

Tacoma Public Schools in Washington is considering switching to remote learning on days when inclement weather prohibits travel to school, and a local columnist argues that families need a break.

While Google remains the go-to resource for most student research, libraries are trying to provide curated subscription databases that have more advanced filters and peer-reviewed sources that are easy to identify.

This week, the tech company announced a new AI-driven tutor platform that uses competency assessments by educators to generate quizzes, course recommendations and other guidance specially tailored to a student’s needs.

Starting in fall 2022, the university will offer a 15-credit minor in esports, or competitive video games, learning about their history and ethics, regulatory and cultural issues, and business and marketing.

Grown out of an evening-class alternative for students at risk of dropping out, the blended virtual learning program at Frederick County Public Schools has enrolled almost 1,200 students, with teachers from across the county.

At Ector County Independent School District in Texas, the growing Digital Learning Department is helping teachers and staff who love technology to train and share ideas with other educators.

An annual conference hosted by the university, which offers classes in game programming and game arts, the Shawnee Game Conference draws game developers, students and industry leaders from around the country.

The university's food services provider is delivering select food options on campus with knee-high robots from Starship Technologies that use machine learning, artificial intelligence and sensors to self-navigate.

Inspired by the system in North Carolina, Boulder Valley School District partnered with the Boulder Public Library to provide students with access to the library's research database using their student ID numbers.

Studying ways to improve student math scores, particularly for non-white students, the nonprofit College Bridge found some Black and Latino students benefited from receiving lessons online as opposed to in person.

Monte del Sol Charter School in New Mexico used federal distance-learning grants to build structures and pathways to accommodate classes outdoors, for example to teach students about gardening.

Joplin School District has contracted with the Freeman Health System to install equipment at 16 sites, allowing parents to tune in virtually and reducing the number of days people will miss due to illness or injury.

How should schools prepare digital natives — children who have never known a world without social media and personal digital devices — for the world wide web? Half a dozen principles can help guide the conversation.

Local universities, community colleges and public libraries are helping older generations learn information literacy and computer skills as fast-evolving technlogies become increasingly integrated into daily life.

Some K-12 districts that aren’t equipped to offer distance learning have partnered for those services with the Southwest West Central Service Cooperative, an organization that supports school districts in 18 counties.