Leo Doran
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Ed Groups Push Schools to Embrace Online Assessments
National groups representing school board members, superintendents, and ed-tech officials want to help schools transition to online assessments. → Read More
Ransomware Attacks Force School Districts to Shore Up—or Pay Up
Schools are being hit with a form of malware that locks away computer files unless they can be restored from backups or a ransom is paid. → Read More
Pearson Releases Rights to its Learning Design Principles
The publisher says the move is intended to give the education community a “common language” when discussing the effectiveness of ed-tech products. → Read More
Parent Media Use, Attitudes Probed By New Study
Common Sense Media released a new study which measured the limits parents put on their children's media use, and how much time they spend with media themselves. → Read More
Despite Frequent Screen Time, Parents See Selves as Good Examples
Common Sense Media released a new study which measured the limits parents put on their children's media use, and how much time they spend with media themselves. → Read More
Students Struggle With Spotting Fake News, Stanford Researchers Say
According to a new study, students are ill-equipped to evaluate the origins of online content in their news feeds for bias and reliability. → Read More
Students Struggle With Spotting Fake News, Stanford Researchers Say
According to a new study, students are ill-equipped to evaluate the origins of online content in their news feeds for bias and reliability. → Read More
Free Electronic Field Trip to Transport Students to Pearl Harbor
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans and a local public TV station plan to webcast an interactive electronic field trip commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack. → Read More
Free Electronic Field Trip to Transport Students to Pearl Harbor
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans and a local public TV station plan to webcast an interactive electronic field trip commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack. → Read More
State Education Budgets Still Recovering From Recession, Study Shows
At least 35 states were still providing less inflation-adjusted funding on a per student basis in 2014 than they were prior to 2008, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. → Read More
Calif. Community Builds Homegrown Internet Network for Schools
The network was built with the help of an FCC program called the Educational Broadband Service, which needs to be opened up to more schools, critics say. → Read More
Education Groups Call for FCC Action on Huge Tech Resource
Possibly billions of dollars worth of a public educational telecommunications resource has languished unused and unlicensed within the federal government, estimates show. → Read More
Study Profiles Maker-Space Educators and Their Needs
A study that combined an online survey with a smaller number of in-depth interviews revealed what motivates maker-space educators and what they need from administrators to succeed. → Read More
Study Profiles Maker-Space Educators and Their Needs
A study that combined an online survey with a smaller number of in-depth interviews revealed what motivates maker-space educators and what they need from administrators to succeed. → Read More
Ed-Tech Trends, Challenges Articulated by International Panel of Experts
The New Media Consortium and CoSN teamed up to assemble a report drawn from international experts on topics such as augmented reality, personalized learning, coding as literacy, and maker spaces. → Read More
Ed-Tech Trends, Challenges Articulated by International Panel of Experts
The New Media Consortium and CoSN teamed up to assemble a report drawn from international experts on topics such as augmented reality, personalized learning, coding as literacy, and maker spaces. → Read More
K-12 Computing Market Moves Toward 2-in-1 Devices
Hybrid laptop-tablet devices are growing more popular in the global K-12 education market, according to a recent analysis by Futuresource Consulting. → Read More
State Ed-Tech Leaders Outline Ambitious Broadband Goals
Despite major strides in getting schools connected to the internet, state ed-tech leaders are calling for redoubled efforts to provide equitable access to technology. → Read More
Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project
While international sales are down, the U.S. market continues to grow slowly, and experts say sales of "2-in-1" devices are rising. → Read More
Schools Should Widen Bandwidth Capacity, State Ed Tech Directors Say
State and federal officials convened on Capitol Hill for the release of SETDA's latest report that calls for more robust broadband connections to schools and a bridging of the homework gap. → Read More