A majority (86 percent) of educators believe that technology needs in schools will increase over the next three years, according to a recent survey by the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and Human Development and the EdTech Evidence Exchange, a nonprofit affiliated with the university.
This fall, Microsoft Education is rolling out new features on Teams and OneNote that support social-emotional learning.
These updates come at a time when students and educators are experiencing unprecedented changes and challenges in education due to the coronavirus pandemic, which have led to increased stress and anxiety, experts say.
Last week, Cisco gave a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new platform that can help schools manage online and hybrid classrooms.
The platform works hand in hand with Webex Meetings, Cisco’s videoconferencing service, and gives educators, students and parents a single secure place to connect online.
Digital collaboration platforms and tools for online privacy and safety are the most important “tech enablers” for K–12 schools this year, according to “Driving K–12 Innovation: 2020 Tech Enablers,” a new report by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
Analytics and adaptive technologies, cloud infrastructure and mobile devices were also highlighted as Tech Enablers in the report.
Google for Education recently launched a new certification program to help instructional coaches better support K–12 educators using technology.
The Certified Coach program features a free structured curriculum and research-based, five-step coaching model focused on driving meaningful technology use in schools.
The U.S. Department of Education announced a $600,000 competition last month to advance technology education for rural high school students amid the coronavirus pandemic.
CDW•G and Clarity Innovations introduced a new cybersecurity resource hub at CoSN2020, the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, in May.
Students could lose up to five months of their potential reading growth by next school year due to school closures during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by educational nonprofits Successful Practices Network and the Center for College & Career Readiness.
The U.S. Department of Education launched a new grant competition in April to help states struggling with providing equitable access to remote learning, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
For the third consecutive year, cybersecurity ranked as the number one tech priority for K–12 IT leaders, according to “The State of Ed Tech Leadership in 2020,” a new report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
Those surveyed indicated that their districts are “highly aware of increased network attacks in K–12 environments and are increasing efforts to thwart them,” but still generally underestimate the size of those threats, according to the report.
