Technology in Education

A YouTube Video Is Worth a Thousand Words -- Student Video Challenge Captures Imagination

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 05.10.2012

Lydia Dobyns

When asked about what makes schools in our network different from traditional high schools, our common refrain is "don't ask us, ask the students." They are the best spokespeople for why change in education is necessary.

Education: The Single Most Important Job (Video)

George Lucas | Posted 05.08.2012

George Lucas

2012-05-08-Screenshot20120508at8.58.25AM.jpgEducation is the foundation of our democracy. By seizing on what's working, and recreating those successes from one classroom to the next, we can make it better for everyone.

The Global Search for Education: In Search of Innovation

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.27.2012

C. M. Rubin

"Through the process of disruptive innovation along came minicomputers, then personal computers, and now tablets and smartphones. That's the force of disruptive innovation, and it is closing the achievement gap on an international level."

The Global Search for Education: More From Finland

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.06.2012

C. M. Rubin

"Our teachers in Finland are quite autonomous already. They are allowed to choose their methods and they are allowed to be creative."

Hungry to Learn

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 04.29.2012

Lydia Dobyns

As an example of project based learning at its best, schools in the New Tech Network recently invited teachers to create projects using the hugely popular The Hunger Games trilogy as learning material.

Students Do Change Over Time... and That Is Not a Bad Thing

Anthony Otero | Posted 04.28.2012

Anthony Otero

The general state of the students has changed. Technology has enabled my students to plan their future in a way I could never imagine.

The Promise of Education Technology (It's Not Just About Lighter Backpacks)

Joel I. Klein | Posted 04.04.2012

Joel I. Klein

The Obama Administration's push for digital textbooks, while useful, represents only initial steps on the proverbial thousand mile journey.

The Students Are All Right -- It's the Adults Who Need to Learn to Communicate

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 04.01.2012

Lydia Dobyns

Discussions are taking place everywhere challenging the effectiveness of digital learning. Let's stop asking the same archaic questions. Technology in the classroom is not the question.

School Kids Draw Pictures Of What Educational Robots Should Look Like

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 01.20.2012

When Apple introduced iBooks 2 and iTunes U at a media event on Thursday, the mega-corporation put forth its idea of what a future classroom should lo...

In Heart Of Silicon Valley, School Succeeds With No-Tech Education

Posted 01.31.2012

The Waldorf School of the Peninsula sits in the midst of Silicon Valley, home to the nation's leading tech companies and startups. It educates the chi...

Digital Badges: The Great Equalizer?

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 12.21.2011

Lydia Dobyns

It's time to "blow-up" our antiquated college admissions process. The archaic ritual of getting into college by SAT/ACT scores and GPAs has outlived its usefulness.

What It's Going to Take to Transform Our Schools

Margaret Spellings | Posted 12.10.2011

Margaret Spellings

I think it's helpful to quickly review the principles that have revolutionized nearly every other area of our lives: competition, customization, technology, modern management and a relentless focus on the customer. 

Is Education Software Failing Our Schools?

www.nytimes.com | TRIP GABRIEL and MATT RICHTEL | Posted 12.10.2011

The Web site of Carnegie Learning, a company started by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University that sells classroom software, trumpets this promise:...

Steve Jobs: Student, Teacher And Leader In Revolutionizing Education And Technology

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 12.06.2011

In a time of educational debate and shuffling nationwide, a college dropout, businessman and paragon of technological innovation emerged as an inadver...

Revenge Of The Nerds: Fake School Snow Day Announced Via Twitter

Posted 05.25.2011

A jokester or high school student wanting to get a snow day started a fake Twitter account that purported to be the official Rogers Schools account an...

Integrating Technology -- and it's Cheap too

Jim McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim McGuire

If schools would explore their options, technology for students can be attained without breaking the bank. This is how my sixth-grade language arts classroom is equipped.

In Defense of iSchools

Joel Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Klein

The iSchool, a new high school in SoHo that incorporates technology into everyday learning, encourages students to take an active role in their own education and go beyond what they find in a textbook.

Convene, Connect, Transform: Teachers on Roll to Transform Schools

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

Esther Wojcicki

Anyone in San Antonio, Texas last week would have thought that American education had entered a new digital age.