Instructional technology

10 keys for protecting student data during COVID

Addressing trauma and discrimination are key strategies for protecting student data and privacy as the ongoing COVID pandemic requires schools to stick with online learning.

Alaska uses CARES Act funds to prioritize distance learning

Getting new technology into schools in rural villages is very costly, so school districts must be very careful in stretching every dollar received.

Report: There’s no sign of slowing the K-12 digital transformation

A Project Tomorrow study shows that despite the quick shift to remote learning during COVID-19, educators, children and their parents have embraced technology like never before

Providing Device Support That Improves Student Safety and Access During COVID

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Report shows need for schools to protect student privacy, data

A new report from the Center for Democracy and Technology shows the need for K-12s to address the use of data, especially as ed tech becomes more prevalent

Are millions of students really missing school?

As many as 3 million of the country's most marginalized students may not have returned to school—online or in-person—since the COVID closures in March, a new analysis suggests. 

Will COVID and systemic racism change schools forever?

"Twin pandemics" present an invaluable opportunity to drive lasting transformation in how schools serve students, say researchers at a Harvard University-based think tank.

5 stories of online learning innovations during COVID

Allowing students to solve real-world problems that are relevant to their everyday lives is key to keeping them engaged in online learning.

How to create a virtual online learning academy

Darlington County School District in rural South Carolina saw an overwhelming response when educators there launched a virtual academy to enhance online learning this school year.

How 2 districts got the devices students needed

Since the spring, administrators at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD in Texas have taken several different actions to supply devices to the 14,000 students who have requested them.

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