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DATV video: Why students still love book fairs

Students, particularly young ones, still like to hold and collect books, while parents still appreciate educators’ reading suggestions.

DA op-ed: How to share student videos with QR codes

Follow these steps to share student videos in any space in your school, says Monica Burns, an educator, author, edtech consultant and a featured speaker at DA’s FETC 2020.

Edtech industry news

Working together to extend the Aldrin Family Foundation’s mission to integrate new STEAM learning tools for K-12 students, Boxlight Corporation will integrate ShareSpace Education’s Giant Moon Map and Giant Mars Map programs into the Mimio MyBot educational robotics system. … One of the largest school districts in Texas has selected iboss to protect its Internet access and the personal data of its students and teachers by leveraging cutting-edge cloud security.

DA op-ed: Why executive function skills matter

As an educator, you have the opportunity to shape students’ executive function skills in and outside the classroom, says Nikosi Darnell, a speech-language pathologist and child development specialist with ClearView Speech & Consulting Services, and a featured speaker for the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference.

It’s time to get ready for FETC 2020!

The Future of Education Technology Conference has been a leading technology conference for education professionals for four decades. Join us for the 40th anniversary year, where you will experience an action-packed program with more than 600 sessions and an expo hall featuring the latest edtech products and services.

Despite governor’s legal challenge, Alaska district expects to receive full funding

Even though Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has challenged the legality of this year’s school funding for Juneau School District, the board of education's president said so far the district hasn’t changed its plan to spend the budget approved back in March.
Wed Jul 17th, 2019

Local firefighters spark middle school STEM lessons

Want an idea for a hands-on middle school STEM lesson that’s guaranteed to fuel student engagement? Hand the kids lighters, and tell them to start fires. Even better (and safer): Invite local firefighters to help out.
Wed Jul 17th, 2019

Students train for construction jobs with immersive simulators

Students from a construction and engineering charter school in Reno, Nevada, experience heavy machinery operations, via high-tech simulators.
Wed Jul 17th, 2019

What K12 leaders should know about 5G technology

The next generation wireless service may revolutionize districts.
Wed Jul 17th, 2019

Oregon passes law requiring schools to teach the Holocaust

Oregon public school students will be required to learn about the Holocaust and other genocides under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on Monday, a measure that was in response to spikes in anti-Semitic incidents across the country.
Wed Jul 17th, 2019

Florida district launches pilot emergency phone system with panic button

At the start of the 2019-20 school year, teachers at three Duval County Public Schools will have a new way to call for help inside the classroom. The technology department is going to try a pilot emergency notification phone system, which will include a "panic button."
Wed Jul 17th, 2019