http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/ Katie Ash is a writer and Web producer for Digital Directions and a co-author of Education Week’s "Motivation Matters" blog. Kathleen Kennedy Manzo has been covering curriculum and standards for Education Week since 1996, including federal, state, and local policies, instructional materials, and teaching practices. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The FCC is accepting comments on proposed changes to the E-rate requirements for Internet safety in participating schools. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/fcc_taking_up_internet_safety.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/fcc_taking_up_internet_safety.html Policy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:02 -0500 The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has released yet another resource for educators to help evaluate and improve the integration of 21st-century skills into the classroom. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/new_resource_for_21st-century.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/new_resource_for_21st-century.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:02 -0500 The new director of the U.S. Department of Education's office of technology says that updating the plan is one of the most important near-team projects for her office. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/input_sought_for_national_educ.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/input_sought_for_national_educ.html Federal Policy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:22:34 -0500 A survey shows that 61 percent of educators have joined a social network, and those who have are more likely to participate in online activities such as reading blogs and dowloading podcasts. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/teachers_join_but_rarely_use_s.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/teachers_join_but_rarely_use_s.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:36 -0500 A rural high school in Louisiana is exploring new educational opportunities provided by high-speed fiber optic Internet access. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/bringing_fiber_optic_internet.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/bringing_fiber_optic_internet.html Broadband Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:56 -0500 The company's former director of education leadership and advocacy is the new director of the office of educational technology at the U.S. Department of Education. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/apples_karen_cator_named_eds_t.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/apples_karen_cator_named_eds_t.html Broadband Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:09:18 -0500 Doug Levin of the National Association of State Boards of Education to lead the State Educational Technology Directors Association. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/levin_named_as_setda_exec_dire.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/11/levin_named_as_setda_exec_dire.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0500 A new report finds that less than one-third of parents believe schools are adequately preparing students for 21st-century jobs. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/letting_parents_weigh-in.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/letting_parents_weigh-in.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:35:16 -0500 Houghton Mifflin has signed a $40 million contract with Detroit public schools to provide textbooks and digital software to students and teachers in the district. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/a_new_phase_of_textbooks.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/a_new_phase_of_textbooks.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:47:19 -0500 A documentary is in the works by the director of "An Inconvenient Truth" that seeks to fuel a sense of urgency for improving public education. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/film_looks_at_the_inconvenient.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/film_looks_at_the_inconvenient.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:35:01 -0500 A-list speakers, educators, policymakers, and corporate representatives are on hand to brainstorm ways technology and innovation can drive real school reform. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/new_prize_will_reward_innovati.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/new_prize_will_reward_innovati.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:08:28 -0500 Fast Company profiles how wireless phone companies are working with schools to show educational uses for mobile technologies.]]> http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/wireless_companies_schools_con.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/wireless_companies_schools_con.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:11:41 -0500 An impressive group of educators, policymakers, corporate leaders, and others will tackle tough questions about improving schooling for today's students. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/learning_in_the_digital_age.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/learning_in_the_digital_age.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:28:30 -0500 Liberating Learning.]]> http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/liberating_learning_through_vi.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/liberating_learning_through_vi.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:37:39 -0500 Roughly 50 percent of teens admit to text messaging while driving, a dangerous habit that can increase the risk of a crash by 23 times, a recent report says. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/most_of_this_report_published.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/10/most_of_this_report_published.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:17:08 -0500