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Youth Safety on a Living Internet

June 21, 2010

NTIA report from the Online Safety and Technology Working Group, "Youth Safety on a Living Internet." Read More

Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student

June 21, 2010

New Study for Discussion: Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the "digital divide" by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service. However, according to a new study by scholars at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, these efforts would actually widen the achievement gap in math and reading scores. Students in grades five through eight, particularly those from disadvantaged families, tend to post lower scores once these technologies arrive. Read More

Creating Our Future -- Unleashing the Future: Educators “Speak Up” about the use of Emerging Technologies for Learning

May 05, 2010

In the report, Project Tomorrow (2010) outlines compelling evidence that students are using technology to take responsibility for their own learning, often times bypassing traditional educational settings. Read More

National Educational Technology Trends: 2010 - Innovation Through State Leadership

April 21, 2010

For the past seven years, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has conducted a national survey examining the states’ implementation of the technology sections of the ESEA, Title II, Part D (Title II-D) Act. Read More

Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology

March 03, 2010

The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. Read More

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