At 1:30 a.m. on the Friday before Labor Day, the Beaverton School District's fire suppression system deployed explosively into the room that housed the heart of the district's computer network. An error in the fire-sensing system sent gases spewing through ceiling nozzles. The chemicals destroyed much of the equipment, leading to the eventual failure of […]

The 2018 Kahoot! EdTrends Report for Educators report details various trends in edtech. It also highlights technologies and tools that teachers are using in the classroom as well as challenges and opportunities for educators. Link to main story: Digital school maps Among the report's various findings, 75 percent of participants said they are seeing data-driven […]

Project Unicorn does not leave data interoperability to the imagination. The InnovateEdu initiative, which has grown from 25 districts to over 400 in just the past year, compels edtech companies to create compatible software that can share data. The New York-based nonprofit also has recently partnered with nearly three dozen edtech companies that have pledged […]

Certifications in the technology sector are ever-evolving, as new education tools, apps and platforms become available on a nearly continuous basis. In fact, several new training courses debuted after the recent school year ended, offering technology certificates focused on tool-agnostic and open-resource curricula. Professional and regional education technology groups develop and host these certifications, while […]