Allison McDowell wrote a series of questions for parents to ask their children’s schools about the digital curriculum they use.
The Impact of Reading Digitally
How will the digital age impact the reading habits of young students? Probably in more ways than we realize.
Study Shows Classroom Tech Reduces Exam Performance
An Educational Psychology study showed that dividing attention in the classroom through the use of electronic devices reduced student exam performance.
Lots of Screen Time Linked to Symptoms of ADHD in Teens
A study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that notes a link between loads of screentime and ADHD symptoms in teenagers.
Robo-Education
Denis Ian: This round of technological “upgrades” might well begin a scary deconstruction of a universal institution … the collapse of education as we’ve known it for … for thousands of years.
New Name, Same Old Education Fad
Betty Peters: Years ago, I said that it appears No Child Left Behind (NCLB) had through Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) been replaced with No Vendor Left Behind (NVLB) eventually called the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI). Looks like we’re stuck with this forever regardless of the name used.
Personalized Learning Is Not Personal
A teacher writing for EdSurge recognizes the flaws with personalized learning and its use of education tech, but he’s caught between two competing education trends.
Students Don’t Need Computers in the Classroom
John Dvorak at PC Magazine points out what should be common sense, students don’t need computers in the classroom. Money spent on education tech is better spent elsewhere.
Gates and Zuckerberg Partner on New Ed Project, What Could Go Wrong?
Shane Vander Hart: The Associated Press reports that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg will team up for an education initiative focused on kids who have trouble learning. What could possibly go wrong?
Malkin’s Right: Silicon Valley’s-Beltway Ed Data Mining Has Been Ignored
Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty: The politicians vented their outrage about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, censorship of conservative content, etc., but Michelle Malkin points out, “not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway theft ring purloining the personal information and browsing habits of millions of American schoolchildren.”