Episode 151: Trends for December 8-24, 2019 Hardware & Software, Teaching & Instructional Design, Research Reports, and Security & Citizenship

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that include December 8-24, 2019 as we flipped resources into ourĀ Flipboard magazine. For this […]

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Lessons for K-12 Tech Leaders

Artificial Intelligence is being cited as the next big teaching tool, and new area of study for students. But it may also make life easier […]

Digital 'Dora the Explorer' Helps Young Children Learn Math, Study Finds

Learning math from a virtual character who children have a strong connection with can boost math skills, a new Georgetown University study finds.

Babies as Young as Twelve Months Get Nearly an Hour of Screen Time a Day, Study Finds

Babies as young as twelve months are exposed to nearly an hour a day of screen time, despite warnings from pediatricians to avoid digital media […]

Where Do Teens Learn About Vaping? Social Media, Report Finds

Social media keeps vaping top-of-mind for teens, according to the survey. Nearly 60 percent say they're likely to see a post that mentions or shows […]

International Study Finds Major Inequities in Computer Literacy

Having access to a computer or tablet doesn't necessarily make students computer literate, according to a study of computer-literacy skills across countries.

Teens' Online Video Viewing Soared Over the Past Four Years, Report Finds

The percentage of kids who report watching videos online "every day" has more than doubled in the past four years, going from 24 percent in […]

Digital Access: An Education Technology Success Story?

Back in 2013, before an overhaul of the e-rate program, just 30 percent of school districts were able to take advantage of digital learning. Now, […]

White Workers More Likely to Get Good Jobs at Every Level of Education

You're more likely to get a "good" job if you're white, compared to someone with exactly the same education level who is black or Latino, […]

The U.S. Isn't the Only Country Where Kids Are Addicted to Cell Phones, Report Finds

In Mexico, two-thirds of parents and teens say they use their mobile device "almost all the time." And about half of teens and parents say […]

Five Hundred Schools Have Been Hit by Ransomware in 2019, Report Finds

That's a big uptick from 2018, according to statistics from the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. K-12 schools experienced 119 cyber incidents in 2018 and only […]

How to Spot a Teenage Cyber-Hacker

A new study concludes that many hacker kids tend to have the same qualities as other children who engage in more traditional troubled behavior out […]

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