Tech Tool Pinpoints Common Core Readiness, and More in the New Digital Edition of Digital Directions

[Education Week]

 Ed tech and the common core, and more in the new issue of Digital Directions. Click to view as a webpage.

Now you can read Digital Directions anywhere! Check out the brand new digital edition. To keep getting future issues, sign up here—it's free and easy!   Click here to open the digital edition FEATURE STORIES YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IN THE SPRING/SUMMER 2012 ISSUE: Ready or Not: New Tool to Provide Tech Inventory for Common Core Readiness tool to pinpoint tech deficits as schools prepare for common core online assessments. Making the Online Connection The 2012 online teacher of the year says her virtual connection with students is stronger than it was in the traditional classroom. Game On: Students Tackle Video-Game Design As more schools integrate digital games into learning, programs are evolving to turn students into video-game designers. Applicable Knowledge: App Creation Inspires Student Entrepreneurs Programs geared toward mobile app development engage students through technology, business, and marketing. 'Digital Badges' Would Represent Students' Skill Acquisition Initiatives seek to give students permanent online records for skills they have developed that they could then use when applying to college or for jobs. Plus all of the regular Digital Directions departments, including: Editor's Note - Breaking Outside the Comfort Zone Bits & Bytes - News and Trends Opinion - Making Room for Mobiles  OTHER ED-TECH ESSENTIALS FROM EDUCATION WEEK Ed Tech 2013: Powering Up Success Join your fellow district leaders this fall at the Education Week Leadership Forum Ed Tech 2013: Powering Up Success—an interactive day focused on how to use digital tools to raise student achievement. Discover the best approaches for using educational technology to improve teaching and learning, and the management of your schools. Click here for more. You can also order this current issue in print for $6, to keep as a desk reference. Place your order online, or call 1-800-445-8250. We hope you enjoy the Spring/Summer 2012 digital edition of Digital Directions, and take full advantage of our exclusive features. To keep getting issues of Digital Direction be sure to sign up here. Please forward this e-mail to colleagues so they can access the rich array of stories and resources on the Digital Directions channel. Join Us Online.

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