Joanne Jacobs
New schools end up like old schools
High-tech schools of the future end up looking a lot like schools of the past, writes Larry Cuban in Regression to the Mean, Part 1 and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Tech that monitor kids’ feelings: Creepy or … ?
technology to monitor students’ feelings is sparking privacy concerns, reports Benjamin Herold on Education Week. No kidding. All school...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 21, 20182 min read
The little laptop that couldn’t
In 2005, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) promised to deliver rugged $100 laptops to poor children around the world, linking them to the...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 8, 20182 min read
Connected, dependent — and distracted
Fortnite Mobile, a trendy free game, is distracting students and overloading schools’ wifi, reports Patricia Hernandez on Kotaku....
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 13, 20172 min read
Teachers, beware the ed-tech trap
Education technology can be a waste of teachers’ and students’ time, argue two teachers in a new book, Screen Schooled. Joe Clement and...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 9, 20172 min read
Tech-savvy teachers build their brands
Tech-savvy teachers are building their brands and forging relationships with edtech companies, reports Natasha Singer in the New York...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 15, 20171 min read
Charters lose support, but fewer oppose choice
Public support for charter schools has fallen among Democrats and Republicans, but opposition to school vouchers and tax-credit-funded...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20171 min read
AltSchool seeks future of learning
AltSchools, which charge parents $30,000 a year, are experimenting with using technology to personalize learning. #AltSchool...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20172 min read
Are schools being Googlified? Don’t believe it
In How Google Took Over the Classroom, a front-page New York Times story, Natasha Singer “implies something deeply sinister is occurring...
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