Michael Robbins, a senior adviser for nonprofit partnership at the US Department of Education, reflects on his recent speaking opportunity at SxSW in this blog post. He notes, “Many conversations were intensely focused on technology to support school-based initiatives, but missing attention on how digital learning should connect students to their passions, peers, communities, and careers. We will miss essential opportunities to transform schools if transitions primarily create digital versions of…

  Mind/Shift explores how NYC schools are innovating through the use of technology in classrooms. The Innovation Zone is a group of public schools figuring out ways to leverage technology for more personalized learning experiences. Several schools and specific technology products are highlighted.

U.S. News & World Report discusses governments’ increasing use of open-source textbooks to reform education programs with Creative Commons’ Cable Green. This movement, often referred to as “open educational resources” (OER), challenges what some reformers consider an anachronistic textbook industry.

In this article from THE Journal, futurist David Thornburg argues that consumer-driven disruptive technology in the form of mobile devices has the potential to radically transform the education environment–a landscape that has become too focused on assessment and evaluation.