While digital technology shapes the modern learning environment, teachers are increasingly dealing with digital distraction in the classroom.
In the classroom - as in the rest of life - technology giveth, and technology taketh away. So how can schools ensure that they get the best out of connected learning environments, while minimising the downside?
A new report released on the digital economy and society examines the impact of technology in schools as the new digital curriculum rollout gathers momentum.
Sure, bullying is nasty. But what about its cost in real terms?
The term "BYOD" was first coined in the corporate world, when companies around the world first starting allowing - or mandating - employees to use their personal laptops and tablets in the workplace as a cost-saving measure.
An overwhelming majority of Australian adults, 86%, believe it’s important for schools to teach information technology skills, and two-thirds agreed that technology was making a positive contribution to education, according a national ...
No-limits data plans may be a boon for Australian consumers. But the move could put students at risk, freeing them from reliance on protected school networks to go free-range on their own data.
Smartphones that slip into a backpocket and tablets that tuck into schoolbags have allowed kids to inhabit a digital world largely invisible to the grown-ups - and seemingly impossible to supervise.
Integrating technology into the classroom can have huge benefits. But it’s not always straightforward. - guest blogger Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University