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So, your school has taken the technology plunge - all of your students have laptops, you've set up your Learning Management System, you've been taught how to use online teaching tools, and you've set up your curriculum. Now what? All of you work has been in preparation for this monumental change to your teaching, but…

New technology called Fly Sense is designed to pick up on unusual sounds -- such as doors slamming or fighting - in school bathrooms to identify whether students are being bullied. The technology also can identify whether students are using e-cigarettes in the bathroom.

Parents can now download an app on their phone that provides school information all in the palm of their hand.

Children younger than eight are more likely to have their own tablet device than in 2011, and are spending an average of 48 minutes on those devices - up from five minutes in 2011 - according to the third installment of a report from Common Sense. Findings also show a similar increase in the share…

Some research shows that digital games may help students learn. Andrew Hostetler, a social studies professor at Vanderbilt University in the US and author of a study on the topic, asserts that digital history games, in particular, correlate to positive learning outcomes.

This emergence of video as a high-stakes media form requires a rethinking of what we mean by digital citizenship.

Leaders in some school districts are working to develop policies that account for social media use. Joseph Baeta, superintendent of a Massachusetts school district, has launched a districtwide Twitter page to share updates and information.

Free-play modes on 1990's video games provided a special opportunity for a generation of kids to mentally romp around an unfettered digital landscape.

Co-teaching has been shown to be an effective, natural support for a diverse range of students in classrooms. When teachers work together (often a classroom teacher and a learning support teacher), students benefit from well planned differentiated instruction. Two sets of skilled and experienced minds can more effectively plan for all students in the room.

When school principals listen to pitches about the latest classroom technology from education-technology companies, some questions they have focus on the benefits of the technology and how to pay for it, writes California elementary-school principal Sara Shenkan-Rich. Principals are seeking partners in edtech ventures, not just salespeople, she notes in this commentary.

Children increasingly are exposed to artificial intelligence through at-home devices, such as Amazon's Alexa and Google Home. In this article, two child psychologists offer three tips to help ensure children's interactions with the devices are positive.