Increased use of smartphones in the classroom, computer coding, social media for peer review and video were some of the major education-technology trends highlighted during the recent British Education and Training Technology conference.

Students' reliance on digital devices may be weakening their face-to-face communication skills, Louisville, Ky., teacher Paul Barnwell writes in this commentary. After observing his high-school English class struggle to hold conversations, Barnwell realized "that conversational competence might be the single-most overlooked skill we fail to teach students".

Microsoft expands its Bing-without-ads search engine to all K-12 schools.

Targeted training for teachers in mobile technology could improve student achievement and interest in science, technology, engineering and math, according to a recent study of a partnership between the International Society for Technology Education and the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program, which provides professional development to schools nationwide.

It's common in the classroom for teachers to involve students in the process of putting their chairs on their desks at the end of the day, educator Jim Dillon writes.

Project-based learning and STEAM -- the integration of the arts into science, technology, engineering and math lessons -- are gaining momentum in the classroom, writes Andrew Miller, an educational consultant and online teacher.

An elementary school in Wisconsin is using QR codes to connect school and home. Matt Renwick, the school's principal, in this commentary writes that his school has begun including a QR code linking to a school blog on a popular printed newsletter for parents.

As we prepare young people for their futures in a world that is rapidly changing, in your opinion, what is the purpose of education?

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may experience poor academic performance because of language problems often associated with the disorder, according to a recent report. Researchers found that children with ADHD were nearly three times as likely to have problems in both speech and comprehension than children without the disorder.

Trainee English teacher Lauren Evans explains why she quit a desk job at the BBC for an inner city classroom.

A Boston area innovation studio for middle and high school students is bucking the traditional school model for what students love best: hands-on learning.

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