Q&A: Expert Advice

Don Knezek: Ed Tech in Tough Financial Times

June 25, 2009 Donald G. Knezek, the chief executive officer of the Washington-based International Society for Technology in Education, talks with Education Week’s Digital Directions about the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference and the financial challenges ed-tech leaders face today.

'Sexting' Raises School Tech. Use Concerns

May 6, 2009 Ting-Yi Oei, an assistant principal at Freedom High School in Loudoun County, Va., who was wrongfully charged with possession of child pornography after investigating a "sexting" incident at his school, talks about why educators should be concerned about this new fad of teenagers sending naked pictures to each other via text messages and the technological implications for schools.

Maximizing the Power of Online Advanced Placement

March 4, 2009 Trevor Packer, a College Board vice president in charge of its Advanced Placement program, talks about why the popularity of online AP courses continues to grow and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of online course taking.

E-Education's Role in Tough Times

February 4, 2009 Elizabeth R. Pape, the president and chief executive officer of the Maynard, Mass.-based Virtual High School Global Consortium, talks with Education Week's Digital Directions about the ways that online courses can help save money in tough economic times and also give schools more options for offering quality courses to students.

How Ed Tech Can Help Fire Up the Economy

January 7, 2009 Keith Krueger, the CEO of the Consortium for School Networking, pitches ideas for using federal investments in educational technology to help stimulate the U.S. economy and improve K-12 schools.

Ed-Tech’s Role in a Competitive World

December 3, 2008 Tracy Gray, Director of the National Center for Technology Innovation, talks about technology's impact on achievement in the classroom in an age of international competitiveness.

The Evolution of E-Learning

November 5, 2008 Sharnell Jackson, former Chief E-learning Officer for the Chicago Public Schools system, talks with Senior Digital Directions writer Michelle Davis talks about her tenure as the first ever E-learning officer for Chicago's schools and how technology helped support the system to become more efficient and effective.

IT Performance Lessons From Texas

October 17, 2008 Jim Hirsch, the associate superintendent for academic and technology services for the Plano, Texas school system, discusses how his district has built a reputation for embedding technology into learning and the management of schools.

'Green' Tech for Schools

October 1, 2008 Sarah O'Brien, outreach director for EPEAT, recently talked with Digital Directions Senior Writer Michelle R. Davis about her organization and its mission to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare, and select desktop computers, digital notebooks, and monitors based on their environmental attributes.

A Principal's Tech. Perspective

September 3, 2008 Troy Patterson, the principal of Woodworth Middle School in Dearborn, Mich., recently talked with Digital Directions Senior Writer Michelle R. Davis about his views on educating 'digital natives' and other ed-tech issues.

Charlotte CIO Talks About Ed-Tech Challenges

June 27, 2008 Digital Directions’ Senior Writer Michelle R. Davis recently interviewed Susan Johnson, the chief information officer for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina. Johnson talked about a number of challenges in her 135,000-student district such as incorporating new technologies into learning and maintaining the integrity of data.

Lessons From Texas

June 4, 2008

The Ed-Tech View from Washington

April 30, 2008

The Ed-Tech View from Washington

April 30, 2008

Focusing on Cyber Safety

April 2, 2008

Ed Tech Priorities

March 5, 2008

From CIO to Schools Chief

January 22, 2008