The Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology provides a lot of information about technology and education on their website. Some of their priorities include privacy, open education, and professional learning.
Privacy
The privacy of students and educators is extremely important. The Department of Education’s website provides several resources on the importance of that privacy as well as information on how to ensure privacy. The following links are included:
Open Education
Open education ensures that learning materials are made available copyright law restrictions or any other barriers. This allows educators and students to freely use and share the resources. A video on how schools transformed to open education is included:
How Williamsfield Schools Decided to #GoOpen
Professional Learning
Technology can enable teachers to extend learning outside of the classroom. It can also allow teachers to collaborate with students, families, and other educators. In order for this to occur, schools must provide the resources and support for educators. The following video was included as well as several other informative documents:
