A car sits outside of Holmes Hall at Northeastern University in Boston on Sept. 14, 2022. (Maddie Meyer / Getty Images) Northeastern University tech director arrested over bomb scare A former tech manager at Northeastern's Immersive Media Lab was charged with masterminding a bomb hoax last month at the Boston university. Oct 4, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
Getty Images How an Austin school district is preparing for VR, IoT and everything in-between Kevin Schwartz of Austin Independent School District says educators are building success on keeping an open mind when it comes to new technologies. Mar 18, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Microsoft announces grant program for ‘mixed reality’ headset technology The Limitless Libraries Fund, which was announced at ISTE 2018, will be open to public, middle and high school libraries. Jun 26, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
EdScoop Discovery Education’s Bill Goodwyn on giving educators ‘not just what they want, but what they need’ During the CoSN annual conference, Goodwyn talked with EdScoop about how new ownership will change the company and help it grow. Mar 19, 2018
With mass automation ahead, educators must pivot, futurist tells IT leaders Michio Kaku says that as memorization of facts and details becomes less valuable, the future job market will rely on intellectual capital. Nov 1, 2017 By Emily Tate
On the horizon: Tech trends and challenges for the next five years The NMC/CoSN Horizon Report draws on the ideas of dozens of education experts to examine emerging technologies in K-12. Sep 1, 2017 By Emily Tate
EdScoop Lower costs, newer tech help virtual reality become a reality in the classroom Experts at SXSWedu from New York Times' school and Digital Promise say students are now better able to create VR, and not just consume it. Mar 8, 2017
New York’s Lehman College to open virtual reality academy and lab The Bronx campus's School of Continuing and Professional Studies will be home to the new Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Academy and Development Lab. Jan 3, 2017 By Corinne Lestch
Virtual reality could be the magic school bus teachers need A new survey released at ISTE shows that nearly 90 percent of K-12 teachers think virtual reality can improve classroom instruction. Jul 1, 2016