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The Office of Educational Technology is involved in a variety of projects and initiatives that leverage technology to improve teaching and learning and create opportunities for innovation.

Scaling Up a Video Game-Learning Link Isn't it time we leveled up? By Michael H. Levine & Alan Gershenfeld At an event at the White House in September, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the establishment of the Digital Promise , a nonprofit initiative created to promote digital technologies with the potential to transform teaching and learning. Experts on digital media and learning cheered this latest signal that robust experimentation with technology based on rigorous research and development would take a more prominent place in the national education reform debate. In tandem with the Digital Promise rollout, our organizations-the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media-announced the second year of the National STEM Video Game Challenge . This video-game-design competition is intended to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, learning among America's young people by tapping into students' natural passion for playing and making video games. Why games? Are video games really a key element of an untapped "digital promise"? We believe the answer is yes. But we are also acutely aware that realizing this promise will take a concentrated effort by dedicated scientists, game designers, teachers, supervisors, educational publishers,... This article is available to subscribers only. To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article. Already have an account? Please login. Subscribe to Education Week and Save Get a full year and save up to 45%! Premium Online + Print 37 issues + Online Access $89 You Save 45% SUBSCRIBE NOW (See details.) Premium Online 12 Months Online Access $74 You Save 38% SUBSCRIBE NOW (See details.) EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Bringing the Community to Schools WEBINAR MARCH 27, 2:00 P.M. EASTERN REGISTER NOW. Beyond Seat-Time Requirements WEBINAR MARCH 29, 2:00 P.M. EASTERN REGISTER NOW. The Accountability Push in Virtual Learning CHAT APRIL 9, 2:00 P.M. E

Dylan 13 years old, and an eighth grader. Through his green your lives initiative and a thinkquestweb sitecollaboration, this 13 year old shows us how he uses tech to improvehis community and the world

Mobilizing the Tennessee Board of Regents (mTBR) for the new innovations of Mobile Devices and App Technology, Social Networking, Gaming, Simulations, Virtual Worlds to increase recruiting, retention, graduation rates, and for meeting the needs of 21st Century Technological Workforce. -6 Universities/-13 Community Colleges /-27 Technical Centers /-State Wide Workforce Training and Development Twiddle: Need an Interactive Smart/WhiteBoard?

With a bank of 40,000 educational apps that have been cataloged, reviewed, and approved, a Tennessee initiative hopes to make it easier for educators to use apps in the classroom and beyond. Sometimes, finding the right app can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.

MITx, a new online-learning initiative launched by MIT begins in earnest today with its first course: 6.002x (Circuits and Electronics). More than 90,000 people have signed up for the experimental prototype course since registration opened in February.

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