A few weeks ago, I wrote about Digital Learning Day and how it's a day to celebrate innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology to engage students and provide them with a enriching, personalized educational experience.  

Well Digital Learning Day is TODAY and it's time for all of us -- parents, teachers, and students -- to spend some time exploring how technology can help improve student outcomes. Spend time today using digital tools and experiencing how they can enhance teaching and learning. Try something new! Use a new learning method you have read about or explore a learning game -- the sky's the limit. 

CNN highlighted Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA) and K12 over the weekend. 

CNN's Athena Jones reports on the growing trend of online education for K-12 students.

National School Choice Week is a national effort backed by a collaboration of more than 200 partner organizations to shine a spotlight on the need for effective education options for all children. It's a week to encourage parents to explore the many options available for their children and take an active role in choosing the one that best suits the needs of their children. 

K¹² was founded on the idea that every child deserves a chance to achieve his or her full potential. The alternatives we offer – most often in partnership with public schools, at no cost to families – provide a different path, one proven to work better for many thousands of students. But we also know it may not be the right way for every student. Finding out about  the variety of school choice options -- from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, online schools, private schools, homeschooling and more -- is one of the most important first steps a parent can take to help their children thrive during their educational journey. 

In a series of thinktanK¹² blog posts,  we look at some trends we can expect to see in education in the near future, as well as introducing you to some of the influential people helping revolutionize education.

Could using 3D technology in schools help engage kids? That’s what the results of a recent study in Europe of 740 10-11 year olds suggest. The study focused on classes who studied science using traditional methods, and those who did the same lesson but included 3D images.

The students whose lessons included 3D animations remembered and understood concepts better, and their test scores improved twice as much as the traditional students. One teacher involved with the study attributed the success of 3D learning to “the wow” factor, saying the students were more interested and focused thanks to the technology and gave more “elaborate” answers, showing a deeper understanding of concepts.