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Webinar: Securing Student Data in the Cloud

If you ask K12 school district leaders what keeps them up at night, there's a good chance data security ranks high on their list. So how can school districts protect their data? Many districts find the answer is cloud computing—the on-demand delivery of compute power, database storage, applications and other IT resources through internet-based services.

School design-build pilot program created in Illinois

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to establish a pilot program for school districts to use the design-build construction delivery method. It allows architects, engineers and construction contractors to pick their partners and be hired as a team, expediting project completion.

Fla. district adopts real-time emergency coordination solution

Brevard County joins six other Florida counties using Mutualink's instant emergency communications coordination platform between schools and law enforcement to enhance school safety readiness and response.

LAUSD hires substitute staffers as teachers prepare to strike

As leaders of LAUSD and United Teachers Los Angeles remain locked in an impasse over a new contract, the district has hired close to 400 substitute staffers to replace picketing educators in the event of a potential strike on January 10. But the move has sparked outrage from the union.

Low-tech solutions to combat in-class hacking

As the Kahoot game-based learning platform has gained popularity, so have student attempts to hack into the program. Some students log in using fake names...

K12 edtech training expands

A new wave of professional development partnerships will double the capacity of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to offer its Certification...

K12 summer tech tracks

Startable Pittsburgh fosters local teenagers' entrepreneurial and maker skills in a free, eight-week summer program that offers two makerspace tracks. The 2018 tracks were fashion...

Implementation of digital content

Forty-three percent of principals and other district leaders say that digital content is an effective tool for enabling equity, according to a recent report...

High schoolers design games, learn programming skills

Evergreen Public Schools hosted its first Game Design Expo in Vancouver, Washington, showcasing more than 50 video games and interactive apps developed by nearly...

‘Appy days

As technology becomes more integrated into schools, more than half of education professionals say they have deployed apps at their school.  This is according to...

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