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Tech & Cybersecurity

FETC preview: Why empathy is a leadership essential

Massive shift to remote instruction has driven education leaders to refocus on equity and their relationships with students, families and staff.

Slow responses in shift to remote learning hurting students

A report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows the domino effect of delays in embracing virtual learning from the spring to now

District fights to conquer digital divide in Silicon Valley

Mountain View Whisman is trying to close gaps for its underserved students but internet is a problem, even in the most high-tech area of the country

10 keys for protecting student data during COVID

Addressing trauma and discrimination are key strategies for protecting student data and privacy as the ongoing COVID pandemic requires schools to stick with online learning.

Alaska uses CARES Act funds to prioritize distance learning

Getting new technology into schools in rural villages is very costly, so school districts must be very careful in stretching every dollar received.

Report: There’s no sign of slowing the K-12 digital transformation

A Project Tomorrow study shows that despite the quick shift to remote learning during COVID-19, educators, children and their parents have embraced technology like never before
Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

7 ways technology is making school buses safer

As with other areas of school safety, technology is playing a role in helping to ensure the ride to and from school is incident-free.
Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

Providing Device Support That Improves Student Safety and Access During COVID

A District Administration Web Seminar This fall, Nixa Public Schools adopted a hybrid model that supports in-class and online learning for families who are not comfortable with bringing their children […]
Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

How to cope with laptop and device shortages

Educators in Newport News Public Schools were steadily working their way through a five-year 1-to-1 plan to provide all students with laptops when the COVID pandemic struck.
Thu Oct 22nd, 2020

Are millions of students really missing school?

As many as 3 million of the country's most marginalized students may not have returned to school—online or in-person—since the COVID closures in March, a new analysis suggests. 
Thu Oct 22nd, 2020

Report shows need for schools to protect student privacy, data

A new report from the Center for Democracy and Technology shows the need for K-12s to address the use of data, especially as ed tech becomes more prevalent
Wed Oct 21st, 2020