Tech & Cybersecurity

3.65 billion reasons why ransomware is a costly threat to school IT systems

$3.56 billion: That's what ransomware attacks cost U.S. schools and colleges–in downtime alone–in 2021. Administrators also faced additional "astronomical recovery costs" to restore computers, recover data, and fortify their systems against future attacks, a new report says.

How 3 ed-tech leaders will help their districts avoid the ESSER fiscal cliff

If the IT department is not preparing for the ESSER fiscal cliff by partnering with academic and financial leaders, your district risks taking a hard financial fall.

Finding a centralized voice for safe, accurate and timely school-home communications

Five key criteria we used to select a unified communications platform for our district.

The best benefit you can give educators? Easing their mental load

Thoughtfully automating administrative tasks can free educators to devote more time to their passion: teaching.

These 4 themes are shaping educators’ visions for future school resiliency

Administrators can find hope in the fact that more teachers believe their students will recover academically from the difficulties of the last three school years.

AI-enabled tech is the key to delivering personalized learning

In order to turn learning loss into learning gain, we need bots that serve as personal tutors.

Online inquiry: How and where your students say they are learning best

About two-thirds of students want to be in-person all the time when the pandemic ends while 18% favor a combination of face-to-face and remote instruction. Only 9% would prefer being fully online.

How digital maps are making schools in this state safer

Virginia is making $6.5 million in reimbursements available for districts to create interactive digital maps that can be more easily accessed by responders during a crisis.

Here are 2 reliable sources on ed-tech products that will work for your district

What if there was a way to (very easily) find which ed-tech programs and platforms are making a difference in districts with the same characteristics as yours? 

5 ways to get your teachers more excited about using ed-tech

But as some CIOs and administrators have learned, it's not as simple as buying new instructional technology tools and installing them on your teachers' devices.

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