Tech & Cybersecurity

Leveraging digital tools for class discussions

DA guest columnist, veteran teacher and FETC featured speaker Rachelle Dene Poth shares ed-tech tools for engaging learners and giving them a voice when schedules won't permit connections for Zoom, or similar platform, meetings.

Education groups seek $5.25B to connect students

Providing broadband internet access this summer to 9 million students who aren't connected to online learning would cost more than $7 billion.

Screen time use sparks discussion over how much is too much

Though sedentary behavior and screen time raise cause for concern, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, experts agree that setting too many boundaries for students can lead to negative outcomes.

Why some schools are ending the year early

The challenges of online learning, including family stress and students' lack of access to technology, has led superintendents to close early and begin preparing for fall 2020.

Online? In-person? How fall 2020 is taking shape for schools

Ideas are emerging for fall 2020 as school leaders foresee blending in-person and online learning for different groups of students on alternating days and in the evenings.

How schools may change forever when they reopen in fall 2020

Reforms resulting from coronavirus closures might include blended learning where struggling students spend more time in classrooms while others take online classes.

The FCC has done big things for public education before. It’s time again

Internet access is a basic right for students during online learning—and always, says DA guest columnist Caprice Young, the national superintendent for Learn4Life.

How to create spaces for students to connect and learn online

DA guest columnist, veteran teacher and FETC featured speaker Rachelle Dene Poth shares how educators can boost remote discussion and collaboration with ed-tech tools.

Academic Esports Conference and Expo announces agenda

The three-day Academic Esports Conference features nearly 60 sessions with academic and esports experts who will address needs at both K-12 and higher education and offer strategies, guidance and best practices.

Today’s data-security lesson: Go beyond the cloud

DA guest columnist Bill Hansen discusses the importance of improving K-12 district data backup and recovery.

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