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By Lenny Schad

My name is Lenny Schad, I am the former CIO for Houston ISD and currently, I am the Chief Information & Innovation Officer for District Administration. In my new role, I have created a CIO Academy tailored specifically for technology leaders and their management teams in the K-12 space. I know your time is valuable […]

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February 12, 2020

What's the latest blockchain news in K-12?

An upcoming blockchain-powered solution is rolling out in 2020. Also, schools are partnering with PGE, Edupoint Educational Systems, Zayo Group Holdings and Canon Solutions America.

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February 12, 2020

Getting 'ruff' on violence and the presence of harmful substances

Police dog teams are familiar to all, and therapy dogs increasingly spend time in schools. Now, in some districts, security officers are patrolling their buildings with specially trained school dogs that can follow the sound and odor of gunfire and firearms to neutralize threats.

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February 11, 2020

How rural North Dakota scales online early learning

In North Dakota, the phrase "You don't have to recover from a good start" drives Superintendent Kirsten Baesler as she works to expand online preschool to rural communities.

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February 10, 2020

Getting social at FETC: Twitter feed highlights

The social media chatter before, during and after the 40th anniversary Future of Education Technology Conference offers a glimpse at the moments worth remembering, speakers to follow, and takeaways for educators and administrators.

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February 09, 2020

Daniel Pink's FETC keynote urges schools to rethink schedules

Traditional school schedules fail to take advantage of the natural, daily cycle of a student's cognitive abilities, which are analytical earlier in the day, fall into a trough around noon, and become more creative later.

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February 06, 2020

How a teacher codes with special needs students who are deaf

Elementary-age students at the Marie Philip School at The Learning Center for the Deaf near Boston are programming robots to learn the engineering design process.

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