Cybersecurity

Free internet access at home will soon be a reality for students in Albemarle County Public Schools. The district of 14,000 students spread across 726 square miles in central Virginia tapped a little-known public resource to fund a countywide broadband network, paving the way for others to do the same in an effort to ensure […]

Fast disappearing from schools are internet “lock and block” policies that keep students off social media and restrict them to carefully curated websites. Even with sophisticated filters and firewalls, today’s learners carry all the access in the world in their back pockets. “We’re past trying to stay ahead of the digital native” says Morgen Larsen, […]

Every K12 IT manager wants all school software to work together seamlessly, but incompatible programs often prevent the sharing of key data. From notebooks unable to run the most popular software to communication failures between learning management systems and key learning programs, incompatibility can result in a mess where expensive technology designed to revolutionize instruction […]

The latest K12 school designs in classrooms favor versatile and adaptive spaces to support blended and project-based learning, as well as other progressive education techniques. Despite the financial challenges districts face, an estimated $41 billion was spent in 2016 on K12 construction and renovation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Renovation projects outnumber new building […]

For common communications, such as early dismissal notices, some schools create generic translated versions in key languages, with spaces for teachers to fill in custom information such as the date and time. These templates enable school personnel to send translated documents home quickly and easily. Here are other important documents that require a nimble translation […]

As more teaching and learning activities go digital—including homework assignments, organizing classrooms through learning management systems and keeping parents informed through portals—district leaders must find ways to provide 24/7 internet availability to all their students. School officers across the country—such as Keith Bockwoldt, director of technology services at Township High School District 214 in Arlington […]