School Security :: March 24, 2009 -- THE Journal

Security Spotlight

Research Reveals Parents' Online Concerns
According to new research, more than half of parents cite inappropriate people such as strangers or child predators and content such as adult imagery or depicted violence as the biggest online threats they perceive to their children. But it found that only about a third of them know that there are parental control tools available that can help insulate kids from these perceived threats. More

California District Looks for Sponsor Dollars To Fund Surveillance System
The San Ysidro School Board and Sunset Elementary School in San Ysidro, CA have begun a marketing campaign to find sponsors to foot the bill for a wireless surveillance service from SensorWave Technology to monitor the school grounds. The school, which is about a mile from a United States-Mexico border crossing south of San Diego, has become an after-hours haven for alcohol consumption, drugs, and prostitution, activities that leave behind school yard flotsam such as bottles, drug paraphernalia, and graffiti. More
Indiana District Secures E-Mail and Web with Appliances
The School City of Hammond in Indiana has deployed McAfee's network security solutions to secure the district's schools from cyber crime. The district deployed E-Mail Gateway and Web Gateway appliances throughout the school system. More
Pennsylvania District Installs Visitor Tracking System
The DuBois Area School District in Pennsylvania has installed Raptorware's V-soft, a Web-based software application that aids education facilities in tracking visitors, students, faculty, and volunteers to help control campus safety. More
Allegany School District Upgrades Data Communications
Allegany County Public Schools has built a new data network using equipment from Extreme Networks to support voice, video, and data communication across its 22-school district. More

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Project to Boost Literacy through Data-Guided Practice

The University of Iowa's Iowa Reading Research Center (IRRC) and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) have partnered with Foundations in Learning on literacy support for rural students in grades 3-5.
Kiddom Intros AI-Powered Tool for Differentiated Instruction

Digital curriculum platform Kiddom has introduced Kiddom Atlas, an AI-powered tool that analyzes student work and prepares differentiated instructional materials aligned to the next day's lesson.
IBM, Discovery Education to Provide Free PD in AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Literacy

Discovery Education and IBM have partnered to provide free, credentialed professional development for high school educators, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and digital literacy.
CrowdStrike to Acquire Identity Security Company SGNL

AI-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has signed a definitive agreement to acquire identity security firm SGNL in a deal valued at approximately $740 million.