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New Carahsoft Community Offers Free Resources for AI and Cyber Readiness

Key Takeaways

  • Carahsoft launched a K–12 AI and cyber readiness community: The "Empowering Tomorrow’s Digital Citizens" community is designed to help school and district leaders navigate AI adoption and cybersecurity readiness.
  • Resources focus on frameworks, governance, security, and implementation: The community includes AI readiness and cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory guidance, district readiness resources, an AI readiness slide deck, and an AI integration manual.
  • The resource center adds events, funding, procurement, and student-facing materials: Available resources include relevant events, procurement options, an E-rate blueprint, a grant funding platform, and two books on AI and cybersecurity for kids.

Carahsoft has created a new community for K-12 schools and districts designed to help education leaders navigate AI adoption and cyber readiness.

The "Empowering Tomorrow's Digital Citizens" community offers curated guidance, tools, and resources such as:

  • K-12 AI Readiness Framework, defining AI readiness across people, governance, data & security, and operations;
  • K-12 Cybersecurity Framework, to help districts expand their cybersecurity posture;
  • K-12 Cybersecurity Regulations, a guide to the latest policies for securing and protecting students' personal information;
  • Pillars for District Readiness, a framework for evaluating, planning, and implementing AI responsibly and effectively in schools;
  • K-12 Artificial Intelligence Readiness slide deck, covering state-level AI guidance, governance & policy, people & training, data & privacy, security & risk, responsible use, impact & measurement, and more; and
  • AI Integration Manual, a guide to integrating artificial intelligence in the classroom.

In addition, the community's resource center includes relevant events, procurement options, an E-rate blueprint, and an interactive grant funding platform powered by GrantLeads.AI.

Interested members who sign up will receive copies of two books from Watering Can Press: The AI Adventure Book: Growing Smart, Kind, and Creative with AI, co-authored by Alexis Bonnell, head of AI Adoption & Deployment in Government at OpenAI, and The Super Smart Cyber Guide for Kids.

Carahsoft said the resource hub will be updated with new materials and testimonials over time. For more information, visit the Carahsoft site here.

About the Author

Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

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