K-12 Technology News
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An Oklahoma school system was the victim of a malware attack. According to local reporting, between 75 and 100 computers at Bixby Public Schools were brought down, primarily in the middle school and an athletic complex.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/12/19
In 2011, Instructure staked its claim in the LMS market by taking its learning management system open source. Now, the company has agreed in principle to be acquired by a venture capital firm. Instructure recently announced the transaction; Thoma Bravo has offered stockholders $47.60 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $1.79 billion.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/12/19
The U.S. Department of Education has simplified the application method for applying for small, rural school grants in 2020.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/12/19
An energy company donated eight robotics kits to a Massachusetts high school. Exelon Generation's gift, worth an estimated $12,800, increased the number of kits available for student use in robotics and engineering classes at Everett High School.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/11/19
When an Alaska school district heard complaints about a new system for monitoring student online behavior, it fine-tuned the settings and reached out to its community to address the concerns. Juneau School District had launched Bark for Schools, a free program for checking high school student accounts on G Suite and Office 365.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/11/19
Half of all malware that tried to infect computers during the third quarter of 2019 was already known. The other half was "zero-day" malware, which bypassed (and therefore went undetected by) traditional signature-based security software.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/11/19
Two schools in Oregon, one secondary and the other postsecondary, have renewed and expanded a partnership that helps higher schoolers pursue STEM education and careers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/11/19
A school system in British Columbia has expanded a program that pairs groups of students with athlete mentors in virtual sessions to help the kids develop their social-emotional skills.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/11/19
This approach involves people who are part of those communities detecting "deviations" from the norm — "when something appears dangerous, when a person is acting suspicious, or when a friend or colleague is in crisis."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/10/19
The training partnership with the security-focused SANS Institute helps female higher schoolers explore cybersecurity and learn more about career opportunities in the field. Those who go through the gaming itself may also win scholarships.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/10/19