K-12 Technology News
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The company is giving $18.2 million in grants to the San Francisco and Oakland school districts and two nonprofits to improve student outcomes and opportunities.
The Oracle Academy Cloud Program will give students, schools and higher education institutions access to workshops, product discounts and other resources focused on computer science.
Sixty-three public schools in Florida's Panhandle are delivering mental health and other services to students via telehealth portals.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/16/19
An Illinois school district is working "around the clock" to bring its network back up after a ransomware attack. The problems struck Rockford Public School District 205 on Sept. 6, 2019, during the same week its 28,000 students returned to the classroom.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/16/19
The new solution gives school district leaders insights on how to help teachers maximize the learning potential of each student.
Thirteen school districts are utilizing Gaggle’s safety solutions to track and respond to safety issues and threats by monitoring online learning collaboration tools utilized by students.
Efforts are underway to install and deploy battery energy storage systems at the schools in Downey Unified School District. The California school system will be working with ENGIE Storage to install 3.5 megawatts of energy storage at seven campus sites to capture power generated by the district's solar installation
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/16/19
Optoma has added new models to its laser and lamp projector series, all designed for education.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/16/19
Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
The content covers learning standards in areas such as careers in gaming, maintaining healthy practices, self-management and interpersonal communications, as well as an overview of esports gaming and complete lesson plans.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/13/19