4 Steps to Providing More Access in Schools

A frequent conflict that educators have with their IT departments is over access to content for students — content that's often being blocked at the behest of administrators and parents. And many IT directors are becoming less interested in being stuck in the middle.

It's Not the Device; It's What the Device Can Do

Devices are crucial as a conduit for content; however, they do not directly improve learning outcomes.

Report: Privacy Elusive in World Linked by Mobile and IoT

An annual report published by the Georgia Institute of Technology examined the emerging cyber threats for the coming year, among them: ever-shrinking personal privacy, lackadaisical security considerations in the Internet of Things and a dearth of trained experts to stay on top of cybersecurity considerations for organizations.

Lack of Affordability Still Dogs District Broadband Goals

Education IT leaders still consider affordability the main obstacle to securing "robust connectivity" for their schools, according to the latest Consortium for School Networking Infrastructure Survey.

Online Charter School Students Lag Behind Peers in Math and Reading

Outcomes for students attending online public charter schools are failing to keep pace with those of their peers in traditional public schools, according to a new three-volume report released Tuesday.

Report: Research & Education Networks Make Sense for K-12 as Bandwidth Demands Increase

Tremendous pressure for broadband access is being placed on schools, stemming in part from educational needs, in part from the demands of online testing and in part from the motivation to provide equitable access for all students.

Time Warner Partners with i-Safe Ventures on CIPA Compliance

Time Warner Cable Business Class has partnered with i-SAFE Ventures with the goal of making it easier for E-Rate schools to comply with the Children's Internet Protection Act.

Washington District Switches to Integrated Financial, Personnel Software

The West Valley School District in Yakima, WA, is the fourth district in the state to adopt the Infinite Visions software.

Updated MakerBot Software Speeds Up 3D Printing

The latest software update from MakerBot allows users to 3D print their projects 30 percent faster, according to the company.

PowerSchool Partners with Rackspace for Hosted SIS

PowerSchool has selected Rackspace as the new cloud-service provider for its PowerSchool student information system hosted service.

Schools Adopt LMS/SIS Combo

Three K-12 organizations have gone public with their adoption of software that integrates the functionality of both a learning management system and a student information system.

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Brown Rudnick Community Grants

Corning Foundation Grants

Brinker International Grants

Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant

The 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)

2016 NMC Summer Conference

eLearning Strategies Symposium

Hawaii International Conference on Education

FETC 2016

SANS Security East 2016

EduCon 2.8

TDWI 2016

TCEA 2016 Convention & Exposition

National Conference on Education: Leading for Excellence (Presented by AASA)

eLearning 2016

Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) 2016

EDexpo 2016

Digital Signage Expo 2016

CUE 2016

SITE 2016 (Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education)

ASCD 2016

CoSN 2016