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IT Spotlight
Are you ready to deal with "denial of sleep" attacks? Those are attacks using malicious code, propagated through the Internet of Things, aimed at draining the batteries of your devices by keeping them awake. And it's one of the top 10 technology trends affecting IoT in the near future cited in a new report. MoreHigh school students have started taking charge of their own computer science education. One of them, an 18-year-old who was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list for 2016, has helped to create a network of "Hack Clubs" that have spread to 16 states so far. The purpose: to get kids coding regardless of background or prior technical knowledge. MoreA Q&A with 18-year-old Zach Latta, executive director of San Francisco-based Hack Club, a 2015 recipient of the Thiel Fellowship and one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 (Education Category) for 2016. MoreNew enhancements to 3D instruction create a more immersive, interactive experience More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
IT spending in the United States will be stable in 2016, experiencing mild growth on par with previous years, according to a new forecast. MoreShipments of Apple's iPhone declined for the first time in the fourth quarter of last year, according to new information released by market research firm Gartner. MoreA new survey by Harris Poll of 644 parents of children under 18 living in the household found that only 9 percent said they would encourage their kids to become teachers of science, technology, engineering or math. More
Tips & Tricks
In this tutorial, part three in a series of three, Anderson University Associate Professor Emmett Dulaney lays out a proposal for a simple, yet indispensable classroom helper tool. More
K-12 Technology News
Calling equitable Internet access the "civil rights issue of today," the Consortium for School Networking has launched a Digital Equity Action Toolkit to give school district leaders tools they can use to advocate for and obtain Internet access for their students in their communities. MoreAbout 12,000 students who possess individualized education programs (IEPs) had personal information posted to a public Dropbox site attending schools in Washington, D.C. MoreBlue Springs School District in Kansas City, MO has consolidated its data and information technology services within a centralized data center in an effort to simplify management and reduce expenses. MoreGoGuardian has integrated its GoGuardian for Teachers classroom management and communication tool with Google Classroom. MoreTennessee's Collierville Schools is adopting a new customized online registration solution in an effort to centralize data collection. MoreAlexander City Schools is nearing the end of a two-year rollout of a 1-to-1 program that will eventually see a computer in the hands of each of its 3,400 students. MoreCTL has introduced a new Chromebook, the CTL NL6x Extra-Rugged Chromebook for Education. MoreNearly two years after voters in the Grand Haven (MI) Area Public Schools approved a $19-million bond issue to enhance the use of technology for its 6,200 K-12 students, every student in kindergarten through fourth grade has an iPad and every student in grade 5-12 has a Chromebook. MoreAlmost 500 new Chromebooks have been acquired by an Ohio district specifically for use by students in grades 3-5. MoreAn elementary school in the Pittsburgh area is taking advantage of grants from local nonprofits to use technology to enhance learning for its students. MorePowerSchool and PeopleAdmin have partnered to integrate PowerSchool's student information system and PeopleAdmin's TalentEd Perform teacher evaluation system. MoreInstead of a traditional open house, a 564-student school in Oregon recently ran its first "technology night," to show its community of families how it was using technology in the classroom. MoreTwo new media switches will control multiple projectors and displays at once. MorePerrysburg Schools in Ohio is replacing its legacy student information system in an effort to improve efficiency and data accuracy, provide parents with greater access to information and integrate with other district information systems. MoreLake Havasu Unified School District in Arizona has selected a new student information system (SIS) and special education management system to replace its existing SIS. More
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