IT Spotlight
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A continuing expansion of digital initiatives at Carmel Unified forced the school system to find a more effective way to stay on top of IT demands. SDN is delivering the goods.
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SDN isn't the end-all answer. Sometimes the IT team needs to work with the users to help them understand how the tech works
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Ed Tech Research & Trends
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People in education are more likely to click on phishing e-mails than any other major segment, according to the latest Verizon data breach report.
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Even as they face a "tidal wave of demand" for a growing roster of data, the people running state data systems need to spend more time helping constituents create an "information culture" in education.
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Nearly all teachers — 95 percent — are using technology in the classroom nowadays. Elementary and middle school grades dominate when it comes to tech usage. What are the most popular tools?
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A new report finds attackers are drawn to the education sector owing to the wealth of personally identifiable information on students, faculty and organizations associated with universities and schools.
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K-12 Technology News
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The project will explore the impact of AI-driven learning experiences on student outcomes, including academic growth and social emotional learning.
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The University of Montreal and Classcraft are teaming up to research how artificial intelligence plays a role in the classroom setting.
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The SHLB Coalition and CoSN are leading the pack of advocacy groups who are urging the FCC to retain the Educational Broadband Service is dedicated to serving educational institutions.
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Technology and consulting firm School by Design has been acquired by Abl, a developer of school scheduling software.
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Freckle is the developer of a differentiated instruction platform of the same name, focused on math, social studies, science and English language arts. According to Renaissance, Freckle serves some 700,000 teachers in 75,000 schools, up by about 14,000 schools since this time last year.
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An education technology company with a K-12 student success platform has added functionality to track and manage interventions. Panorama Education's new system of supports is part of its Panorama Student Success platform.
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The Tulsa-based school district is the first in the U.S. to start offering digital diplomas and transcripts using Learning Machine's blockchain-based open standard for digital credentials.
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Aldine Independent School District is piloting the use of IoT lighting and alarm buttons connected to sensors to improve school safety and communications with first responders.
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