EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2019

CoSN 2019: New Analytics Dashboard Measures Education Technology ROI. Wed, 04/03/2019 - 12:24. Over the years, we have seen a lot of things change,” said Wendy Jones, educational strategist for CDW•G , during her session at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

According to a report released today by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review , public K-12 education agencies across the country experienced a total of 348 cybersecurity incidents during calendar year 2019.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

FETC 2019: How Small K–12 Schools Can Keep Their Networks Secure. Sun, 01/27/2019 - 18:48. In order to create the best possible defense systems, schools should build on their technology investments over time , according to education leaders at a Jan. eli.zimmerman_9856. Build a Diverse Team for a Clear Cybersecurity Assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

FETC 2019: K–12 Schools Need Evolved Security Protocols to Thwart Next-Gen Hackers. Mon, 01/28/2019 - 16:07. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. eli.zimmerman_9856. 28 session at the Future of Education Technology Conference. Spear phishing has become increasingly complex.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Thu, 04/04/2019 - 11:01. Proper technology evaluation is a crucial element to digital innovation , said Baule, speaking at Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference. eli.zimmerman_9856. Community Schools. Community Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework. Fri, 04/05/2019 - 09:50. In school systems like Clark’s where schools have more autonomy to choose their own digital solutions, issues have emerged around creating activities that serve students of different backgrounds. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

The district’s learning management system, PowerSchool, suffered the attack. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

FETC 2019: How K–12 IT Leaders Can Advise on Data Privacy. Mon, 01/28/2019 - 10:02. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. eli.zimmerman_9856. Educate Administrators on Privacy Best Practices and Principles.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

TCEA 2019: As Ed Tech Expands, So Do Privacy Concerns. Wed, 02/06/2019 - 16:40. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage. These can result from malware that introduces a backdoor network vulnerability, a hack into a system or a lost device with an unencrypted hard drive. “If

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality. It’s time we acknowledge that our education systems are directly contributing to the youth mental health crisis.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2018

3 Ways K-12 Schools Can Improve Their Cybersecurity in 2019. One way to do so is to build application security into system development. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 12/17/2018 - 08:53. The education sector is the least secure of 17 industries studied this year, according to a new report released Thursday.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 29, 2019

Ozobot , makers of robots that empower coding and STEAM education for grades K–12, recently unveiled its new Ozobot Classroom learning management system. As the only learning management system that provides insights for screen-free activities, teachers can keep up with their students' progress in real time.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

TCEA 2019: Where Is Your K–12 District on the Security Map? Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:39. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage! MORE FROM EDTECH: Three ways K–12 schools can improve their cybersecurity in 2019. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Updates Help District Convey the Right Message Before updating its district’s branding in 2019, Palo Alto Unified School District had what some called a “Charlie Brown logo,” said Sarah Patanroi, a business systems… These changes helped their IT teams — and their schools as a whole — lead and communicate more effectively.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2019

New Analytics Tool From CDW, Lightspeed Systems Helps Schools Optimize Tech Use Today at COSN 2019 , CDW, in partnership with Lightspeed Systems , introduced Analytics Powered by Relay, a dashboard solution enabling K-12 schools to make informed decisions about their use of educational technology devices, applications and websites.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Key takeaways from the 2019 national survey include: The U.S. Jackson County School System, Jefferson, GA. By Doug Cauthen.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

3, 2019, at New York’s Monroe-Woodbury Central School District should have been one of excitement and reconnection for staff and administrators. But that wasn’t the case for Bhargav Vyas, who serves as the district’s assistant superintendent for compliance and information systems as well as its data protection officer.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The 2019 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reports that the education sector is the ninth most targeted industry. We place emphasis on the word “habits,” as it’s imperative that this becomes second nature to students, should the possibility of dangerous cyberspace situations occur.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The next year will focus on technologies that influence how users interact with the world, according to Gartner in its list of top 10 strategic technology trends for 2019. Intelligence: AI drives everything we do across many systems going into the future. That intelligent digital mesh focuses on three things: 1.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Before we usher in a new decade and bid adieu to 2019, here’s a look back at the most popular EdSurge higher education stories of the year. The Varsity Blues admissions scandal made headlines here and elsewhere for months, and indeed, our story about the ringleader’s international intrigues registered as one of our most-read pieces of 2019.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

While it’s always risky to make predictions, I believe there were several strong trends from 2018 that suggest the shape of things to come in 2019. And these are results that all members of the academic ecosystem would welcome in 2019, and beyond.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders. For edtech to fulfill this potential, school system leaders need to better understand how to center equity in edtech-related decisions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

million credentials to date, growing at a 61 percent pace from 2019 to 2020. credentialing landscape will look like if employer-offered credentialing becomes institutionalized as a new and potentially separate educational “system.” IBM runs a digital badging program , now in its seventh year, that has awarded 3.7

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. Read on to see what’s in store for 2019… Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. This is a good thing, because it will take motivation from all sides to achieve simpler data connections between systems.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Even before the pandemic, far too many Americans were struggling to manage their student loan debt: At the start of 2020, one-quarter of Direct Loan borrowers were either behind on payments or in default, and over a million borrowers entered default in 2019 alone. Black students in particular face persistent repayment distress.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

Education investments showed modest growth in the first quarter of 2019, even as venture investing in China in all other sectors dropped sharply. From January through March 2019, 131 China edtech ventures raised more than $1.86 billion (RMB 12.51 billion), according to data compiled by Mission EDU and Jingmeiti. Huohua Siwei (????)

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now, as we enter into 2019, many core elements of the community college sector are threatened due to anecdotal student success metrics, broken funding models, and increased public skepticism over the value of higher education. Community colleges have long served the U.S. Economically, the U.S. is at a crossroads.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 16, 2020

As more and more educational institutions and corporate entities rely on e-learning, especially in the wake of a global pandemic, the need for the perfect learning management system rises. A simple learning management system example can transform into a huge headache. Every business learning management system is different.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

With that in mind, we invite you to help us tell our stories at SXSW EDU 2019 to spread the word on topics like learner variability, educator micro-credentials, immersive storytelling with 360° technology, maker learning, edtech pilots, data interoperability, and more. The post Vote for Digital Promise in the 2019 SXSW EDU PanelPicker!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

The 10 Challenge winners will be announced in early 2019, with each team to receive a $100,000 grant from Verizon to work on 5G and EdTech solutions next year. Artificial Intelligence Source: nycmedialab / YouTube From artificially generated content to image recognition and smart tagging systems, AI is already shaping the future storytelling.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

In the Houston Independent School District, the first students to graduate under the new endorsement system in 2018 did not receive formal guidance about their endorsement tracks after their initial choice in ninth grade. To earn an endorsement, Texas students must take specific course sequences, or paths, in one or more areas of focus.

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