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?Scaling Mobile Technology for Community College Students: 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs

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After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources.

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Lead for Digital Equity with These Community Engagement Strategies

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Therefore, the district’s team members needed to provide leadership in delivering information technologies to increase opportunities and accessibility for all students within the community. In addition, students now had access to the internet in places they did not before. Innovation.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

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Every year, CoSN awards a school district with the Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity to encourage and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the digital access gap. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. Innovation.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

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School Leadership Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Cyberattacks

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The growing concerns about security among families, school systems, and legislature increased teacher and student reliance on internet accessibility. For example, if a district’s finance system is attacked, it can affect their bond rating and negatively impact the district’s ability to be good stewards of the community money.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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For example, the pandemic and forced distance learning have impacted social-emotional learning for many children. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. However, it’s about the right data in the right hands.

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Five Steps to Closing the Homework Gap

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All students need to have the same access to WiFi, and thus the ability to use the device, whether they are at school or not. Equitable access should be a part of a larger discussion about how the schools are serving their students’ needs. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards.