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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

EdTech Magazine

All three of these priorities are connected and make it clear that data is a district priority — accessing, managing, leveraging and keeping it secure,” the report states. Twice as many districts that are seeking to create a one-to-one computing environment are providing the device versus using a BYOD strategy.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Mobile learning is about transforming how everyone can access shared knowledge and resources. It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

To address this, take a tally of the number of devices that will access your network on a regular basis. Bear in mind that if your district has a Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) policy or a guest network, many students, teachers, and visitors will bring one or more devices of their own to your network.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

techlearning

INNOVATIVE PLANNING To provide the best access to students and educators, leading states and districts think comprehensively about all funding and support. Cross-agency coordination: Some states and districts leverage higher education or medical facility resources to boost education access.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Calculating your school district’s bandwidth need: Network Essentials for Superintendents

Education Superhighway

To address the first factor, take a tally of the number of devices that will access your network on a regular basis. While there are other factors that may affect the amount of bandwidth your district needs—cloud-based applications, storage, online assessments, etc.—having

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Key Questions and Recommendations for Online Assessment

edWeb.net

Even in today’s tech-heavy environment, before moving to online assessments, leadership needs to ask: Should we? During their presentation, “Online Assessment: An Evolving Landscape and New Opportunities,” they discussed the lessons they learned when they made the transition and what they would change if they could.