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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

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Those were among the 10 key findings highlighted in the Consortium for School Networking’s fourth K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report , which was released on Monday in conjunction with the opening of CoSN’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The survey also highlighted the different paths men and women take to IT leadership.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

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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. When issues arise, in-person meetings are best.

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

Education Superhighway

Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. 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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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

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How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ? In making its transition to online assessment, Delaware used this strategy. BYOD and student wireless access: Some states and districts leverage the devices that students already own, carefully considering privacy, security, and logistical issues.

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Key Questions and Recommendations for Online Assessment

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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.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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ACER SPIN 5 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Spin 5 is a convertible Windows notebook PC line with a variety of options to meet administrator, teacher, and student needs. Judges liked the moderation and control features, the Chromecast and AirPlay integration, and the BYOD functionality. Available with either 15.6-inch