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ClassTag Launches ClassTag Connect Parent Engagement Platform

November 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Creating a culture of thriving school communication depends upon the three pillars of consistency, accessibility, and frequency.

ClassTag, the leading parent-teacher communication platform, today announced the introduction of ClassTag Connect, an all-in-one engagement platform that provides robust ... Read more

Why optimize the education journey for student success?

April 14, 2021November 12, 2020 by Jeff Festa

Schools that digitally engage their students thrive. Cognitive communications provide personalized learning, delivers secure, reliable communication and collaboration, provides campus ... Read more

eBOARDsolutions Announces Major Update to Simbli Policy Module

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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eBOARDsolutions Inc., today announced a major update to their online policy management software, the Simbli Policy Module. One of six ... Read more

New Mexico Adopts Rave Panic Button to Improve School Safety

October 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Technology plays an important role in mitigating threats that could turn into school violence and security incidents.

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced New Mexico as ... Read more

HuddleCamHD Announces Zoom-Certified PTZ Webcam

September 25, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

HuddleCamHD, a well-known manufacturer of affordable USB-based video conferencing cameras and audio solutions, announces two new electronic PTZ webcams: The ... Read more

FSR Extends Symphony Collection with Release of New Pedestal

August 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

FSR, a leading manufacturer of a wide variety of infrastructure solution products for the audio/video, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), ... Read more

Yamaha CS-700 Video Sound Bar Now Available With Promethean Collaboration Tool

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Yamaha Unified Communications is partnering with Promethean Interactive Displays and DisplayNote to outfit conference rooms with a three-for-one enterprise-grade plug-and-play ... Read more

Lifesize Acquires Kaptivo to Fuel Next Generation of Advanced Collaboration

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Collaborative Leadership

Lifesize, a global innovator of immersive enterprise communication solutions, today announced the acquisition of Kaptivo, a digital collaboration solutions company.

“Technology Tools for Online Education” Mini Book and Udemy Course Released

August 12, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

“Technology Tools for Online Education,” a mini book focused on teaching education leaders how to harness their smartphone, leverage the ... Read more

District Management

You’re invited: Learn how to enhance safety and communications in your school

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by ESchool News

Register Now Safety is a critical component of any K-12 school, and a key part of safety is having the ... Read more

District wide campus communications suites

June 30, 2020June 24, 2020 by ESchool News

Murrieta Valley Unified School District educates 23,400 students from transitional kindergarten through high school at 20 campuses. MVUSD executed a ... Read more

District Management

How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition

June 3, 2020June 2, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

A district's new AV implementation positioned it to be uniquely situation to handle learning changes when COVID-19 emerged

That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…

Tools and resources that help improve communication

April 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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ENA is committed to helping education and healthcare communities by empowering them with tools and resources that help improve communication, ... Read more

Virtual classrooms free for 90 days

April 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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To help empower schools and educators with secure e-learning solutions right now, Windstream Enterprise is offering OfficeSuite UC and HD ... Read more

New remote learning hub

April 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Buncee recently released their new Remote Learning Hub – a centralized collection of resources to support your remote learning needs! ... Read more

LogMeIn extends free phone and unified communication services

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

LogMeIn, Inc. has expanded its Emergency Remote Work Kit offerings to include GoToConnect, the company’s cloud phone and Unified Communications ... Read more

Is Your VoIP Outdated or Unreliable?

February 4, 2025March 5, 2020 by Jeff Festa

We explored the topic of school and district communications technology by deploying a survey to school administrators nationwide. Nearly 200 ... Read more

District Management

8 easy ways to improve your public relations efforts

October 31, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

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Families and community members want to know what’s happening in your district, and they want to know right now. There’s a huge need to educate the public about…

District Management

It’s time to become the storyteller-in-chief for your school

July 6, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

When polled about public perception of K-12 schools in the United States, attendees of the recent edWebinar, “Transform Your School’s Brand by Becoming a Storyteller-In-Chief,” offered mixed results.…

District Management

4 questions to ask about E-rate funding

January 30, 2018January 24, 2018 by Susan Biddle

Today’s K-12 schools are facing a complex web of needs, technologies and regulations. Digital transformation has led to an expectation by students and faculty of constant connectivity to…

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Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds

January 10, 2018January 3, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN's 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. The majority of school districts--85 percent,…

What the net neutrality vote could mean for schools, students

July 2, 2018December 13, 2017 by Emily Younker, The Joplin Globe

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Getting started: Your E‑rate cheat sheet

January 25, 2023November 1, 2017 by Laura Ascione

It's that time of year again--the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this…

How is the E-rate impacting learning?

January 25, 2023October 31, 2017 by Jeff Patterson, Founder and CEO of Gaggle

In the beginning, E-rate focused principally on telephone service, which was the most basic and universal way individuals communicated 20 years ago. While the focus on communication has…

E-Rate Survival FAQs

November 1, 2017October 31, 2017 by Vcarlson

What (and who) is E-rate? E-rate is a US Federal Program for funding telecom and technology in K-12 schools and ... Read more

District Management

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

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When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers and schools, but they also want that information to be timely, targeted, and…

District Management

These schools are leveraging E-Rate for a complete digital transformation

October 31, 2017May 10, 2017 by Rich Nedwich

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part…

District Management

3 tips for teachers addressing the election

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Anne G. Barretta

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By now we’ve all been inundated with pre- and post-election coverage and analysis on numerous media platforms. It seems as if we might never escape the constant barrage…

District Management

Survey: Parents prefer texting and mobile communication from schools

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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Determining the right mix of traditional and digital tools to best engage with parents and district stakeholders remains a primary challenge for district communications, according to a new…

Teaching Trends

Nampa School District 131 becomes first in Idaho to implement the itslearning LMS

August 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione

As part of its on-going efforts to improve communications, foster collaboration, and bolster student achievement, Nampa School District #131 (Nampa ... Read more

Teaching & Learning

5 tips for using live video in the classroom

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 by JT Ripton

Let’s face it — we live in a very visually oriented society. Visual media is a great way to communicate, ... Read more

Is dark fiber in your district’s future?

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing E-rate applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. These ... Read more

NetSupport’s keyword monitoring now supports multiple languages

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

In an effort to help districts cope with an ever-growing student population speaking languages other than English, NetSupport is adding multiple languages to its keyword monitoring software, which…

Dark fiber could be the future of school networking

June 29, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?

District Management

Bloomz announces new features at ISTE 2016

June 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Just in time for ISTE 2016, the teacher-parent communication app Bloomz is announcing a major award and introducing new features, including offering its basic schoolwide product for free.…

District Management

District launches responsive website from Rediker Software

June 13, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Serving more than 5,500 students and 10 schools, Waltham Public Schools unveiled an improved approach to mobile communications recently by launching a district-wide responsive website from Rediker Software.…

District Management

6 apps to help parents and teachers communicate

March 4, 2016January 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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Communication between teachers and parents makes it easier for educators to understand the outside challenges students may deal with, and it helps parents understand how they can better…

District Management

Try these mobile and web tools to improve parent-teacher communication

March 3, 2015 by By Chris Webb

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When I was in high school, no one emailed my parents to tell them I had a test. No one sent a reminder to tell them that I…

District Management

FCC’s plan to reclassify internet has big K-12 impact

February 10, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing clear, sustainable, enforceable rules to preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and free expression. According to an…

District Management

Meet our 2014 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award winners

December 4, 2025January 29, 2014 by From eSchool News staff

One is a former Gates Foundation executive whose district uses computer programming to teach essential math skills. Another has advised the Federal Communications Commission on digital textbook use.…

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