Takeaways from CoSN2025: Human Leadership in a World of AI, Part 1
The 2025 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference went down last week in Seattle, bringing together district technology leaders, ... Read more
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K-12 cyberattacks threaten data–and students
The long-term impacts of K-12 cyberattacks, including lost learning time and disruptions to school operations, are just as damaging as stolen data, according to a new report from…
The Best of CoSN 2024
In this episode of the Innovation and Education Podcast, hosted by Kevin Hogan, the focus is on the insights and experiences gathered from the 2024 CoSN conference. The…
Show Stopper—CTL on Connected Chromebooks
CTL, a global cloud-computing solution leader for education, will present at the upcoming Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) conference in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, ... Read more
CoSN: The Basics
What is CoSN? The Consortium for School Networking is the national professional association of K-12 EdTech leaders, their teams, and ... Read more
Lightspeed Systems’ New ‘Digital Equity’ Module Provides Actionable Insight Into Students’ Internet Connectivity And School-Issued Device Health When Learning Outside of School
AUSTIN, TX – Lightspeed Systems, the leader in safe, secure and equitable education technology, announces Digital Equity—a module that provides ... Read more
A 5-point plan for post-pandemic education
It seems hard to believe, but the pandemic in the U.S. actually started three years ago this month. With all the changes COVID-19 brought to schools, perhaps the…
Safely embracing digital learning with managed network security
Digital learning surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t going away with the return to in-person classrooms.
How is the E-rate impacting learning?
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…
These schools are leveraging E-Rate for a complete digital transformation
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…
What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends
I do a lot of speaking about technology trends in education, and none of my talks seem to get larger ... Read more
Survey: Staff development is top ed-tech challenge
Making sure staff members have the professional development they need to ensure effective 21st-century education is the top challenge facing school district CTOs, according to a recent survey.
Report highlights ed-tech lessons from abroad
Scotland and the Netherlands both invest significantly more federal money per student in information and communications technologies (ICT) than the United States, and they both view ICT as…
Six technologies soon to affect education
Cloud computing and collaborative learning environments are set to take hold in K-12 schools in the very near future, with mobile devices, game-based learning, and other education technologies…
Ed-tech leaders reveal keen insights
What do U.S. students want most when it comes to technology? How is one school system saving thousands of dollars per year in software licensing fees? How is…
Federal officials address ed-tech concerns
Before an audience of chief technology officers from across the country, Karen Cator, director of education technology for the U.S. Department of Education, and Federal Chief Technology Officer…
CoSN conference goers learn how to be innovative educators
The challenges in our field are Olympic in proportion," said Consortium for School Networking CEO Keith Krueger in kicking off the organization's 2010 conference March 1. But teamwork…
Study: Too few schools are teaching cyber safety
Students aren’t getting enough instruction in school on how to use technology and the internet in a safe and responsible manner, a new poll suggests.