10 key CoSN back-to-school resources for edtech leaders
This collection of CoSN resources can help guide K-12 edtech leaders through the beginning of a new school year.
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Digital citizenship, digital literacy, and education
Sometimes it feels as though social media has taken over the world. We live in an age of competing attention to hold our interest. If you have ever…
Data Dump
Highlights from the CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey; PowerSchool 2023 Education Focus Report Spotlighting Top EdTech Challenges and Priorities; and the Department of Education’s State of…
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
4 ways school leaders can target the homework gap
While the homework gap has existed for some time, the massive virtual learning spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic shed a bright light on the challenge of ensuring all…
7 facts about the state of edtech in schools
School networks are getting faster and more modern, but school IT departments struggle to keep up with the demand for remote access and support, according to an annual…
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.
11 facts about K-12 IT leadership
Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders' top concerns, according to CoSN's annual IT Leadership Survey.
4 things we need to realize about digital equity
COVID caused an unprecedented and massive shift to online learning, and while online learning isn't new itself, it became the primary mode of education delivery for most students.…
11 facts about today’s K-12 IT leadership
Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders' top concerns, according to CoSN's annual IT Leadership Survey.
Here’s what helps–and hinders–K-12 innovation
A personalized, learner-centered educational experience is one of the main drivers of K-12 innovation and extraordinary student outcomes, according to CoSN's annual innovation survey. The survey includes three…
Talking tech: Enabling digital transformation through collaboration
There’s no question that digital transformation is dramatically shifting the education landscape. In the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) 2019 survey, 55 percent of respondents say they have…
10 priorities for K-12 IT leaders
School districts are moving to highly digital ecosystems, and K-12 IT leaders have more and more to manage to ensure that teaching and learning can go on uninterrupted…
These 10 things will either hinder or support innovation in 2020
Digital equity remains a top hurdle to teaching and learning innovation in schools, while personalization and SEL will help accelerate innovation, according to a glimpse of CoSN's next…
5 strategies to tackle the homework gap
Despite a brighter spotlight on digital equity, gaps still remain, including the troubling and persistent homework gap--but a newly-relaunched digital equity toolkit aims to highlight the important work…
3 things I learned by accident at CoSN 2019
A few themes stood out at CoSN 2019--artificial intelligence, coding, and preparing students for 2030 are three that immediately come to mind. But as I attended more sessions,…
5 edtech accelerators that are changing K-12
Five powerful edtech accelerators are influencing the skills and needs of K-12 students and educators, according to a new CoSN report released during the advocacy group’s 2019 conference. …
Here’s why AI skills will make or break students’ futures
It’s OK if you don’t know exactly what AI is--but you need to learn, and quickly, because it’s already firmly ensconced in our lives, and AI skills are…
4 K-12 edtech trends we’re tracking at CoSN 2019
CoSN 2019 kicks off in Portland, OR this week, and it brings with it rich content spanning a variety of K-12 edtech trends. eSchool News will be there,…
5 things standing between K-12 schools and innovation
Sustaining and scaling innovation is one of the top hurdles K-12 district leaders face as they strive to bring new and bold ideas to education, according to a…
Upgrade your conference
I felt like I’d just unpacked my suitcase from ISTE 2018 when Edsurge came out with 60+ K-12 Education Technology Events in 2018-2019. So instead of doing what a…
My 8 favorite things about CoSN 2018
If you are a tech director and were looking for a place where everyone knows your name, CoSN18 in Washington, DC was that place. It was a gathering…
6 ways school bus wi-fi could benefit your district
Gaps in internet access are an all-too-familiar struggle for many schools, particularly those in rural or low-income districts where coverage is spotty or too expensive. In 2015, President…
Report reveals surprising data about mobile broadband usage in schools
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to…
CoSN 2018 Annual Conference and Global Symposium
For three days in March (12-15), almost 1,000 edtech leaders will descend on Washington, DC to connect, learn, network, and share solutions. Starting with an international focus, CoSN/UNESCO…
6 TED Talks about failing forward
Check out these six TED Talks on failing forward and what it means to persist despite unexpected outcomes: 1. How to learn? From mistakes Diana Laufenberg shares three…
5 infrastructure concerns for district technology leaders
The growing need for more internet bandwidth is being pushed by an increase in the number of students with devices, according to CoSN's Annual Infrastructure Survey. Increases in…
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
Meet the next generation of school ed-tech leaders
CoSN and EdScoop announce inaugural winners at CoSN 2016 annual conference CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) and EdScoop have ... Read more
Why we must address digital equity right now
Even with more support from E-rate, digital equity remains a troubling issue with far-reaching consequences.
What are IT leaders worried about? Assessment readiness and money
What are the key technology trends in education according to leadership in our school systems? A recent CoSN survey examined what CTOs think about assessments, budgets, and more.
Leading the Digital Leap
Despite the fact that technology use is part of daily life, on balance, schools’ use of technology remains far from ubiquitous. There is no question that some teachers,…
School groups team up to help with digital transformation
Many educators across the United States have made considerable progress in using technology to transform learning, and several school districts have advanced beyond small pockets of innovation to…
Overcoming the top barrier to school connectivity
Funding remains the largest and most-cited obstacle when it comes to updating schools' infrastructure and installing high-speed broadband internet access, according to a survey from the Consortium for…
Empowering superintendents in the digital age
Superintendents lead. They are charged with preparing students to be college-, career-, and life-ready, and with enabling a 21st-century learning environment. Increasingly, this means leveraging digital technologies to…
How to dispute one-to-one, mobile learning criticisms
Ed-tech initiatives will always have critics. But administrators can take action and leverage resources to ensure that their one-to-one and mobile learning initiatives are implemented carefully and successfully.…
10 things that keep superintendents up at night
School superintendents deal with a seemingly never-ending list of responsibilities, but some concerns are more pressing than others. During a CoSN 2014 session moderated by Digital Promise CEO…
Top 4 ways district leaders deal with funding obstacles
School budgets show a marked increase from a year ago, with one in three districts reporting budget increases this year, according to the second annual K-12 IT Leadership…
CoSN conference explores what it means to be an ‘audacious leader’
Transforming schools from places that deliver traditional, factory-era models of instruction to institutions that support engaging, personalized, and student-centered learning requires bold, audacious leadership—and that was the theme…
Integrating the ‘four Cs’ into instruction
While policy makers and education leaders have been talking about the need to teach 21st-century skills for more than a decade, not enough attention has been paid to…