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DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How to work for equity of access in classrooms

December 14, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Equity of access in classrooms addresses the unique needs and challenges students face to create a truly inclusive educational experience.

Ensuring equity of access in the K-12 classroom is crucial for providing all students with a fair and inclusive education. Educational disparities can exacerbate existing inequalities.

K-12 Tech Innovation News

December 11, 2023 by Laura Ascione

K-12 tech innovation has become a cornerstone of modern education, reshaping traditional classrooms and equipping students with the skills needed for the 21st century. One notable piece of…

A charter school gets e-learning up to speed with a modern WiFi solution

February 4, 2025October 4, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The mission at The Academy of Hope, a public charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade, is to maximize ... Read more

IT Innovations

How IT leaders tackle 7 digital asset management challenges

August 14, 2023August 2, 2023 by Emily Stapf, Customer Success Manager, Incident IQ

Proper digital asset management lets IT leaders take the lead in helping schools unlock the full potential of digital devices.

With kids out the school door for the summer, IT leaders now face the daunting task of organizing, identifying, and managing the many thousands of devices per district…

Innovation Insights

How Phys Ed and Ed Tech Can Fit

July 26, 2023July 21, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Playscapes Founder and CEO Pamela Gunther, has some suggestions on how the two can play together. In this conversation, she breaks down the various scenarios schools face when…

Beyond the classroom today

February 4, 2025July 7, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The long-tail impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in K-12 education, providing rich lessons learned from the experience for both ... Read more

Innovation Insights

How asynchronous tech can bridge the digital divide

June 27, 2023June 20, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

When pondering the future of education, it’s understandable that most of us will slip into Utopian scenarios. Think Garrison Keiler’s ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

Investing in classroom collaboration tools? 3 things to know

May 26, 2023 by Dan Deem, Vice President, Airtame

Maximizing the effectiveness of a classroom collaboration investment requires careful consideration of all available options and benefits.

Modern technological advancements affect virtually every area of daily life, and today’s educational institutions are looking to new digital tools to help improve student achievement and engagement while…

K-12 Security Essentials for Beginners

July 19, 2023May 11, 2023 by Jeff Festa

There are few industries that have felt the transformational touch of technology quite like education. In this e-book, we address ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners

May 10, 2023 by Nadav Avni, CMO, Radix Technologies

Adding gamification elements during teaching sessions, and using the right MDM solutions, can help educators increase student engagement.

In the era of mobile devices and tablets, interactivity has become the norm for schoolchildren. To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with…

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Lightspeed Systems’ New ‘Digital Equity’ Module Provides Actionable Insight Into Students’ Internet Connectivity And School-Issued Device Health When Learning Outside of School

May 5, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

AUSTIN, TX – Lightspeed Systems, the leader in safe, secure and equitable education technology, announces Digital Equity—a module that provides ... Read more

Edtech Trends

With greater access to devices, teachers are folding more tech into instruction

April 21, 2023 by Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York

COVID's seismic shift made devices more accessible to students than ever before, and has made teachers edtech enthusiasts

Before the pandemic, U.S. history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. He knew not every student had a laptop…

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Discovery Education Launches New Digital Citizenship Resources in Partnership with Norton

March 27, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC – Discovery Education, in partnership with Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen™, recently launched a new ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

4 ways school leaders can target the homework gap

March 24, 2023 by Laura Ascione

The pandemic spread awareness about the challenging in eliminating the homework gap--here's what schools can do to connect students.

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…

Digital Learning Tools

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

March 23, 2023March 14, 2023 by Content provided by ViewSonic

The metaverse helps students can enjoy more engaging lessons and greater autonomy--and also offers immersive learning and accessibility.

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Strategies to help IT leaders combat imminent cyberattacks

March 8, 2023 by Warren Young, Area Vice President - SLED, Absolute Software

As long as effective measures are in place, including reliable endpoints and resilient zero trust, cyberattacks and threats can be managed.

It is undeniable, the education sector is prone to attacks from malicious cyber-criminals due to the amount of personal data available across user devices and organization networks. Just…

Classroom Management

5 ways to manage students’ screen time

March 2, 2023 by Sara Vocovnik, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

Tech tools and learning devices can be a valuable asset for educators, but it's important to be mindful of students' screen time.

Modern technological advancements can make education noticeably more exciting and entertaining, but accompanied by all its benefits, uncontrolled use of technology in schools can divert students’ attention to…

Understanding Compliance and Security in Education

May 17, 2023February 23, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Understanding the meaning of a comprehensive, effective, risk-based compliance strategy is the first step in achieving it. Industry standards and ... Read more

The Do’s and Don’ts of K-12 Wi-Fi Networks

July 5, 2023February 19, 2023 by Jeff Festa

With student learning and IoT devices reliant on wireless connectivity, reliable and always-available Wi-Fi is mission critical for success. Here ... Read more

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AVer Launches World’s First All-in-One Camera with AI Audio for the Classroom

January 31, 2023January 30, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Fremont, CA – AVer Information Inc. USA, the award-winning provider of video collaboration and education technology solutions today announced the launch ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

How computer science education bridges the digital divide

January 24, 2023 by Christopher Kerr, Computer and Information Science Teacher, Newington High School

Students from underrepresented backgrounds need extra encouragement to try computer science education and reap benefits from computing skills.

Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed,…

Literacy

6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

January 6, 2023 by Stacy Hurst, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Southern Utah University & Chief Academic Advisor, Reading Horizons

Teachers in K–3 classrooms may be wary of technology, but with the right approach it can enable and extend teacher-led literacy instruction.

There are plenty of reasons that K–3 teachers tend to be less likely than their middle and high school peers to use technology in the classroom. From their…

Machine Learning in Education

AI’s promising reality in classrooms

December 12, 2023January 5, 2023 by Laura Ascione

AI systems help teachers better interact with students in classrooms, simplify everyday classroom tasks, and improve overall efficiency

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an ambiguous word in education circles, evoking images of machines replacing human teachers in the future. The truth, while less fantastic, is that…

Automation empowers campus safety, security, and agility

March 8, 2023November 17, 2022 by Jeff Festa

Schools that automate workflows and processes enable stronger campus safety and security while controlling costs. Unite people, processes, and devices ... Read more

Student Data Security

How to maintain secure access and data privacy

December 5, 2022November 10, 2022 by Laura Ascione

The risk of cyberattacks and weakened data privacy has greatly increased due to expanded remote and hybrid learning.

Cybersecurity is a priority concern for most people accessing the internet. Unfortunately, students aren’t thinking about cyberattacks when they access sites for curriculum, research, and entertainment from their…

K-12 Cybersecurity

How digital equity enhances cybersecurity in schools

December 5, 2022November 9, 2022 by Michael Webb, Chief Technology Officer, Identity Automation

Digital equity can be better achieved by marrying flexibility with cybersecurity--here's how your district can begin.

Digital equity in the classroom goes far beyond the need to deliver internet connectivity and devices. All students need and deserve a safe, reliable, and adaptable edtech ecosystem…

IT Innovations

5 tools every school tech director should use

December 5, 2022October 26, 2022 by Charlie Sander, CEO, ManagedMethods

In order to optimize their school and district's network security, school tech leaders should use tools and resources strategically

Teaching methods have changed dramatically over the last few years, leading to numerous electronic resources entering the classroom. This makes school IT a formidable challenge—security experts have to…

Case Study: Hays CISD Using Display Technology to Engage Students and Promote School’s Mission

December 16, 2022September 26, 2022 by Jeff Festa

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, located south of Austin, Texas, comprises 25 K-12 schools and is one of the fast-growing ... Read more

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DisplayNote Enables Parity for All Students by Adding Webcam and Mic Integration to their Screen Sharing Tool Broadcast

September 22, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (PRWEB) — Technology company DisplayNote has released a new version of their one-to-many screen sharing tool, Broadcast. Made for ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

Don’t wait to secure your endpoints from cyberattacks

December 5, 2022September 21, 2022 by Bob Turner, Field CISO for Education, Fortinet

Understanding risks that your endpoints face is key to knowing how to mitigate these risks and keep information and systems safe

As we enter a new school year, among the myriad things that instructors and administrators need to be concerned about, ransomware remains high on the list. According to…

Designed for Education…Unlock the power of creativity and collaboration

March 8, 2023September 8, 2022 by Jeff Festa

UDT can help you integrate technology in your classrooms with Microsoft Windows 11 SE, a new edition of Windows designed ... Read more

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Carousel Digital Signage and Indiana School District Get into the School Spirit

September 7, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – Carousel Digital Signage has provided Elkhart Community Schools with a seamless way to communicate timely, up-to-date messages to ... Read more

IT Innovations

4 ways to tackle IT workforce shortages

December 5, 2022August 29, 2022 by Lauren Basile, Senior Marketing Communications Professional, ENA

IT teams have now been elevated to a strategic role, charged with driving multiple digital transformation initiatives across their districts

K-12 school districts have a retention problem and it’s not unique to teaching staff – superintendents, principals, nurses, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, and others are departing in droves.

ELL

4 ways to support ELLs in post-pandemic learning

December 7, 2022August 12, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Certain student groups experienced more impacts to their learning during the pandemic--here's how to help ELLs succeed.

There's no question that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted learning in ways educators and policymakers are still working to understand. But while all students felt the impact, certain historically…

Literacy

3 strategies we use to turn struggling students into confident readers

December 7, 2022August 11, 2022 by Meghan Peters, Dean of Academics, Cambridge School

Research-based teaching strategies and intentional edtech use can help struggling readers thrive and become confident students.

The ability to read--and read well--sets kids on a path to success. That’s why at Cambridge School, we focus on helping students with learning differences learn how to…

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