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Takeaways from CoSN2025: Human Leadership in a World of AI, Part 1

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Kevin Hogan
The 2025 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference went down last week in Seattle, bringing together district technology leaders, ... Read more
Education Policy & Funding

Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff

January 27, 2025June 3, 2024 by Content Provided by Digital Promise
Effectively navigating the impending funding cliff requires planning to ensure teachers and learners have the tools and access they need.
For school and district technology leaders, the end of the school year also means the end of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding that was available…
K-12 Cybersecurity

Schools are at a greater risk for cyberattacks than ever before

December 11, 2023August 14, 2023 by Laura Ascione
Translating awareness of cyberattacks and prevention practices into actual support on the district level and in schools remains difficult.
Cyber threats against K-12 school districts are on the rise, yet only minimal steps are being taken at the local level to safeguard district technology assets and student…

Beyond the IT Department: The Emergence of the CIO as a Digital Leader in K-12 Districts

February 4, 2025March 22, 2023 by Jeff Festa
This new report from Project Tomorrow and Spectrum highlights how the role of district technology management has expanded beyond the ... Read more
District Management

7 ways to get teacher buy-in for new edtech

July 15, 2021 by Susan Oehlertz, District Technology Integrationist, Pocahontas Area Elementary
Teacher buy-in carries a tremendous amount of weight when it comes to an edtech initiative's success--here's how to get it.
Parent engagement is a driving factor behind any child’s success in school—but a recent nationwide survey of more than 1,000 teachers found that parents are often disengaged in…
District Management

5 ways this district evaluates its digital content purchases

June 30, 2021 by Laura Ascione
Purchasing digital content can be a confusing and unfulfilling process--here's how this district ensures success
K-12 schools spend billions on edtech tools, but often, many of the tools go unused or aren't evaluated for effectiveness. So how can district technology teams ensure an…
E-rate Funding

Does your district’s broadband measure up?

January 25, 2023October 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione
e-rate ERC
A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Compare &…
District Management

District Technology Specialist: These are the critical success factors for 1:1

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 by Tim Suda
1:1 mobile device data
At Banks County Schools, a rural school district in the mountains of northeast Georgia, it feels like we’re at the end and also the beginning of a very…
District Management

How does your district’s broadband stack up?

November 1, 2017January 4, 2017 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
broadband tool
A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Compare &…
IT Management

5 infrastructure concerns for district technology leaders

May 7, 2019November 9, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>
school broadband
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…
District Management

5 things changing today’s CTO role

June 29, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
CTO ISTE
Chief technology officers (CTOs) in school districts juggle any number of demands relating to IT support, technology integration into classroom instruction, and future district technology plans. But as…
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Why technology must be invisible during ed tech roll outs

January 21, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea
One district leader shares his philosophy for invisible tech roll outs that focus on goals, not tools When it comes ... Read more
District Management

Top 4 ways district leaders deal with funding obstacles

March 20, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
district-IT
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…

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