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Texas district launches connected school buses

October 17, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
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Smartphones, wearable technology, always-on mobile devices--now, school buses are following suit, offering wi-fi connectivity and real-time monitoring to extend learning and create safe environments. The Huntsville Independent School…
IT Management

3 steps we’re taking to ensure true digital equity

October 12, 2016 by Royce Avery
digital learning
Across the nation, school districts are investing in one-to-one computing programs and supplying digital devices for their students to use ... Read more
IT Management

Georgia district creates homework zones via wi-fi buses

October 5, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
Georgia’s Liberty County School System to outfit its school bus fleet with wi-fi in an effort to extend the school ... Read more
District Management

What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Keith R. Krueger
vr ed-tech
I do a lot of speaking about technology trends in education, and none of my talks seem to get larger ... Read more
IT Management

5 tips for staying on the right side of federal safety regulations

August 31, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
school-safety
In “Securing the Connected Classroom: Technology Planning to Keep Students Safe,” authors Abbie H. Brown, Ph.D., and Tim D. Green, ... Read more
District Management

5 ways to improve your school website design right now

August 16, 2016 by Jovana Cenejac
website
First impressions are lasting. Here's how to make a good one with your school's website -- from navigation to multimedia elements.
Edtech Trends

The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind

January 25, 2023August 12, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
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Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here, though,…
All Apps For Schools

Can your internet service provider help close the digital divide?

August 10, 2016 by Chike Aguh
digital divide
Darriale Bradley and her family spent many nights in the parking lot of fast food restaurants, but not because of ... Read more
IT Management

Is dark fiber in your district’s future?

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
dark fiber
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing E-rate applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. These ... Read more
IT Management

Dark fiber could be the future of school networking

June 29, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
dark-fiber
Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?
IT Management

Most districts are doing nothing about the homework gap; a few are making a big difference

June 22, 2016 by Keith Krueger
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3 out of 4 districts have little plan for providing off-campus internet. But an innovative few are finding solutions and leading the charge.
IT Management

How hackers held a district hostage for almost $10,000

June 8, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
ransomware-schools
When cyber-criminals unleashed a ransomware attack on a South Carolina district, IT leaders were faced with an awful choice: pay up, or lose your files.
Innovation Insights

The Internet of Things is coming to your school

June 1, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
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Internet of Things devices are cropping up in schools everywhere. IT is taking note -- and so are students.
IT Management

3 Google Fiber programs that could help ease the digital divide

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
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Google Fiber has started providing affordable internet in certain communities. Now schools are starting to wonder how it will affect students' internet challenges, both in and out of…
IT Management

Schools lend out mobile hotspots to get all students online

June 7, 2016April 12, 2016 by Rick Barrett Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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FCC approves $9 broadband subsidy for low-income households

March 31, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
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A recently-approved expansion of an FCC program will grant millions of low-income households a discount on internet access in an effort to help close what is becoming known…
IT Management

The unique internet search site your students don’t know about

March 28, 2016 by Alan November
google-1998
The Wayback Machine is a reference tool for the internet Age as basic as a dictionary. When was the last ... Read more
Teaching Trends

7 things you need to know now about E-rate changes

March 25, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
erate-changes
The big changes to E-rate mean schools must chart a new path.
IT Management

Texas moves to augment classroom internet

March 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione
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High-speed internet access will expand to all classrooms across the state In a bid to boost classroom connectivity, the state ... Read more
IT Management

What happens when student hackers shut down a district’s internet?

March 17, 2016March 16, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
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Denial of service attacks can shut down internet access and leave IT teams powerless When Jeff McCune noticed that his ... Read more
District Management

States assess their readiness for digital learning

March 8, 2016 by Dennis Pierce
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Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs When Ray Timothy, executive director of the Utah ... Read more
District Management

Before going one-to-one, this district is helping every kid get home wi-fi

March 4, 2016February 10, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
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Little Falls Central School District is going one-to-one. But before it does, it wants to make sure that every student, and student athlete, has internet access when they're…
District Management

This is how your infrastructure should look before your next tech rollout

March 4, 2016February 3, 2016 by Peter West
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Follow these guidelines to create a technology infrastructure that support teachers and students, and take a quick quiz to test your readiness.
District Management

New tool helps districts compare bandwidth pricing

March 4, 2016January 22, 2016 by Laura Ascione
broadband-tool
The nonprofit EducationSuperHighway on Jan. 21 launched a beta version of Compare & Connect K-12, an online tool that makes the internet services that schools receive more transparent.…
IT Management

Bringing wi-fi, and parent engagement, to the community

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Joelle Bejarano
kiosks-wifi
Kent School District's new internet kiosks are bringing the SIS and free wi-fi to the community to increase parent engagement and internet access at the same time.
IT Management

3 barriers, 3 fixes for school broadband

November 25, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
school-broadband
Nationwide, 23 percent of school districts still do not meet the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) minimum broadband access goal of 100 kbps per student, according to a state-by-state…
Featured on eSchool News

How students get around web filters, and how schools can stop it

November 11, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea
web-filtering
When it comes to web filters, students are technology are getting smarter. And schools need to stay a step ahead.
Featured on eSchool News

Is this a smarter way to store school data?

October 14, 2015 by By Andrew Barbour
Network attached storage (NAS) provides a cost-effective way to store, share, and back up work securely.
District Management

Napa County wins $50K collaboration prize for vocabulary gap solution

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
collaboration-nation
The Napa County Office of Education has emerged as the grand prize winner of CDW-G's Collaboration Nation, a program recognizing school districts' commitment and dedication to student success,…
Featured on eSchool News

Providing free wireless hotspots helps this district close the equity gap

August 4, 2015 by By Robert Dillon
wifi-equity
A new device and hotspots program is helping students in a St. Louis district connect to devices and internet after the last bell. Often, the biggest hurdle is…
District Management

One state’s plan to bring better internet to schools and homes

July 21, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea
ohio-equity
Since 2003, OneCommunity of Cleveland has been connecting and enabling public benefit organizations across the state like schools, government agencies, healthcare, museums, and libraries with next-generation fiber optics.…
IT Management

Xirrus introduces Xtreme Density Wi-Fi

May 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione
xd-wi-fi
Wireless network provider Xirrus has announced Xtreme Density (XD) Wi-Fi, high-density Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) that aim to deliver some of the fastest Wi-Fi available in the industry.…
IT Management

Why every educator should care about net neutrality

February 25, 2015 by By Lev Gonick, Chief Executive of OneCommunity
On February 26th the world, as we know it, will either come to an end or we will have the second coming of the messiah. Why? Because later…
Featured on eSchool News

The critical ABCs of 802.11ac

June 30, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
802.11ac-network
A relatively new technology standard has huge potential for school connectivity as it aims to relieve congested networks and drastically increase network speed. The 802.11ac standard operates in…
Best Practices in School IT Management

Big perks for University High School tech support internship

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by By Gretchen Zaitzeff & Cory Culbertson
Are you struggling to respond to student and faculty technology issues in a timely manner? Are expensive repairs depleting your tech budget? If your school has a one-to-one…
District Management

‘Bing for Schools’ offers ad-free web search and more

August 27, 2013 by ESchool News Staff
This fall, a new program called Bing for Schools will offer daily lesson plans designed to teach students web-search skills, as well as a free pilot program that…
IT Management

District’s $38M technology bond issue would add more iPads, teaching tools to classrooms

May 10, 2013April 25, 2013 by From wire reports
Angela Bagby's students in the autism classroom at Marshall Elementary School can't verbalize the answers to a spelling test or hold a pencil for more than a few…
Teaching & Learning

Google to downgrade pirate sites in search results

August 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione
Google Inc. is altering its search results to de-emphasize the websites of repeat copyright offenders and make it easier to find legitimate providers of music, movies and other…
District Management

An eMail service with lots of smarts

August 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione
“Coming soon, from the creator of the Macarena!”... “New, from the founders of Myspace!”... “He has the same agent as Steven Seagal!” You don’t hear phrases like that…
Teaching & Learning

The coming wireless spectrum apocalypse and how it hits you

August 13, 2012 by Laura Ascione
C Spire Wireless, a small, southern wireless provider formerly known as Cellular South, has an ambitious plan to build a fast, 4G LTE network to reach its 900,000…
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