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IT Newsletter

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3 ways our district avoids data overload

May 15, 2018 by Debbie Clark and Stephanie Williamson
Schools give many tests throughout the year to identify students’ skills and gaps in their learning, including universal screening, diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments. These tests generate…
eSchool Media

6 reasons why district-wide tech implementations are the right choice

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by Scott Welch
In any given K-12 district, you’ll find at least some teachers choosing their own edtech products. Why? If their district hasn’t shown tech leadership, there are no shortage…
STEM & STEAM

3 lessons on innovating in PBL

May 10, 2018 by Don Martin
After 28 years as a classroom teacher, administrator, and superintendent in rural, southwestern Pennsylvania school districts, I left the traditional ... Read more
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One-to-one: Overcoming financial and other obstacles

May 8, 2018 by Bob Henderson
one-to-one computing
Today the Lake Park Audubon School District in Minnesota is known for its technology, but it didn’t earn this reputation overnight. Six years ago, the 700-student district carefully…
eSchool Media

6 steps for using data to improve instruction

May 7, 2018 by Chris Balow
Research suggests that when principals work directly with teachers in explaining how and why they should use data to improve their instructional practices, the effect on student achievement is…
eSchool Media

Fixing the grade passback pain point

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 by Oxana Jurosevic
Grade passback is a pain point for educators and school systems. Just go online and look up the help desk for popular grading platforms and you’ll notice the…
District Management

5 things every K-12 employee should do to protect student data

April 26, 2018 by Mike Oswalt
Student data privacy and security are top priorities for edtech leaders. When asked to rate the importance of these topics, 68 percent of respondents said they were more…
District Management

5 ways tech + education can change the world

April 23, 2018 by Tae Yoo
Twenty years ago, Cisco recognized a shift toward a knowledge-based economy. We felt it was important that everyone have an opportunity to participate in this economy—and that education,…
District Management

The best edtech PD isn’t about technology

April 16, 2018 by Thuan Nguyen
Schools and districts spend billions on edtech, even while questions continue to swirl around whether such investments yield solid returns. Few companies can reliably ensure the educational outcomes…
Creating a Digital Learning Environment

5 steps to implement OER in your LMS

April 13, 2018 by Michele Eaton
As open educational resources (OER) become a more viable option for K-12 school districts that want to adopt new resources, curating these “free” and “open” educational assets has…
District Management

Beyond ESSA: How to use your data to make informed decisions

April 10, 2018 by Mike English
data
The deadline has passed for states to submit final Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans. Now it’s up to school districts to figure out how to capture and…
District Management

5 biggest data center mistakes (and how to fix them)

April 4, 2018 by John Jennings
Behold, the school district data center. To the untrained eye, it’s just a room full of servers, racks, cables, power supplies, storage devices, and whatever other components happen…
District Management

3 ways our school uses data to drive instruction

April 3, 2018 by Cheryl Beauchamp and Melinda Chemin
data
For the last six years, data has been part of our “secret sauce” here at Bronson Elementary School in Bronson, Fla. Many of our students come from economically…
District Management

How to take a student-centered approach to classroom AV

March 29, 2018 by Ken Kirkley
Schools are increasingly moving toward personalized and adaptive learning programs. The idea of tailoring teaching styles, materials, and approaches to individual students promises deeper engagement and better academic…
District Management

8 benefits of cloud-printing solutions

March 28, 2018 by Henning Volkmer
It has been nearly 600 years since the printing press was invented. With this much history behinds us, why is printing across all the schools in a district…
District Management

Are K-12 data systems ready for AI?

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 by Beatriz Arnillas
As educators who love technology, we can barely contain our enthusiasm for the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI). But AI requires massive amounts of data, so before…
District Management

3 tips for jumpstarting your district’s connectivity discussion

January 21, 2020March 26, 2018 by Evan Marwell
This year’s E-rate cycle may be over, but in order to be well prepared for the next one, now is the time to start the connectivity conversation with…
District Management

Everything you ever need to know about interoperability standards

March 26, 2018 by Jill Hobson
interoperability standards
Digital systems need to work together to meet your district’s needs, but today’s digital learning environment is disjointed. The ever-growing number of tools do not seamlessly integrate into…
District Management

What it really means to be a data-driven district–and how to make it happen

March 19, 2018 by Peter Bencivenga and Amy Jackson
data-driven instruction
A simple internet search for “data-driven instruction” yields nearly four million hits. Clearly, the concept is neither new nor novel. Yet still, research continues to show that educators’…
District Management

6 ways school bus wi-fi could benefit your district

January 21, 2020March 15, 2018 by Laura Ascione
school bus wi-fi
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…
District Management

6 questions to ask when selecting your district’s AV equipment

March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 by Scott Evans
Audiovisual (AV) technology is at the center of many classroom initiatives. Whether students are watching videos in a one-to-one classroom setting or English language learners are working on…
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Do you use video to hire teachers? If not, you should!

March 12, 2018 by Greg E. Dietz
Savvy school districts are starting to harness the cost and time-efficiency benefits that video interviewing platforms provide to make faster, cheaper, and smarter hiring decisions. The key feature…
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How our district is narrowing the digital divide

March 6, 2018 by Gary Brantley
The digital divide and the opportunity gap. These are two of the closely related and defining issues that educators and administrators are grappling with today. At DeKalb County…
District Management

4 surefire ways to get more for your edtech dollar

February 27, 2018 by Charles Duarte
edtech spending
As warmer weather approaches, students start looking to spring break with excitement as a sign that the end of the school year is near. Not so for school…
IT Management

Building a smarter network

October 5, 2018February 27, 2018 by Content provided by Aruba
Given the data, networking, and security implications of upcoming technology trends, K-12 schools will require a variety of innovations to meet dramatically increased wireless and wired network performance…
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How much do you know about web filtering?

February 20, 2018 by Ellen Ullman
web filtering
eSchool News sat down with Brian Thomas, president & chief executive officer of Lightspeed Systems, which builds software that helps schools keep their devices safe and is used by more than…
Featured on eSchool News

Want to host a hackathon and teach real-life STEM skills? Here’s how

February 14, 2018 by Rico D'Amore
On Saturday, January 27th, Warren Township High School in Illinois celebrated our 2nd annual hackathon, Devil Hack 1.01. This two-day event featured teams of high schoolers hacking out…
IT Management

Here’s how 4 schools are supporting wireless internet needs

July 10, 2018February 7, 2018 by Laura Ascione
wireless internet
As wireless internet needs become more important for students and instructors, many schools are bolstering their connectivity to ensure smooth learning experiences. Schools and campuses must support 1:1…
District Management

15 metrics every superintendent should know

January 26, 2018 by John Jennings
From interoperability to dashboards, data accessibility is one of the most prevalent topics in edtech circles these days. For superintendents, simply knowing what to look for can be…
District Management

4 questions to ask about E-rate funding

January 30, 2018January 24, 2018 by Susan Biddle
e-rate funding
Today’s K-12 schools are facing a complex web of needs, technologies and regulations. Digital transformation has led to an expectation by students and faculty of constant connectivity to…

Net neutrality repeal widens opportunity gap for students

July 2, 2018January 19, 2018 by By Amy L. Mcginn, The Baltimore Sun
This article is no longer available. 
District Management

Weak cell service? How schools can solve this still-pervasive problem

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 by Jeff Gudewicz, Chief Product Officer, Wilson Electronics
Today’s students are more connected to their devices than ever before, whether they’re using their tablets or cellular devices to take notes in class, conduct research, or write…
District Management

What does cybersecurity education look like for today’s young students? And why is it critical?

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 by Heather Ricciuto
cybersecurity education
Now more than ever, our digital culture has shaped both what is taught at schools and how it is taught. While educators are challenged to keep up with…
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25 education trends for 2018

January 1, 2018 by Meris Stansbury
trends 2018
Year after year, educators and those invested in education love to speculate about what will take off in the near future. And as far as riveting news goes,…
IT Management

IT #1: Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated

December 27, 2017 by By Dr. Karen Beerer
buy-in
One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.
District Management

How school IT pros can use BYOD principles to ace the BYOA test

December 20, 2017 by Joe Kim
BYOA apps IT
Just when school IT administrators thought they were on level ground after wading through the murky waters of BYOD (bring-your-own-device), a new challenge has emerged.
IT Management

Interesting: Rural schools are outpacing others on in-school tech access

December 15, 2017 by Laura Ascione
rural schools
Although schools in rural areas traditionally hit roadblocks when it comes to securing technology tools and high-speed internet access in classrooms and student homes, a new study suggests…
District Management

Block and tackle: How to mitigate a cyberattack on your school

December 13, 2017 by John Lenckos
cyberattack schools
Cyber-attacks have been making headlines after massive data breaches at Fortune 500 companies. According to a recent report by the Business Continuity Institute[1] and the British Standards Institution,…

What the net neutrality vote could mean for schools, students

July 2, 2018December 13, 2017 by Emily Younker, The Joplin Globe
net neutrality
This article is no longer available. 
District Management

How to measure edtech impact in the ESSA era

December 11, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
edtech essa
The Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) and Empirical Education Inc. recently released the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting EdTech Impact research in U.S. K-12 Schools. These guidelines help…
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