EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

K–12 education is on the precipice of change in 2024. Many K–12 institutions relied on this funding to sustain new educational technology programs, including providing devices to teachers and students.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many factors can hinder strong tech integration in K–12 education, such as the misconception that newer teachers already know how to use technology, even though using social media does not translate to knowing how to use technology as a teaching tool.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As the holidays approach, these K–12 IT influencers reflected on some of the key technologies they couldn’t live without. Click the banner to explore this year’s list of K–12 IT influencers to follow.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Compared with K–12 girls, boys are disciplined at higher rates and are more likely to be expelled than girls. The numbers don’t lie. Additionally, their test scores are lower, and they are less likely to graduate from high school.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2023

K–12 IT Departments Should Consider Chromebooks for Teachers Chromebooks… As school IT staff think about equipping teachers with technology to meet their evolving needs, they may want to consider outfitting teachers with devices that many are already very familiar with: Chromebooks.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

In today’s education environment, that often means incorporating technology into teaching and learning, resulting in K–12 IT departments looking for ways to sustain and advance their tech investments. Schools strive to give students experiences that engage them in learning and prepare them for their future.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The most highly sought-after services in K–12 education today represent the staffing gaps in school systems across the country. Full-time cybersecurity professionals are nearly impossible to hire and retain in K–12 organizations due to high demand for these talents and budget constraints.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fast, high-quality Wi-Fi is crucial in modern K-12 classrooms, and over the past few years many schools have transitioned to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Now, Wi-Fi 7 is on the horizon, bringing with it the promise of even faster speeds.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Certain technologies lend themselves to increased collaboration in the K–12 classroom. As a result, many K–12 IT departments are investing in the software and infrastructure solutions that support this modern learning environment.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Marlon Shears has spent more than 20 years working on the IT teams for some of the biggest K–12 districts in the nation. Zero trust can be challenging and is not common in K–12. After three years, he went on to Fort Worth ISD as CIO and now serves as CIO at IDEA Public Schools, headquartered in Texas.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

When selecting the best candidates for K–12 IT leadership posts, are academic credentials and technology skill sets the only things that matter? According to the CoSN’s 2023 leadership report, K–12 IT leaders are overwhelmingly white and male. Not always. It’s a timely conversation. It’s a timely conversation.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While Worldcoin is not available for use by anyone under 18, biometric capabilities, such as these and others just on the horizon, are renewing privacy and safety questions in K–12 settings. Combined with other approaches such as traditional passwords, biometrics actually have quite a significant benefit in many…

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When K–12 districts need to extend financial and staffing resources, they should consider third-party services, particularly for device management. Some districts may assume that the upfront costs will break their budgets, but, if used strategically, these services often pay for themselves.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Technology can help K–12 schools create value and contain costs. “The As digital initiatives take off in more schools and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund windfall winds down this year, school leaders want to know that they’re getting the highest return on their investments.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Although K–12 education is not known for being a major disrupter, we are making profound changes that will have a ripple effect for years to come. When I joined Mt. Diablo Unified School District as director of technology and innovation during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had a lot of needs.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

More than a year after Congress passed the 2021 K–12 Cybersecurity Act, the nation’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a report sharing best practices for K–12 schools. Earlier this year, the agency released its report, “Partnering to Safeguard K-12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats.”

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2023

K–12 schools everywhere are facing challenges with staffing. Job openings persist, proving hard to fill, in IT, transportation, food service and other departments at K–12 institutions. Teacher shortages are making headlines across the country, but other departments are feeling the staffing strain too.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

The potential fallout from a cybersecurity breach is keeping K–12 IT teams up at night.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

K–12 educators, administrators and IT professionals want students to have access to the most modern and educationally beneficial technologies, but identifying those products in a sea of solutions can be overwhelming. What makes an educational technology tool suited for the modern classroom?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2022

This year, EdTech sought out the IT innovators and collaborators who are making meaningful changes in K–12 education. As K–12 leaders struggle to find balance with the right technological tools, the achievements and challenges in education, and a sustainable path forward, it may feel as though school districts are at a precipice.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

And while the health concerns are troubling, the wider safety and security implications for K–12 schools and districts are often not discussed. percent of high schoolers and 3.3 percent of middle schoolers using e-cigarettes, according to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey, vaping among teenagers has become an epidemic.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators, administrators and IT experts will kick off the new year with one of the biggest national ed tech conferences for K–12 educators: the Future of Education Technology Conference. Now in its 44th year, the conference will run from Jan. 23-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

In an industry where many end users are minors, K–12 CTOs and IT directors rarely refer to zero trust. “Zero trust really comes down to: Are you who you say you are, and are you where you are supposed to be?” says Gary Lackey, director of cybersecurity at Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District in Baytown, Texas.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

For K–12, educational technology represents a multimillion-dollar investment in support of improved outcomes. But as K–12 administrators and IT professionals look at their budgets, they must remember that technology isn’t just an upfront expense.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From tablets to Chromebooks and headphones to styluses, K–12 districts have been rolling out more devices to classrooms than ever before. Each year since the onset of the pandemic, IT administrators across the country have deployed a huge number of ed tech devices.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

None of these innovations would have been possible with the hard work of K–12 IT leaders. Over the past three years, school districts quickly adopted and integrated various technologies, from one-to-one device programs and new software to networks that could shoulder the increased demand.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This is why every K–12 school must develop comprehensive physical and cybersecurity strategies to shield them from the variety of threats that can interrupt learning. Schools collect and store valuable data that is essential to their daily operations. When those operations are interrupted, children can be severely impacted.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2023

Every year, EdTech features a selection of these leaders in its list of K–12 IT Influencers to Follow. This year, we’re releasing a second list, featuring K–12 IT’s rising stars.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Securly, a leading provider of K-12 solutions for school safety and wellness, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Edficiency, an innovative flex scheduling solution. The post Securly Acquires Edficiency to Personalize K-12 Scheduling appeared first on Blog.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Modern classrooms in today’s K–12 education environment often call for interactive displays that allow students to collaborate and engage with the material. Choosing the right interactive display, however, can be daunting.

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