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Seven years after a cyber attack cost her North Carolina school district $1.3 million, a retired CTO shared stories and tips from the 42-day recovery process at the Future of Education Technology Conference. -
Opening this fall in Arizona, Unbound Academy will use AI to condense core academic lessons to two hours a day, followed by workshops, mentorship sessions and student-led projects, per the school’s charter application.
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The idea that any latest technology will change education forever is a familiar one. Artificial intelligence’s adaptability and expertise make it different, experts said, but further reflection is needed. -
After multiple years of work, along with some setbacks, students in Centaurus High School's physics club are ready to build a space plane with a goal of contributing to climate change research.
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The Baker School District is one of hundreds nationwide and in other countries affected by a computer breach that accessed students’ names, birthdates and some other information.
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Schools and districts comprise 645 of the 707 participants selected to receive funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.
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In the face of rising absenteeism and discipline issues, some schools have found esports can motivate students academically, provide sportsmanship training and give them a more positive outlook on education.
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The lab is part of city officials’ push to engage students across Atlanta through esports programming as competitive video gaming has exploded in popularity.
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Digital revolutions in education and countless job markets are happening concurrently, and some teachers see in these changes the potential to train future generations for a new era of digital citizenship.
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By creating “fake” versions of their data to interface with ed-tech vendors, school districts can limit what kinds of personally identifiable information those companies have in the event they experience a data breach.
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Although Ridgefield school officials initially thought the district wasn't affected by the PowerSchool data breach impacting educational institutions nationwide, they're now saying that's not the case.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds used her eighth Condition of the State address Tuesday to call for a statewide policy requiring school districts to restrict the use of cellphones in the classroom.
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While technology has made teaching more complicated in some ways, a speaker at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week offered a handful of simple ways technology can help teachers de-stress.
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As COVID-19 pandemic relief funds expire, a new State Educational Technology Directors Association report outlines a path toward permanent funding for K-12 universal connectivity and related digital access measures.
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District leaders should convene a privacy team to familiarize themselves with applicable privacy laws, conference speakers said. They should formalize a process for vetting apps and train staff on best practices.
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Now that phone ban policies have been in place for a semester, North Texas school leaders and parents say they’re helping limit distractions in class, which keeps students more engaged.
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The schools there utilize PowerSchool as its student information system which was subject to a data breach on or around Dec. 22, according to emails sent out to district families and staff.
