Category: Tech And Education

Tech And Education

Keeping Bad Actors Out of K–12’s IP Surveillance System

IP cameras are not dissimilar from other network devices exposed to attack scenarios. As districts transition to IP security systems, they face the same data breach risks. The systems are highly vulnerable and easy to hack, and they present a considerable surface area cybercriminals can use to access a district’s network.

In addition to common threats — malware, ransomware, distributed

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Tech And Education

K–12 Schools View Technology as a Guardrail for Good Digital

Content filters and locked-down screens are designed to enforce academic integrity within an assessment model that needs revamping, Patterson says. Instead of asking questions whose answers are just a surreptitious internet search away, she suggests “more authentic” assessments based on students demonstrating skills and knowledge in creative projects.

Privacy Is Primary When Solving for Academic Integrity

In addition to districtwide

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Tech And Education

Untether Tech in the Modern K–12 Environment

Classroom Audiovisual Needs Vary Across Grade Levels

While districts are moving toward interactive displays for all classrooms, tech needs differ across age groups. In elementary schools, students and educators are more inclined to focus on the interactive elements of classroom technology. Younger students are more often working together on an interactive flat panel or coming to the front of the

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Tech And Education

How to Leverage Ed Tech for Inquiry-Based Learning in K–12

“Then use their questions to guide a process where students are tunneled into their misconceptions. Once that happens, the responsive instruction occurs,” Musallam says.

By creating information gaps to spark curiosity, this form of instruction boosts student engagement and motivation.

How Can Tech Solutions Facilitate Inquiry-Based Learning?

Musallam says he uses technology to strategically facilitate those sparks in curiosity.

He

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New Zoom Features Enhance Communication in K–12 Education

Ahead of the coming school year, Zoom is rolling out new features intended to benefit students and educators. The company is seeking to introduce functions teachers and administrators need for sustained remote learning, a model many districts are considering as they move away from the emergency remote learning model of the past couple of years.

Many of Zoom’s new features

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Tech And Education

Tech Reignites IT Leaders and Educators in K–12 Districts

They decided to implement the ViewSonic myViewBoard, which has a corresponding app that allows students to follow along with lessons from home if they need to learn virtually for any reason.

“We wanted something that really fit the needs of all of our students,” Williams says, applauding Stroh’s implementation of the piloted product in her classroom.

“The interface is really

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