An outreach effort called AZ LEGIT aims to connect rural schools and agencies with cybersecurity tools and training, a threat-sharing communication system and incident response services from the National Guard.
An insurance rating agency found the cost of cybersecurity coverage doubled in a five-year period before going up another 75 percent in 2021 alone, but the decline of cryptocurrencies may be slowing that trend.
An annual list of the top 40 most-accessed ed-tech tools for K-12 schools in the United States, now in its sixth year, put GoGuardian, Securly and Study.com alongside the likes of Google, Scholastic and YouTube.
Sam Callahan, a third grade teacher and data consultant, says schools can use self-assessments and better systems of organizing and analyzing data to help teachers address racial disparities.
Speaking on behalf of a consortium of ed-tech organizations called the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education, project director Frankie Jackson shared a new cybersecurity resource available to schools free of charge.
Following safety tests at schools in every state, the nonprofit Internet Safety Labs found student data making its way to advertisers and social media sites by way of apps used in schools, with parents largely unaware.
Former educators Nate McClennen and Vriti Saraf shared their vision of future schools powered by emerging technologies, namely artificial intelligence, blockchain and the metaverse, at ISTELive 23 on Monday.
Former high school teacher and Apple executive Sabba Quidwai advocates a foundation of empathy in the classroom and a design-thinking approach whereby teachers can embrace AI as a partner and even a friend.
Ireland-based SoapBox Labs built a speech-recognition engine based on specific accents in 193 countries, using a “for kids, by kids” approach to reading and writing instruction to make it inclusive.
Following debate at one district, a civil liberties lawsuit and what was initially an 18-month moratorium, the New York State Department of Education is drafting recommendations for facial recognition in schools.
