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One of the key lessons from Florida Virtual School’s collaboration with the AI-enabled data platform Doowii was the importance of spending time with users to understand their needs and limits. -
New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time.
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The University at Albany's embrace of IBM's artificial intelligence hardware and expertise is paying quick dividends for researchers in academic departments across the school.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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New York University and the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will collaborate on research to study how advances in artificial intelligence will impact society moving forward.
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Starting this spring, Louisiana State University's humanities and social-science departments will begin teaching students how to use artificial intelligence in research related to their fields.
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Public school districts in Rochester and nearby Stewartville, Minnesota, are using the cybersecurity platform Arctic Wolf on top of their own IT security after Rochester suffered a cyber attack in the spring.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne and After School for Kids recently got donations of cash from AT&T to support digital literacy in rural communities, as well as 50 computers to distribute to families in need.
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As the frequency and cost of cyber attacks on higher education continue to increase, CIOs and IT staff should be especially vigilant, training staff on cyber safety and communicating best practices to all network users.
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A Cybersecurity Center of Excellence set to open next year will include a cyber range, or practice space, as well as a security operations center where interns will work alongside professionals to defeat real-world threats.
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Experts in school security and student data privacy advise schools to scrutinize claims made by vendors of facial-recognition technologies and be fully aware of their drawbacks, particularly concerning data privacy.
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With the installation of the IBM Quantum System One, inside campus's Voorhees Computing Center for student use, a private research university in New York will be the world's first college to have a quantum computer.
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Given the scale of cyber threats against universities today and the number of digital tools they depend upon, IT leaders should prioritize working with vendors that are reliable, proactive and responsive to such threats.
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A new, free online resource from the nonprofit Consortium for School Networking makes cybersecurity standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology intelligible and achievable for K-12 leaders.
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A New York community college's newly opened mechatronics lab provides students with high-tech training in electronics, robotics, mechanics, HVAC systems and automated manufacturing to earn certifications.
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Starting next semester, the university will offer a fully remote bachelor's degree program to attract non-local students while it develops classes to be able to offer the computer-science program in-person in the future.
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Half of teachers say they know a student who was disciplined or faced negative consequences for using — or being accused of using — generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to complete a classroom assignment.
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As part of the federal CHIPS and Science Act as well as Indiana University's strategic plan, the university is partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense to build up high-tech training programs and industries.
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With more students using artificial intelligence for a variety of functions, it will be important to teach critical-thinking skills and encourage hands-on learning — especially in tech fields.
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Virtual-reality labs opened this year at three charter-school campuses in Southern Nevada, with headsets, augmented-reality apps and 3D printers to teach students about immersive technology and digital product innovation.
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An Oklahoma community college has added wind and renewable-energy courses to its process technology program designed to provide skills needed for the traditional oil and gas, electrical and processing industries.
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In addition to adding math and music courses, the Pennsylvania-based education software company is also using artificial intelligence to build user profiles and offer more targeted lessons.
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