According to CoSN's 2023 State of EdTech Leadership report, demographics for IT leaders in K-12 haven't changed much in the past 10 years, and most of them are white, male, and between the ages of 40 and 59.
The nonprofit Consortium for School Networking’s online dashboard includes data on population demographics, financial information, Internet speeds and other metrics for states and counties across the U.S.
The Consortium for School Networking's 2023-2026 strategic plan means to involve IT leaders in curriculum and other matters, shape policy and standards for AI use, and, as always, strengthen cybersecurity.
Tech leaders and officials at a Consortium for School Networking panel this week urged K-12 school districts to avail themselves of federal resources to improve their cybersecurity protocols.
In a panel at the annual Consortium for School Networking conference, educators said social media companies and school districts can work together on student safety and combating malicious impersonator accounts.
Assistant Secretary Roberto Rodriguez of the U.S. Department of Education has seen recent progress in narrowing the digital divide and thinks new technologies could help address several problems while creating others.
A Tuesday webinar at the annual Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) conference explored the pros, cons and potential classroom applications of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT.
Speaking at the annual CoSN conference Monday, education author Michael Horn outlined the ways that schools can use technology to rethink instruction and create a “mastery-based” learning model.
In light of an ongoing cyber crime epidemic that’s unlikely to end soon, federal agencies must take action to update policy definitions, increase spending caps and partner with school districts to defend their networks.
More virtual schooling has meant more network vulnerabilities, and a webinar this week recommended that K-12 districts consider monitoring tools such as ManagedMethods to accomplish what limited IT staff cannot.
