How to solve the challenge of assessing student understanding
When K-12 students aren’t engaged in the lesson, they aren’t learning. But beyond visual cues—such as staring off into space or the glaze-eyed look of the lost—assessing whether students are engaged can be difficult for educators. In one study, 16% of teachers cited assessing and reporting student understanding as a key digital learning challenge before […]
Let’s disappoint hackers
Education has become the number-one target for ransomware since students returned to school in fall 2020, according to the FBI and other security agencies. In fact, the global education sector has seen a 20% increase in cyber-attacks as criminals exploit newly implemented virtual learning environments. Wondering why your school would be an enticing target for […]
How Book Creator lets students show off their creativity, personality, and critical thinking skills
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
Book Creator Excites Students’ Imaginations
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
Lightspeed Ahead: Managing Multiple Devices
How many devices are you managing right now? And how much time are you (or your small IT team) spending managing those devices? Likely, the answer is more than you were two years ago—or even one year ago. As schools moved to some form of remote learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they […]
Lightspeed Ahead: Relieve the Stress of managing multiple devices
How many devices are you managing right now? And how much time are you (or your small IT team) spending managing those devices? Likely, the answer is more than you were two years ago—or even one year ago. As schools moved to some form of remote learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they […]
Equity via The Cloud
Technology equality can be found in the cloud Picture this: Like most of his peers, 11th-grader Johnny engages with his community and shares his world through videos posted to his TikTok account, Instagram, and his own YouTube channel. He’s not so engaged in the classroom, though. His teachers can leverage his interest in making videos […]
Educators Eye The Golden Age of Adaptive Learning
The last 18 months have caused shifts in culture and technology that could bring about the golden age of adaptive learning. “Disaster is a laboratory for innovation,” says Edward Lempinen, a media specialist at UC Berkeley. In some senses, students have struggled with the distractions and distance caused by remote learning. But educators and tech developers […]
The Absolute Advantage
How to keep firm control of your remote devices—and keep hackers away Let’s face it: If you can’t maintain control of your remote devices, some cyber-attacker will take control sooner or later. And when they do, learning stops. Although always a worry, this has become a bigger concern for schools over the past year. During […]
How to achieve full endpoint security with your current team and resources
Sometimes, trying to fight off hackers can feel like playing in a five-on-five football tournament, only the other four members of your team couldn’t afford the entry fee, so you’re playing five-on-one. You’re understaffed, under-resourced, and you stand little chance of winning. When you guard one area, they just go around you, exploiting an open […]