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Oltre la semplicità: garantire la sicurezza completa degli studenti nell'era digitale

Di recente, le aziende di tecnologia educativa hanno iniziato a rivolgersi ai responsabili IT dei distretti scolastici con la promessa di soluzioni gratuite e semplici basate su browser per il filtraggio web e il monitoraggio della sicurezza degli studenti online.

4 Reasons K-12 Districts Should Embrace GenAI Now

Over the past year or so, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been a hot topic in K-12 education.

Introducing AI Notify: Enhancing Classroom Management with Real-Time AI Monitoring

AI district adoption is increasingly becoming a higher priority for IT leaders. According to COSN’s State of EdTech District Leadership report, IT leaders ranked artificial intelligence (AI) as...

Empowering EdTech Leaders to Address Their Key Challenges

CoSN recently released its 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Report, highlighting current challenges and priorities for K-12 IT leaders.

Supporting Students’ Mental Health: A Year-Round Commitment

May is Mental Health Awareness month. Throughout the month many important organizations have shared valuable resources and worked to raise awareness of the issue. Let’s take a closer look.

New Anti-Bullying Partnership Offers New Resources for Lightspeed Clients

Bullying is a top concern for both parents and students. About a third of U.S. At the same time, about half of U.S.

Rightsizing School Technology: Throwing Out Rogue, Risky, and Redundant EdTech Apps

District IT leaders face an ongoing challenge: managing their ever-expanding tech stack.

Data-Driven Decisions in Education: Exploring Lightspeed Filter’s Reporting Capabilities

School district information technology (IT) departments play a crucial role in protecting networks and equipping staff with the insights they need to tackle everyday challenges.

Making YouTube Safe and Productive for Students

Lightspeed SmartPlay™ makes it easy to keep YouTube content safe for schools, with settings designed specifically for K-12 education.

Sei ambiti chiave per la sicurezza scolastica completa

Earlier this year, Michelle Gay, the founder of Safe and Sound Schools, was a panelist on the webinar, “The Safety Spectrum: From Digital Vigilance to Physical Security,” part one of the…

Come lo SCOPE Act richiede ai distretti scolastici del Texas di agire

Il 13 giugno 2023, il governatore del Texas Greg Abbott ha firmato il disegno di legge n. 18 della Camera del Texas, il Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, più comunemente noto come SCOPE Act.

Maximize Edtech ROI with Lightspeed Digital Insight

Today’s digital classrooms are fueled by technology.

Optimize EdTech ROI with the 2024 EdTech App Report

Since the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, school districts have invested heavily in digital learning, both in connected hardware devices and with edtech apps.

Multiple Skill Sets Required for School District IT Leadership

At the recent two-day 2024 District Advisory Council meeting in Austin, Texas, a group of Lightspeed Systems customers gathered to talk about the highest-priority challenges they face, along with…

Unlocking App Approval Efficiency with Lightspeed’s New Teacher App Request Workflow

With over 2,000 apps in use on average per district, districts need an efficient process to streamline app approvals, ultimately maximizing the security and instructional impact of their edtech…

Protecting Student Data Privacy When Reviewing EdTech Apps

Without question, digital classrooms have transformed the K-12 learning experience and edtech applications have delivered bushel loads of benefits to students and teachers alike.

Challenges and Solutions to Vetting K-12 Edtech

Analyzing new edtech products to possibly adopt for schools can be daunting, particularly considering 1) the rapid growth of new products in the marketplace, and 2) the sheer number of requests a…

A Quick Guide to the 2024 CoSN Annual Conference

The CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) 2024 Annual Conference takes place from April 8-10 at the Intercontinental Miami, providing yet another opportunity for attendees to network, share, and…

Stay Ahead of K-12 Security Threats with Lightspeed Filter Bypass Prevention

School districts face a daunting challenge in safeguarding their networks, data, and users against external and internal threats.

3 Things IT Needs to Know About EdTech Collaboration with Teachers

Today’s digital classrooms require an unprecedented degree of edtech collaboration between teachers and the district’s supportive IT function.

Building Collaboration Between IT and Teachers

With today’s digital learning environment pervasive at all levels of K-12 education, effective edtech usage is paramount to deliver desired student learning outcomes. However, doing so requires...

Celebrating Student Success in the Classroom

A big part of the teaching profession involves pointing out mistakes, correcting errors and the like. But, as always, it’s important to present a balance to constructive, corrective feedback by...

Protecting Students and Their Well-Being with School Tip Lines

School tip lines are designed to provide students, faculty, or members of the public at large with a confidential, anonymous manner to report potential threats to student safety, like bullying,…

Introducing the “United for Safety” Series to Better Student Well-Being

Our children need our protection, and our schools and communities need to engage in expanded dialogue around student well-being.

Il piano nazionale per la tecnologia educativa del 2024 evidenzia le disuguaglianze nell'Edtech

Alla fine di gennaio, il Dipartimento dell'Istruzione degli Stati Uniti ha pubblicato il suo Piano nazionale per le tecnologie educative (NETP) del 2024, recentemente rivisto, i cui principali punti di discussione erano incentrati sulle disuguaglianze.

Lightspeed Systems Product Roadmap Webinar: What’s Next in 2024

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Lightspeed Systems serving the K-12 education market.

Protecting Student Data in a Cloud Environment

There are few who would argue that the adoption of cloud-based technologies within education are becoming increasingly essential.

The Literacy of Digital Monitoring at School

The safeguarding of students within education continues to grow in both importance and breadth, necessitating a nuanced understanding of how digital monitoring in schools can support staff. The...

What’s a Teacher to do in Managing Classroom Distractions?

Effectively managing classroom distractions has been a challenge for teachers for generations. Only now, in an era of the digitally empowered classroom, effectively dealing with classroom distr...

Safer Internet Day: Promoting Digital Citizenship All Year Long

As we mark Safer Internet Day this year, it’s crucial to reflect on the evolving digital landscape that school students navigate daily.

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