Understanding Google Workspace for Education Licensing Changes
Important changes to Google Workspace for Education licensing will start in 2025, with Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals remaining free of charge. However, updates to how licenses are assigned and...
Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide
Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)— Otus, the leading K-12 assessment, data, and insights solution, and Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum...
Cooperative Purchasing in K-12: What are the Best Co-ops for Maximizing Savings?
Cooperative Purchasing Agencies (Co-ops) are organizations that combine the purchasing power of multiple entities to negotiate better pricing and terms for goods and services. By: Ymkje Wideman-van der Laan, for...
Eliminate the Guesswork: With a CTL Device Test Drive
CTL offers single units at a 60% discount so you can try out a device and make your volume purchase with confidence. There’s no need to keep track of a...
Aligning Vision Mission & Values with School Design
A Guide for School Boards, Leaders, and Community Design Teams By: Dr. Robert Dillon Whether you are building a new school, adding onto an existing building, or remodeling and making...
Witching you a happy Halloween with some scary good deals!
Check out the limited-time Flinn Scientific spooktacular Halloween Savings 20% Off on top of your existing AEPA terms (10% off & free shipping over $100)* *Orders received by 10/31/24 Save...
Mackin Announces Acquisition of Booksource, A National Book Provider for Classroom Libraries
BURNSVILLE, MN, October 10, 2024 – Mackin, a leading provider of PK-12 print and digital titles, high-quality maker educational products, and classroom curriculum materials, is pleased to announce it has acquired Booksource,...
Illinois Joins CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) State Partnership Program for Student Data Privacy
Washington, D.C. (October 15, 2024) – The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that the Illinois Learning Technology Center (LTC), a program of the Illinois State Board of Education, has partnered...
Transform Your School with Effective STEAM Education
Discover how the Career and Success Academy Network of Public Schools (CANOPS) in South Bend, Indiana, achieved remarkable results by integrating the TinkRworks STEAM curriculum. Key Highlights: Increased...
Beyond Cell Phone Bans: How to Address Digital Distractions and Enhance Classroom Focus
As the school year routines fall into place, K-12 administrators are once again navigating the ongoing challenge of managing digital distractions in the classroom. Tech-savvy students often find ways to bypass school device filters,...
Three Questions to Consider for a Successful Transition to Wi-Fi 6E
The 6-gigahertz band comes with a lot of benefits, but before schools transition to the network, they should know how to fully maximize it. Wi-Fi 6E, an extension of Wi-Fi...
TinkRworks Unveils Two New Projects to Inspire STEAM Learning through Art and Music
TinkRworks, a proud ILTPP partner, is excited to introduce two new projects designed to inspire creativity and innovation in the classroom: Tech-A-Sketch and TinkRsynth These innovative projects integrate art and...
Six Classroom Management Strategies by DEMCO
Demco Ideas & Inspiration Blog by Amy Uelmen Management strategies for an active, flexible classroom Teaching in an active, flexible classroom brings the potential for many successes: student learning and engagement,...
How Safe is Google Drive?
Approximately 70% of K-12 schools use Google Workspace apps, including Google Drive. Educators also favor Google products, suggesting trust in Google's applications for secure information storage. But how safe is Google Drive, really?...
Keeping Devices Refreshed Is Critical to a Healthy and Modern IT Ecosystem
In the face of tight budgets and balancing multiple projects, organizations have much to consider when processing a device refresh. Read our thought leaders’ perspectives and learn how CDW Education can help you update your school’s...
Senso Cloud is now a 1EdTech Trusted Ed Apps Certified Partner for Data Privacy!
Your Data, Our Priority. At Senso.cloud, keeping your information safe is our top priority. We work hard to create a secure and reliable digital space for all schools and educational...
SH Connect Compliance Management System
SH Connect - Manage every aspect of your school's emergency prepardness program with user friendly software....
ISTELive 24: How to Build Connectivity in Rural Communities
An Illinois school district turns to local business and state funding to bridge the digital divide. Written by Taashi Rowe the managing editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine. Funding school...
ILTPP Announces Ambassador Program
Amanda Bruns Member Engagement Manager | Learning Technology Center The Illinois Learning Technology Purchasing Program (ILTPP) is proud to announce its new Ambassador program and its first class of ILTPP Ambassadors. Representing...
Office 365 A1 Plus for education will retire on August 1, 2024
Why is Office 365 A1 Plus being retired? Microsoft introduced Office 365 A1 Plus to schools in 2015 to ease the provisioning burden for IT in moving users to the...
How Students Are Able to Bypass School Filtering With Proxies (and Why It’s a Problem)
Students are a resourceful bunch so it should be no surprise that many have discovered ways to bypass school filtering systems. Before we explore the challenges this creates, let’s take...
How Schools Can Increase Their Chances of Winning Federal Cybersecurity Funding
The application window for the Federal Communications Commission’s $200 million cybersecurity pilot could open at any moment....
Flexible Furniture Gives Teachers and Students More Opportunities for Collaboration
See How School Districts Are Creating Learning Spaces That Suite Their Students...
Unpacking science wonders with iSprowt class packs
Stephanie Higgs, Tennessee gifted educator, sees her fourth graders for only 30 minutes a few times a week – a time-crunch struggle many teachers can sympathize with. Higgs uses that...
How JS Morton empowered teachers with authentic common assessments and real-time results
FORMATIVE BY NEWSELA SUCCESS STORY: JS MORTON HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 201 DISTRICT PROFILE: JS MORTON HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 201 LOCATION: Cicero, IL STUDENT POPULATION: 8,000 CLASSROOM USE CASE: Common Assessment...
Are Your Students With IEPs Future Ready?
Read the Otus guide to ensure career and college readiness for your students with IEPs. Discover how data can be used to create personalized future-readiness plans that support every student's path to success, fostering educational...
Cleaning Up and Cashing In
Have a closet or a classroom full of old computers, tablets, or devices gathering dust? Are you looking to upgrade your devices but unsure what to do with the outdated ones? E-waste recycling and technology buyback programs offer a...
Deledao ActiveInsights™ Awarded “Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products” Product Certification
Deledao was recently awarded Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products: Product Certification from Digital Promise providing 3rd party validation of Deledao's commitment to incorporating research about learning into the...
Building Your Cyber Incident Response Team
When you’re blindsided by a sudden cyber attack, it pays to have a band of heroes you can call upon to save the day. Fortunately, that’s exactly what a cyber incident response team (CIRT) is for. Think of them like the Avengers. They...
Collaborative Brilliance: The Impact of Media Specialist-Teacher Partnerships
BY Jennifer Parker Often, media specialists find themselves as solitary figures in our schools, but to effectively serve all our students, we must be master connectors, not only throughout our community...
Amazement in their eyes’: Reading Coach uses AI to help students create their own stories
By Bill Briggs Have we got a story for you. Actually, let’s rephrase that: Author Kayleen Torres has a story for you. And here’s how it starts: Once upon a...
Take your students’ drone skills from zero to pro with our Drone Maker Kit and Echo Drone.
Drones are all the buzz! They’re extremely engaging, and they provide future-relevant learning for all ages. Drones expose learners to employability skills – flight vocabulary, physics, and soft skills such as...
INTUITIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. AT A LOW PRICE.
Class Instructor An affordable classroom management tool for teachers. Class Instructor is intuitive, easy-to-use, with a simple instructor interface featuring hot keys. Setup is simple, making it an accessible tool,...
Newsela’s Philosophy on AI Tools for Education
At Newsela, they believe the best education solutions power great teaching, they don’t replace it. Regarding AI tools for education, there are opportunities for positive classroom impact, potential areas of...
Revolutionizing the K-12 Experience: A Smart School Layout
Student outcomes are suffering, but enhancing the learning experience can be easier than you think. We’ve seen schools with the biggest success go beyond standards, salaries, and curriculums to a...
The Best Chromebooks for Students
Introducing a comprehensive technology program for K-12 students can be complex, and Chromebooks are an affordable and reliable solution. Schools have done a great job at providing Chromebooks to students and there is a lot to choose...
Why Is Data Security Important?
Most K-12 technology directors can’t stop talking about cybersecurity. But have you ever wondered why? The truth is there are many reasons why safeguarding personal data is essential. From reputational...
How-to Action Plans to Navigate Developing K-12 Education Trends
by: Brian Thomas, President and CEO of Lightspeed Systems Educators are quite familiar with overcoming challenges, as the last four years have presented more disruption to school districts than at...
Tech Out Your Classroom
Incorporate technology into K–12 classroom design Technology is pervasive in today’s world — including the classroom. Schools everywhere are turning to technology to enhance their classrooms and provide students with...
Frictionless Learning, Fortified Security: AI’s Role in Protecting Students and Boosting iPad Learning
Kevin Kuckkan, M.Ed, Deledao Education In today’s digitally driven K12 classrooms, iPads remain popular educational learning tools, unlocking a world of interactive possibilities. However, ensuring a safe and productive online...
Download the Portrait of a Graduate Toolkit
The Portrait of a Graduate is a key tool for K-12 educators, helping to outline the essential skills and qualities needed for students’ future success. Access 10 pages of resources designed to help you discuss the skills and attributes...
How Microsoft 365 Education Creates Secure And Productive Learning
December 8, 2023, Trafera How secure is the data in our schools? In a single breach, cyberattacks–such as the use of ransomware–have the potential to expose sensitive student data and disrupt...
HOW SCHOOLS CAN TAKE ACTION AGAINST DIGITAL SELF HARM
ManagedMethods analyze #digitalselfharm to assist school districts in detecting and preventing such behavior. In this guide, they explain the basics and suggest strategies to avoid #selfharm in all its forms....
HOW AI CAN HELP STUDENTS LEARN DIGITAL SELF-REGULATION
Class Tech Tips, Monica Burns discusses the impact Deledao is having on improving student self-regulation engaged on school devices....
New Paper Pallet & Case Pricing From Quill
Quill is reducing the awarded bid pricing for paper pallets at least through the end of the year. Take advantage of this limited-time offer on Quill Brand® Copy Paper, Model...
Find The Right Chromebooks For Your School
Explore a variety of Chromebooks for your specific education needs—optimized for video conferencing, coding, and content creation, always connected devices with built-in cellular broadband functionality and more. Chromebooks offer a...
Discover STEM/STEAM Wonders: Embracing Innovation
By Abi Dreyer / November 07, 2023 Greetings, explorers of the STEM universe! Mark your calendars because November 8 heralds the arrival of National STEM/STEAM Day! Get ready to embark on an...
Download The Complete MTSS Toolkit From Otus
The Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework is crucial in addressing students’ varying needs. Download this free toolkit to set MTSS meeting norms and agendas, analyze data, and set growth...
How To Recover From A Cyber Attack: 8 Tips For K-12
Worried about what might happen if your school district suffers a data breach? You’re not alone. Schools across the United States are bracing for impact, awaiting the day a malicious...
CENTEGIX®, Leading K-12 Safety Provider, Introduces New Platform
ATLANTA – October 19, 2023 – CENTEGIX, the industry leader and largest wearable safety technology provider for K-12 education, announces the launch of its CENTEGIX Safety Platform™. The...
Cybersecurity best practices for K-12 schools
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing a few best practices and resources from our K-12 Cybersecurity Guidebook....
Six Cybersecurity Tips for a Successful School Year
Cybersecurity attacks on schools are increasing at an alarming rate, putting school leaders under immense pressure to protect student data and ensure learning isn’t interrupted. Unfortunately, existing cybersecurity standards and...
Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
Prajakta Gudadhe Senior Director of Engineering, ChromeOS Ashwini Varma Senior Director of Engineering, ChromeOS When Chromebooks debuted in 2012, their affordable price tags helped make personal computing more accessible. That...
The State of Assessment in K-12 Education: 2023 Research Study & Trends
Instructure–in partnership with Hanover Research–surveyed 1,000 administrators, teachers, and assessment specialists nationwide about the role of assessment in K-12 classrooms. The educators have spoken. Here’s what...
Illuminate enthusiasm for learning with LUMA
LUMA, Pitsco Education’s newest programmable robot for students in Grades 4-6, is in stock and ready to ship! Designed to get your students excited about computer science learning, it has everything you...
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFELY TECHNOLOGY GUIDE FOR K-12 TECH TEAMS & STUDENT RESOURCES
CREATE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BY MONITORING YOUR DISTRICT’S CLOUD APPS FOR THESE SAFETY RISKS Back-to-School is an exciting time of the year for everyone in your district. But it...
Pitsco Educator Grant
Celebrate summer with free money! Apply for our $350 #EducatorGrant this month so we can help you make new memories and learning experiences in your classroom. Application closes at the end of the month....
Newsela Acquires Formative, Bringing Together Best in Classroom Content and Assessment
New York, NY – Newsela, the leading K-12 instructional content platform, announced today that it has acquired Formative, the leading real-time instruction and assessment platform. This acquisition brings together two beloved...
Otus Talks: How Personalized Learning is Enacted in a Top Rated School | Otus
How One of the Nation’s Top-Performing Schools Uses Personalized Learning to Drive Student Success: An Interview with Dr. Paul O’Malley, Superintendent of Butler School District 53 How Personalized Learning is...
Three ways to build social- emotional learning into classroom culture
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has gained wide attention in today’s classrooms, and several schools have devoted as much as 10% of their time toward teaching these skills. Fortunately, relationship-building is a...
Meet the Lightspeed Classroom Management New User Experience
Lightspeed’s cloud-based Lightspeed Classroom Management software has a fresh new look and improved functionality designed to save teachers time and place increased focus on instruction. The refreshed User Experience is...
EdTech Funding on the Move
Since the onset of the pandemic, we have seen a swell in federal funding allocated for education technology and digital equity initiatives. Through multiple rounds of the Emergency Connectivity Fund...
Kajeet Expands K-12 eduroam Access with New Integration
SmartBus™, Connect Suite, and Smart Transit customers now have access to eduroam integration MCLEAN, Va., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kajeet®, the leading wireless connectivity and device management...
K-12 Cybersecurity Starts Here
As there has been increased focus and need surrounding EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), JourneyEd and Malwarebytes have teamed up to provide ILTPP members with affordable pricing/benefits without sacrificing quality...
The Right to Read: Rebuilding Early Literacy Programs
Just Right Reader decodables empower students to experience equitable learning through culturally relevant, engaging texts, which induce a love of reading and an authentic sense of belonging in a global...
The K-12 Guide To Multi-Layered Cybersecurity
Putting together a cybersecurity strategy is a lot like growing onions. If it doesn’t have layers, you’re probably doing it wrong. Of course, we’re talking about multi-layered cybersecurity. With more school...
Boost School Operations and Save Money: 10 Strategies
As the cost of education continues to increase, those tasked with paying for educational costs have continued to feel the strain. Cutting costs without hurting the quality of the educational...
In Hybird Learning, Multifunctional Printers Are More Helpful Thank Ever
Gone are the days of harried teachers elbowing each other for turns in the copier room. Today’s next-generation photocopiers in schools are more valuable than ever to educators. In fact,...
All your students are talking about AI, now what?
Apr 3, 2023, written by Brian Krause, Instructional Technology Coach with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) ChatGPT is a powerful AI chatbot that has been taking the...
Illinois Esports Conference RSVP
Bytespeed will join the Illinois High School Esports Association (IHSEA) in hosting the 2023 Illinois Esports Conference on Saturday, April 15th, in Franklin Park, IL, from 9 AM-5 PM. (East...
Schools are finding creative solutions to handle snags in the supply chain
Compared to other industries, education faces a unique set of supply chain issues. Across the country, schools are dealing with a shortage of basic supplies—from paper and pencils to technology...
Dual-Credit Program Gives Lake County Students Hands-On Manufacturing Experience
K–12 students earn college credits while learning how to use the tools and technology that will give them an advantage in future careers. by Rebecca Torchia Rebecca Torchia is a...
Data Loss Prevention Best Practices For K-12 Education
As hard as it is to admit, cybercrime is a serious worldwide problem. In fact, the global volume of cyber attacks reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with nearly...
What’s New in Microsoft Teams for Education | February 2023
Check out the latest information on the Microsoft Tech Community to learn what’s new in Microsoft Teams for Education. Microsoft has been working on some great new updates, and this...
CENTEGIX Acquires Ident-A-Kid and Launches Enhanced Visitor Management
A new, innovative solution integrates the power of the CENTEGIX platform with Ident-A-Kid’s market-leading iVisitor Management ATLANTA – February 28, 2023 – CENTEGIX, the leader in incident response...
East Prairie School District Mitigates Third-Party Risk With Automated Cloud Security
“We wanted them to have the flexibility and creativity to use technology in the classroom,” he explains. “As time went on, we started to realize how data was being used by some of these vendors, how certain services behaved, and how...
Extreme Extends Fabric to the Edge, Simplifies Operations and Improves Security with Enhanced SD-WAN Solution
Automated Workflows, New UX and 10 Gbps Boosts Application Performance, Lowers Operating Costs and Reduces Mean Time to Resolution MORRISVILLE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 8, 2023– Extreme Networks,...
INNOVATOR. FUTURE SHAPER. DRONE MAKER.
Design, build, and fly your own drone using Pitsco’s NEW Drone Maker Kit! This kit guides learners in Grades 3-8 through the basics of engineering design and flight while encouraging...
Instructure Acquires LearnPlatform, Adding Evidence-Based EdTech Application Insight to the Instructure Learning Platform
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Instructure Holdings, Inc. (Instructure) (NYSE: INST) today announced it has completed the acquisition of LearnPlatform, the leading provider of technology that...
What Differentiates AEPA From Other Purchasing Cooperatives?
Buying agencies demanding high standards of ethics from their purchasing cooperatives need not look further than AEPA. By Ted Witt, AEPA Board Member School district purchasing agents — and every...
What your district should know about the state cybersecurity grant
There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good: Reinforcements are on their way. The federal government created a new grant program to ease the burden on school districts in their constant battle...
Securly Acquires Eduspire Solutions, Expanding Support for Student Safety and Wellness
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 28, 2022 Securly, Inc. (“Securly”), the student safety and wellness pioneer and a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, today announced that it acquired Eduspire...
How To Make The Classroom Efficient – Anywhere Cart Special Buy.
Now is the time to take advantage of savings and organize your classroom with ease. With massive disruption in technology supply chains, increasing freight and transportation costs, and current high...
Digital Citizenship for Kids
Let’s dive into what digital citizenship is and why it’s so important to teach in the classroom! Basically, digital citizenship is about teaching young people how to act responsibly online....
Wood Dale SD 7 Success with Otus
The Wood Dale School District 7 set the goal of creating a more personalized learning environment for their students by giving teachers and administrators real-time access to student progress. Continue reading...
New iOS Extension App Helps K-12 Leaders Fully Capture Data
Knowing which EdTech tools are being used, how often, and by whom serve as critical, foundational elements of understanding a given EdTech landscape. For years, LearnPlatform’s Inventory Dashboard has served...
Technology Wellness Guide: Helping K-12 Teams Stay Organized This Year
Because of the rapid shift to digital learning and 1:1 programs over the past two years within K-12 education, it is understandable that schools and districts have become overwhelmed with...
#TraferaGiveBack2022
WIN 100 laptops for your school Trafera is committed to helping schools build better learning experiences through technology. That’s why we’re donating nearly $500K worth of technology to schools across...
Siemens acquires Brightly Software
Brightly has signed an agreement to be acquired by Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI). As the global leader in intelligent asset management solutions, this acquisition represents the strongest validation of Brightly’s vision...
Kajeet to Bring Next-Gen Private 5G to Schools & Students Across America in Partnership with Google Cloud
Kajeet’s Private 5G™ Platform on Google Distributed Cloud Edge provides a scalable framework for school districts to close the digital divide and create new learning experiences...
CYBERSECURITY: How schools can protect their network, devices and data from cyber attacks
The shift to digital learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up opportunities for schools to adopt new EdTech tools and create more innovative learning environments. But this...
Streamline Your Communications Experience with Direct Guest Join from Zoom and Microsoft
With organizations across the world implementing new solutions to stay connected, including video communication, it has created a diverse ecosystem of solutions and technologies from different providers. And while there...
Discover How Inclusive Technology Helps Improve Education Equity
In today’s evolving education environment, teachers are increasingly turning to inclusively designed technology to help students of all backgrounds and abilities reach their academic and social potential. In this guide,...
Full STEAM Ahead With Pitsco
DREAM IT. BUILD IT. ACHIEVE IT. STEAM IT. Engineering and creativity lead the way in this open-ended and all-inclusive kit! The STEAM Builder Bin can be used for a...
ITsavvy Announces The Acquisition Of enfoPoint Solutions
ITsavvy is excited to announce they have acquired enfoPoint Solutions in Brentwood, TN. enfoPoint Solutions is a premier provider of advanced infrastructure solutions for mission-critical networks. ITsavvy has always brought...
Plant seeds of curiosity in students using immersive learning tools
Imagine dissecting a frog in biology class without the nauseating smell of embalmed amphibian flesh or the risk of accidentally cutting your finger. Picture yourself mixing active compounds in chemistry...
Senso and ClassLink Partnership
ClassLink and Senso have partnered to support effective in-school and remote learning. ClassLink is a leading provider of cloud-based education products that connect educators and students with their classroom, curriculum...
Demco Partners with Robin to Help Schools
Demco expands its offerings to include Robin’s innovative live coaching and real-world curriculum to support the mental health and social-emotional skill development of students, educators, and parents. MADISON, WIS., March...
JourneyEd Webinar RECAP: New School Compliance Training with KnowBe4
Compliance Plus is new-school compliance training at a no-brainer price...
Clearlake Capital-Backed Dude Solutions Rebrands to Brightly Software
New brand reflects Company’s vision to leverage software and data to power smarter assets and sustainable communities with intelligent asset management solutions CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dude Solutions, the leading...
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