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Malware & Data Security
After Ransomware Attack, District Hopes to Mandate Security Awareness
An Illinois school district is working "around the clock" to bring its network back up after a ransomware attack. The problems struck Rockford Public School District 205 on Sept. 6, 2019, during the same week its 28,000 students returned to the classroom.
09/16/19
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Gaming
Free Esports Curriculum Contains Full Lesson Plans
The content covers learning standards in areas such as careers in gaming, maintaining healthy practices, self-management and interpersonal communications, as well as an overview of esports gaming and complete lesson plans.
09/13/19
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Learning Spaces
Immersive Learning Environments: From Physical to Virtual and Back Again
Total immersion may be possible virtually, but it is not feasible in a school. Even if it were, it could not address some important educational principles as well as an actual physical environment. For example, school is a place for in-person student/student, student/educator and educator/educator collaborations that are essential to differentiated learning strategies.
09/11/19
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Expert Viewpoint
Transitioning to a Blended, Phonics-Based Literacy Approach
A special education teacher explains how a balance between technology and one-on-one instruction has ignited her students’ love for reading.
08/28/19
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IT Trends
What School District CIOs Need to Know about IoT
With the focus on providing better services to students and teachers, the applications for Internet of Things is projected to grow exponentially in the K-12 setting, but questions are becoming increasingly apparent on how to protect school data under controlled conditions.
08/22/19
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