Exploring Generative AI Products: Essential Recommendations for Schools on Privacy and Accessibility

Exploring Generative AI Products: Essential Recommendations for Schools on Privacy and Accessibility  In recent years, school districts have shown increasing interest in the potential of Generative AI (GenAI) to revolutionize…
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Creating a Belonging & Inclusion IT Pipeline with Dr. Lisa Spencer and Kimberly Roberson

The best way to foster and ensure equality in STEM and beyond is for those who have reached success in less-than-diverse industries to help guide others to follow in their…
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Belonging & Inclusion Calendars and How They Affect Workplace Scheduling

Even in this age of heightened awareness of belonging and inclusion; workplace and education leaders might not be aware of the advantages of instituting a Belonging & Inclusion Calendar. Creating…
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Beyond the Visible: Recognizing and Accommodating Invisible Disabilities by Don Ringelestein

The concept of accessibility for individuals with disabilities has been an evolving journey, significantly propelled by landmark legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted over three decades…
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Women in IT Leadership – ASU/GSV’s Brave New World

CoSN’s EdTech Leadership Survey Report of 2022 noted an upward trend of women in IT leadership from the previous report. In 2020, 25% of IT leaders were female while the…
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IT & AT: How are inclusive tech practices being tackled to support access in your district?

District leaders, how are teams across your district ensuring that all students have seamless access to instructional materials and tools for learning? Is there a leader from assistive technology (AT)…
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Aldine ISD: Student Home Connectivity Challenges and Opportunities

The need for online remote access to K-12 instruction and learning resources is now integral to the education system. Factors identified in the 2021 CoSN Home Internet Connectivity Study include…
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Action for Digital Access

Betty Garcia-Hill has 19 years of experience in K-12 education, including transitioning the seventh largest district in the United States to online assessment and instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
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Approachable and Timely Professional Learning

Dr. Lakisha Brinson is the Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services with Metro Nashville Public Schools located in Nashville, TN. Metro Nashville Public Schools is a Very Large (50,000+…
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Defining Access in Terms of Technology Accessibility by Dr. Rita Fennelly-Atkinson

Access covers many different and broad ideas that are important to student learning. Educational access requires that schools and districts implement systems that ensure that every student has a chance…
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