NIST: Everything Begins & Ends with Leadership as the new GOVERN Function Declares a Heightened Leadership Imperative

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month.  First, Let’s set the stage for an introduction to NIST.   As…
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Year-Long Campaign for Cybersecurity Awareness

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month.  In today’s technologically advanced world, the internet is an integral part of…
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Lessons Learned from a Cyber Incident Part 2: Common Questions and Lessons

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month. Continued from: Lessons Learned from a Cyber Incident Part 1: The Incident…
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Insurance for Student Devices

Rob Dickson is the Chief Information Officer for Kansas’ largest school district, Wichita Public Schools (WPS). He also started and currently oversees Education Imagine Academy, a virtual school. This blog…
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Lessons Learned from a Cyber Incident Part 1: The Incident & The Aftermath

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month.  As the Director of Technology, I have recent, first-hand experience managing the…
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Leveraging the K-12 Gen AI Readiness Checklist: A Guide for District Leadership

The rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI),…
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Why I Use a Password Manager and Will Never Go Back

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month.  Passwords have been part of computing since the early beginning. Since the…
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CoSN’s Digital Equity Dashboard

CoSN’s new Digital Equity Dashboard is an essential tool for school and community leaders to ensure that all students have equitable access to devices, connectivity, and other digital resources. This…
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10 Key CoSN Back-to-School resources for Ed Tech Leaders

1) Digital Equity Dashboard  CoSN’s Digital Equity Dashboard is an innovative and practical tool designed to help school districts and communities leverage data to close digital equity gaps. This powerful…
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Stagger System for Purchasing Devices 

Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D. serves as superintendent of educational and technology services for Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, California. This blog post describes a system that would allow…
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