Tick Tock – Time’s Running Out to Apply for ECF!
The window to file an application for the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Funds closes on August 13, 2021. Schools and libraries can apply for financial support to purchase laptops and…
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Real People – Real Challenges – Real Solutions
Desert Sands Unified School District (CA), is a leader in educational technology, digital equity, and innovation. I had the great opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Kelly May Vollmar Ed.D.,…
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Looking to Expand your Expertise? Check out CoSN’s Fall Learning Opportunities
As a lifelong learner, I am thrilled to be the newest member of the CoSN team. Our team and its members provide significant support for technology leaders K-12 institutions. In…
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Working Collaboratively towards Digital Inclusion
The pandemic peeled blinders from our eyes exposing ways people are excluded from digital opportunities like learning, employment, telehealth. These are linked to digital access including internet access, devices, apps,…
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The Learning First Alliance (LFA), selects Keith R. Krueger, CAE, CEO of CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) as chair of its Board of Directors for the 2021-22 term, which begins July 1
The Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of leading education associations representing more than 10 million parents, educators and policymakers, has elected Keith R. Krueger, CAE, CEO of CoSN (the…
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I’ve been thinking about… Data Systems and Our LGBTQ+ Students, Parents and Staff
As Chair of CoSN’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and a former Chief Technology and Information Officer, I’ve been thinking about school district student and staff data. In particular, how…
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If you have these initials (CETL) – what’s that really mean?
You are a Certified Education Technology Leader! This certification is offered through CoSN (Consortium for School Networking). Anyone who is successful in leading school technology knows “it takes a village”…
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Cybersecurity Remains EdTech Leaders’ No. 1 Priority in 2021 –Focus on Digital Access Grows
CoSN today released its 2021 EdTech Leadership Survey Report, which includes IT leadership and infrastructure findings to give school districts and policymakers a holistic understanding of the K-12 IT landscape.…
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Using Data to Inform Practice
As we approach the end of a school year in which we continued to grapple with the challenges of educating our students during a pandemic, it is a natural time…
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EdTech Community Continues Conversation on 2021 Policy Priorities with FCC and Department of Education
More than 80 education technology leaders from 37 states yesterday returned virtually for meetings in Washington, D.C. with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Education (ED) policymakers to discuss…
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