Whose Call: A Student-Driven Approach to School Cell Phone Policies
This is part of the Connecting Ed Tech Leaders with Cutting-Edge Research Series. Challenge Success is a national non-profit affiliated with the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Its mission is…
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CoSN’s NIST Cybersecurity Framework Resources Alignment for K-12
CoSN’s NIST Cybersecurity Framework Resources Alignment for K-12 developed by the CoSN Cybersecurity Committee led by Project Director, Amy McLaughlin, amclaughlin@cosn.org Govern Organizational Context: The circumstances – mission, stakeholder…
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Cloud Technology Is Becoming More Popular In Schools: Here’s What You Can Do To Stay Secure Part 1
In K-12 school districts, the move to the cloud was well underway—even before COVID-19 changed the way schools operate this year. CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey, released back in…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CoSN Leading the Way in AI for K-12 CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) plays a leadership role in guiding K-12 education leaders on the ethical and effective integration of…
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A Little Standardization Can Be a Big Help
When I hear the term standardization, I immediately think of my dad’s work as a lifelong UAW member in Flint, Michigan. As a line worker in an automotive factory, everything…
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Technology Budgets: Moving from Capital Expense (CapEx) to Operational Expense (OpEx)
Information technology budgets involve significant expenditures, but there is more than one way to pay the bills. Identifying when it is advantageous to use capital funds versus operational funds can…
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Securing IoT Devices on School Networks
As technologies evolve, the number of internet-enabled devices connected to school networks increases exponentially. Many of these devices, however, were not designed with strong cybersecurity protections. This includes devices that…
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Why a Peer Review is more progressive than a Technology Audit
Ed tech leaders tend to use the terms peer review and technology audit interchangeably, but they are very distinct tools with different origin, purpose and application. Given the choice, I…
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Securing K-12 Infrastructure and Data
Gone are the days when no one cared about the Internet, devices, and data of K-12 institutions. For one reason or the other, the rate of attacks on K-12 infrastructure…
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Peer Review
Peer Review from CoSN is a resource for school systems seeking to improve technology operations and structures. Using the Digital Leap Matrix, a framework developed by CoSN, Peer Review offers…
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