Did you know that education is one of the biggest targets for ransomware? You do now. If you’ve never heard of ransomware, it is a malicious software that can block access to your data, encrypt your files, and threaten to make your information public. Ransomware is an extortion attack, because hackers will demand that you […]
You may constantly hear people make reference to “the cloud” and still have no idea what it really means. The difference between cloud based and regular software is that with the cloud, you are not actually storing your data on the device’s hard drive, instead, you are accessing data, applications, and software all through the […]
Many school districts spend thousands of dollars on technology without consulting with teachers or coming up with a clear plan. This is a huge mistake that we see many districts make. We have conducted anonymous surveys of around 3000 teachers last year. Through our research, we have found that the number one complaint from the surveys […]
Over the past summer our team had the fun of deploying Classlink OneSync to one of the school district’s we help. The previous school year we helped the district migrate away from Clever to the Classlink Launchpad product. Like many districts every year is becoming more and more of a challenge. How do you make […]
So you have to do an IT director interview for your school district. An IT director interview can be challenging. Especially if your not technical. To have quality K-12 IT director interview questions you need to decide what you want from your IT director. A good part of that will be the size of your […]
There are three main solutions when you start looking at managing iPads and Macs. In our opinion, the top three Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems for Apple devices are Apple Profile Manager, ZuluDesk, and Jamf. While you’ll see that all three share similar functions, we believe that you will get the most for your money […]
How can you determine if the technology in your district is really working for teachers? We think that anonymous teacher surveys can get you the answers you’re looking for. If you require teachers to attach their names to surveys, potential problems can arise. Teachers will most likely not want to criticize their district too harshly, […]
Digital Citizenship. Many schools speak about this topic with students in a limited way. This is surprising, considering how many of today’s schools rely on technology for students to get their work done. There are internet usage agreements for the parents and students to sign at the beginning of the year, but we do not […]