Build a Robust K–12 IT Team

March 25, 2022

When David Chan started his career in education, he began in the classroom. Now, he works as the director of instructional technology at Evanston Township High School in Illinois and largely credits his experience as an educator for helping him take on this role successfully.
“I had a lot of the ed tech experience, I had the teaching experience, and I felt like I had a lot to offer the IT department,” Chan says.
Bringing the instructional component to the IT team was important. “I really wanted to emphasize that instructional piece, so I spoke with our HR department about titles because I…

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Watch & Learn: Stepping Up to Lead IT

Before taking IT positions in their districts, David Chan and Daniel Stitzel taught in the classroom for years. They share how their background as educators has helped them succeed…

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How to Move into a Technology Role in Your K–12 District

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Team LOKGEN April 6, 2022

Spotify launches an audiobooks service in the US with 300,000 titles, letting users purchase and download individual books to play in its app (J. Clara Chan/The Hollywood Reporter)

J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify launches an audiobooks service in the US with 300,000 titles, letting users purchase and download individual books to play in its app — The audio giant, which is offering 300,000 audiobooks for purchase at launch, is positioning its books service as separate from its Premium subscription for music and podcasts.

September 20, 2022

A survey of ~4,000 Indian gig workers on Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, Amazon, and others: 42% say their income is flat, 47% have no insurance, and 51% can’t save money (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times:
A survey of ~4,000 Indian gig workers on Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, Amazon, and others: 42% say their income is flat, 47% have no insurance, and 51% can’t save money — Gig workers in India are young, financially stressed, and largely uninsured, according to a new report.

September 8, 2022

Court filing: in March, Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add Musk to Twitter’s board, but felt the rest of the board was too “risk averse” (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Court filing: in March, Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk he tried to add Musk to Twitter’s board, but felt the rest of the board was too “risk averse” — – Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wanted Elon Musk on the board of the social media company, but felt the rest of its members were too …

September 30, 2022

CoSN Awards Trusted Learning Environment Seal to Illinois District

Community High School District 99 has earned the Consortium for School Networking’s Trusted Learning Environment Seal, making it the first Illinois school district to receive…

Team LOKGEN July 28, 2022

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