4 Best Practices for Improving Digital Learning Instruction in Your School Community

September 6, 2022

Imagine this scenario: An office at the state or district level distributes a lengthy instructional guide to school-level educators and leaders. The resource is chock-full of sound, research-backed advice for effective teaching and learning with digital devices.
The only problem? The resource goes unread by practitioners, who have a million things to do and not nearly enough time to do them. This is a familiar scenario that plagues many educators and administrators. School and district leaders need a way to ensure that instructional practices make their way from a playbook to the classroom…

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Sources: worried about a threat from Apple, Google doubles down on its own hardware and moves some staff from other teams to work on Google-branded devices (The Information)

The Information:
Sources: worried about a threat from Apple, Google doubles down on its own hardware and moves some staff from other teams to work on Google-branded devices — It may be Google’s worst nightmare. Apple’s iPhone is stealing share from Samsung phones powered by Google’s Android software.

October 18, 2022

The EU launched its new San Francisco office to liaise with US tech companies and promote EU standards and technologies, digital policies, and governance models (Vish Gain/Silicon Republic)

Vish Gain / Silicon Republic:
The EU launched its new San Francisco office to liaise with US tech companies and promote EU standards and technologies, digital policies, and governance models — The aim of the US office is to strengthen EU digital diplomacy. It is headed by Gerard de Graaf, a key official who has worked on landmark tech laws.

September 6, 2022

Tech Reignites IT Leaders and Educators in K–12 Districts

A new school year brings the opportunity for renewed collaboration between IT leaders and teachers. Around the country, fresh devices, programs and tech tools are being unpackaged and implemented to support instruction, allowing districts to stay on the cutting edge of everything technology has to offer teachers and students. Working behind the scenes, IT professionals train users, troubleshoot problems and configure new tech to ensure a smooth rollout.
Here’s what districts are excited about this year, and how IT and classroom collaborations mean innovative opportunities for students.…

September 2, 2022

Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware that infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including routers, FreeBSD boxes, and servers (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware that infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including routers, FreeBSD boxes, and servers — Small office routers? FreeBSD machines? Enterprise servers? Chaos infects them all. — Researchers have revealed a never …

September 29, 2022

The UK’s ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only services are verifying users’ ages, expanding on its Age Appropriate Design Code and Children’s Code (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
The UK’s ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only services are verifying users’ ages, expanding on its Age Appropriate Design Code and Children’s Code — The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has pledged to crack down on porn sites and other adult-only services to ensure they are taking steps …

September 2, 2022

Mark Cuban’s interactive streaming app Fireside acquires streaming platform Stremium and plans to launch on smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other devices (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mark Cuban’s interactive streaming app Fireside acquires streaming platform Stremium and plans to launch on smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other devices — Mark Cuban-backed streaming app Fireside, which today offers podcasters and other creators a way to host interactive …

November 23, 2022

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