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3 Ways K-12 Schools Can Improve Their Cybersecurity in 2019

EdTech Magazine

The education sector is the least secure of 17 industries studied this year, according to a new report released Thursday. The results show that although hackers have become increasingly deft at stealing school and student data, the education industry is no better prepared to deal with these malicious threats,” the report’s authors conclude.

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The K-12 Business Model: How to Innovate in an Ever-Changing Learning Environment

EdNews Daily

Almost no other industry operates under this unique business model, where each year your audience is replaced with a completely new one. And with that type of model in mind, it leads us to wonder what effect annual student influx has on technology adoption in the classroom and the cultural effect on the ability to experiment and personalize.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

What’s hot in education technology? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Will investing in flashy new education technology better prepare your students for success in higher education and their future careers? Technologies and inventions that arrive before their time oftentimes fail.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

This week, KKR announced it has sold its majority stake in Weld North Education, a subset of the overall Weld North portfolio, to Silver Lake, another private equity group whose holdings also include Dell, GoDaddy and Symantec. Over the past three years, private equity groups have upped their stake in education technology companies.

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Coding and Computer Science during CSEdWeek

edWeb.net

The Digital Learning & Leadership PLC, hosted by Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec , hosted the webinar, “ Now I Have to Teach Coding? James and Robin suggested trying unplugged activities that don’t require technology or devices to teach concepts of coding like sequencing, looping, and events.

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?Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes — The Next Obstacle to Edtech

Edsurge

Just when many school districts were starting to feel good about their wireless coverage and internet bandwidth, they face yet another question about technology infrastructure: how good are their defenses against hacking, or what’s more formally known as “cybercrime”? Wireless, once a frustration for many teachers, has largely improved.

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To Find Diverse Talent, Some Companies Look to College Clubs

Edsurge

More than 100 women participated in the coding challenge, and Door of Clubs brought technology companies, including Asana and Symantec, to talk about career opportunities during breaks. Companies have been connecting with student clubs since long before such technology came along. Beyond Technology.

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