(University of Louisville / Flickr) New faculty management system to bring ‘$1 million’ in savings to University of Louisville A three-year deal with Interfolio will supplant the institution's "electronic to paper to electronic again" process. Sep 18, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
(MS-ISAC) To warn of online dangers, New York launches K-12 poster competition The state technology office's enterprise security division says maybe no one can speak better to those at risk than the students themselves. Sep 18, 2018 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Edtech poses privacy and safety risks for students, FBI warns The law enforcement agency is encouraging parents and families to research cyberthreats and the laws governing student privacy rights. Sep 17, 2018 By Jared Beinart
(Billy Hathorn / Wikimedia) Cyber-physical systems program to debut at University of Virginia Through $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, a new program will train graduate students in cyber-physical and IoT systems. Sep 17, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
(Getty Images) Ransomware knocks school district in Key West, Florida, offline for the week Intermittent service outages since the attack was detected last Sunday have had minimal impact thanks to data backups, administrators say. Sep 14, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
(Torkild Retvedt / Flickr) CoSN releases tools to grade and improve IT infrastructure for K-12 districts The organization says technology systems that play well together are critical for supporting student learning. Sep 14, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
(Office of Gov. Kay Ivey) Alabama governor challenges K-12 students with app competition The state will judge student-led coding projects for the next several months to find a winning team that will be announced next spring. Sep 13, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
Wake Tech’s North Campus (Cgb628 / Wikimedia) Blockchain is now a senior capstone course in North Carolina community colleges The new course uses IBM's already freely available zero-to-blockchain curriculum, but will be taught by Wake Tech professors. Sep 13, 2018 By Ryan Johnston
(Upper right: Microsoft via YouTube; others: Getty Images) As tech giants focus on accessibility tools, the equation changes for education Costs and ease of use improve as Microsoft and other companies expand features and promote them. Sep 12, 2018 By Patience Wait
(National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center) North Dakota arms teachers with cybersecurity resources statewide through national partnership The deal marks the first state-level agreement through the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center. Sep 11, 2018 By Ryan Johnston