How to get the most from K-12 collaboration tools

Commentary: Most higher education institutions hold sensitive data, but don't have insider threat programs. Joanna Lyn Grama says they should.

Because there's never a good time for the network to go down, experts recommend K-12 districts heed these six key elements of network design.

Commentary: K-12 school districts must get organized and make sense of their data to improve learning outcomes and protect student privacy.

Commentary: edWeb.net's Eileen Belastock shows how technology can provide students with authentic learning experiences and generate improved feedback.

Commentary: edWeb.net's Eileen Belastock reviews research showing students with smartphones receive one notification every eight minutes and pay less

Commentary: Oral Roberts University's CIO explains how doing it all with limited funding can often feel like "turning the Titanic in a duck pond."

Commentary: Data management coordinator Jacque Deckard says common software already in use in K-12 districts can mitigate threats against students.

Commentary: Eileen Abbott, a volunteer with Agile Charities, explains how the nonprofit is helping adults get placed in a growing IT workforce.

Commentary: The new law fills a longstanding policy gap for colleges and universities everywhere, says security consultant Joanna Lyn Grama.

Don't start from scratch, says edWeb.net's Stacey Pusey — use best practices of those who have already seen how technology can best support learning.