Beyond ‘Pen and Paper’: What Sweden’s Schools Reveal About Smarter Digital Learning
As concerns grow around distraction and online risk, Sweden’s approach highlights the importance of intentional technology use, balanced learning environments and proactive digital safeguarding that protects students while enabling effective education.
Safer Internet Day 2026: Awareness Isn’t Enough
Safer Internet Day highlights the need for effective filtering and monitoring in schools for safer digital learning environments. Director of Safeguarding and Digital Transformation, Tania Mackie, leads a conversation about it in our latest blog.
Filtering Today in 2026: Navigating AI, Proxies, and Emerging Technologies
In our recent webinar, Filtering Today: Navigating AI, Proxies, and Emerging Technologies, Colin McCabe and I talked about what we’re seeing in the field, what customers are struggling with, and how filtering has to evolve to keep pace.
The Screen Time Debate: Myths vs. Facts – What the Data Really Shows
If you’ve been anywhere near a school board meeting, a parent coffee chat, or even your own dinner table lately, you know the screen time conversation is heated. Phones are getting banned in districts and states across the country, the use of technology in education is being questions, and everyone has an opinion. But here’s the thing—opinions aren’t data.
Visibility and Control of EdTech Devices and Apps: Key Insights from Our Latest Webinar
Over the past few years, schools across the globe have experienced a dramatic shift in the way technology is integrated into teaching and learning. In our latest webinar, I had the pleasure of exploring the challenges (and exciting solutions) around gaining true visibility and control over edtech devices and applications in schools.
What Happens When Your Learning Management System Goes Down the First Week of School?
The first week of school is chaos enough. It’s the worst possible time for your Learning Management System (LMS) to go down. But that’s exactly what happened this fall. And here’s the kicker: the district’s IT team knew before the LMS vendor did.
From Confusion to Clarity: How Lightspeed Signal Addresses Device Swapping and Shared Use in K-12 Schools
The practice of students sharing or swapping devices is becoming increasingly common in K-12 schools, bringing some serious challenges to IT departments. Keeping track of who has what device and ensuring everything runs smoothly can quickly turn into a logistics nightmare.
From Overload to Order: How Lightspeed Signal Reduces Helpdesk Tickets by Detecting Performance Issues Early
Technology plays a pivotal role in delivering lessons and managing classrooms. But what happens when an essential app suddenly goes down? Often, teachers are the first to notice performance issues, and the ripple effects can disrupt learning and overwhelm IT support teams.
From Anonymity to Accountability: How Lightspeed Signal Tackles VPNs and Proxies
Students are increasingly finding ways to bypass web filters using VPNs, proxies, and anonymizers on school-issued devices. This trend poses significant risks to network security and compliance, making it a pressing concern for IT leaders in K-12 schools.
From Inefficiency to Visibility: How Lightspeed Signal is Helping Schools Maximize Budgets
IT leaders face the daunting challenge of managing tighter budgets while ensuring that technology remains effective and efficient. With the increasing reliance on digital devices for learning, the need to maximize the lifespan and utility of these devices has never been more important.
