Building Collaboration Between IT and Teachers

With today’s digital learning environment pervasive at all levels of K-12 education, effective edtech usage is paramount to deliver desired student learning outcomes. However, doing so requires…

Celebrating Student Success in the Classroom

A big part of the teaching profession involves pointing out mistakes, correcting errors and the like. But, as always, it’s important to present a balance to constructive, corrective feedback by…

Protecting Students and Their Well-Being with School Tip Lines

School tip lines are designed to provide students, faculty, or members of the public at large with a confidential, anonymous manner to report potential threats to student safety, like bullying,…

Introducing the “United for Safety” Series to Better Student Well-Being

Our children need our protection, and our schools and communities need to engage in expanded dialogue around student well-being.

Funding Mental Health in Schools: Navigating the Maze (and Finding the Money Now!)

K12 administrators wear many hats. But few tasks feel heavier than ensuring our students’ mental well-being. We witness the impact of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges firs…

2024 National Educational Technology Plan Highlights Edtech Inequities

In late January, the U.S. Department of Education released its newly revised 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), and its main talking points centered on disparities.

Lightspeed Systems Product Roadmap Webinar: What’s Next in 2024

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Lightspeed Systems serving the K-12 education market.

Protecting Student Data in a Cloud Environment

There are few who would argue that the adoption of cloud-based technologies within education are becoming increasingly essential.

The Literacy of Digital Monitoring at School

The safeguarding of students within education continues to grow in both importance and breadth, necessitating a nuanced understanding of how digital monitoring in schools can support staff. The…

What’s a Teacher to do in Managing Classroom Distractions?

Effectively managing classroom distractions has been a challenge for teachers for generations. Only now, in an era of the digitally empowered classroom, effectively dealing with classroom distr…