The Lightspeed Blog

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Stay Ahead of K-12 Security Threats with Lightspeed Filter Bypass Prevention

School districts face a daunting challenge in safeguarding their networks, data, and users against external and internal threats.

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The Number 3 ~ 3 Things IT Needs to Know About EdTech Collaboration with Teachers

3 Things IT Needs to Know About EdTech Collaboration with Teachers

Today’s digital classrooms require an unprecedented degree of edtech collaboration between teachers and the district’s supportive IT function.

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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.

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Celebrating Student Success in the Classroom

A big part of the teaching profession involves pointing out mistakes, correcting errors and the like.

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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…

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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.

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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 inequities.

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

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

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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.

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