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It takes a village to protect students’ well-being in the digital age

Kyle Berger oftalks about how Grapevine-Colleyville ISD uses Lightspeed Systems' Lightspeed Alert to protect and educate our children and uphold students' well-being.

Technology-Powered Mental Health Initiatives Save Students’ Lives

K–12 districts use monitoring technology to scan students’ online behavior for signs of distress, proactively improving school safety.

New Network Tool Measures Students’ Connectivity Off-Campus

THE Journal is dedicated to informing and educating K–12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, IT professionals, and tech-savvy educators who serve the nation’s public…

Student safety technology received positively by students as Caddo Parish Public Schools integrates Lightspeed Systems platform

Expanded used of technology is received positively by students as Caddo Parish Public Schools integrates the Lightspeed Systems platform.

THE Journal: New Network Tool Measures Students’ Connectivity Off-Campus

THE Journal recently wrote an article about how K–12 network management provider Lightspeed Systems has launched a solution to help schools ensure students stay connected to learning regardless of…

Tech & Learning: How Fayette County Schools Protect Student Data

T&L published an article recently on the Edtech App Report detailing the surprising amount of apps being used by schools without their IT team's knowledge.

GovTech: School, Industry Experts Stress Teamwork Against Cyber Crime

Government Technology recently reviewed and summarized Lightspeed's webinar from October '22, Cyber Nightmares, with key facts and points on how to improve school cybersecurity.

District Administration: ‘The top 20 apps schools are using most contains a few surprises’

District Administration recently posted an article detailing the top apps schools use based on data compiled from Lightspeed Analytics in the 2022 Edtech App Report.

KXAN: ‘There is a huge need for more counselors’: Mental health a priority in area schools

Hays CISD uses a system called Lightspeed Alert™ which tracks keywords or phrases that are concerning. Last year the system tagged more than 400 concerning words or phrases typed in.