And how they’re shaping the future of education technology. Click below to join Tim Fleming and Curt Godwin of Forsyth County Schools as they guide us through how cybersecurity has changed in the past year and how it continues to evolve as we navigate a post-covid...
Month: March 2022
Lockstep Technology Group Partners with Impero Software to Help its Customers Better Support Students’ Technology Use
Impero helps Lockstep Technology Group provide solutions to schools that address both student safety and classroom management. Austin, TX, Jan. 25, 2021 – Managed solutions provider Lockstep Technology Group and student safety leader Impero have partnered to offer...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part III
What is the FCC doing now about E-Rates Issues? When the president declared a national emergency back in mid-March, the FCC made a few quick changes. The first action they took was to temporarily waive the E-Rate gifting rule, limiting the gift value to less than $50...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part II
How can schools provide broadband access to teachers and students? In a recent podcast, I met with Kim Friends, vice president of CSM Consulting, Inc. This company provides a broad range of compliance and software solutions for school districts, offices of education,...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part I
How Will Schools and the FCC Bridge the Homework Gap for Distance Learning? In early March of 2020, the Coronavirus Pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. Schools were shut down across the country and left in a quandary to continue providing education outside the...
Four Cybersecurity Steps Every K-12 School Should Take
Imagine waking up to find that your school’s entire network has been encrypted and someone is demanding a $200,000 ransom to decrypt it. The FBI encourages you not to pay the ransom in order to avoid incentivizing more attacks, but the other option is starting over at...