Rebecca Torchia

1 week ago | cdw.com | Rebecca Torchia

Physical security technologies have come a long way, said CDW’s Bryan Krause, senior national school safety strategist, and Tom Ashley, education strategist, at CoSN 2025. Previously, all schools could do with camera footage, for example, was review incidents after they happened. “That might be a student, or it might be bigfoot,” Krause said, remembering times he reviewed footage on older cameras with poor visibility. Now, cameras are much more powerful.

2 weeks ago | edtechmagazine.com | Rebecca Torchia

However, he stresses that anyone using AI — whether a child or an adult — needs to understand how it works, including its inherent biases. While the bias exists in all generative AI models, it’s easiest to identify in image generators, Shelton said. Even the “safest” AI models will show their biases in 15 seconds, he argued, and all he needs to do is ask it to generate an image of a teenager wearing an ankle monitor. “Take a guess at what the images were.

3 weeks ago | edtechmagazine.com | Rebecca Torchia

Apr 03 2025 Security Is your school prepared to respond in the event of a cyberattack? One of the strongest arguments for improved cybersecurity protections in an organization is “it’s not if, it’s when,” meaning that the digital ecosystem will inevitably come under attack at some point. Eric Muckensturm, IT strategy manager for cybersecurity the Learning Technology Center in Illinois, said that’s not strong enough.

3 weeks ago | edtechmagazine.com | Rebecca Torchia

Apr 03 2025 Management Technology directors and superintendents shared anecdotes and advice on how to lean into digital transformation. As technology evolves, it’s important for schools to adapt to and integrate necessary changes. While artificial intelligence reigns as one of the most overt and exponential examples of digital transformation, there have also been changes in cybersecurity, connectivity and devices.

3 weeks ago | edtechmagazine.com | Rebecca Torchia

Apr 02 2025 Management A session at the CoSN 2025 conference looked at research, policies and hypocrisy around banning student phone use. Think about how often you use your cellphone. Maybe you’re using it right now to read this article. Cellphone bans in the K–12 classroom can complicate teachers’ roles, especially if the entities putting these restrictions in place don’t consider how they work in practice. But are they the right move for student well-being and engagement?