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After months of planning, professional development and communicating with parents, teachers, and students, some schools have had to delay opening because of cyber-criminals. The list of school districts who are victim to ransomware and other malicious attacks is growing, and … Continue reading →

Even after installing the Zoom extension and ensuring each device is running the most updated system ( 84.0.4147.136 as of this posting), there are features simply not available on a Chromebook. Many districts have chosen to subscribe to Zoom as the supported video … Continue reading →

Across the country Monday, Zoom users–including courts, public schools, colleges, and businesses, were unable to connect to what has become a lifeline to their work. This is a wake up call to K-12 school districts, and planning for future disruptions … Continue reading →

The district has placed its first orders for technology approved in the NYS Smart Schools Investment Plan (SSIP). Included in this order are Dell Chromebook 11 Touch devices for our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students, and all teachers who … Continue reading →

“Your team must be quite busy” is a phrase I hear often from teachers and staff during the first week or so of school.  I generally agree, adding that all district employees are busy at the start of the school … Continue reading →

This morning the Department of Technology and Innovation was informed that BHS students were not able to post to Twitter from mobile devices, despite the implementation of the Responsible Use Policy which allows it.  We determined the cause–which was that … Continue reading →

This afternoon I was fortunate to meet with the Brewster High School English department, introduce myself, and have the opportunity to listen to some of their hopes for future digital learning opportunities. One of the things we spoke about was … Continue reading →