The CEO of Promethean shares 7 questions to ask ed-tech vendors in order to protect student data. He says schools don’t have to wait for legislation to be passed to guarantee protection. They can start acting now.
Emergency notification expert Jamie Underwood covers 4 key tips when picking a notification system for your college, including integration, notification coverage, alerting and notifying, and code compliance
With an assessment tool to help determine schools’ unique needs, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools detailed four tiers of product agnostic life safety strategies to help K-12 districts protect against scourge of school shootings.
When considering security methods, campuses must be familiar with the code requirements that are in place to protect students, staff members and other occupants. The major codes colleges need to focus on entail life safety, fire protection, electrified hardware, and more. Even though they are lengthy, these codes are put in place to impact the devices used to secure doors. An understanding of the codes will help to ensure the selection of code-compliant security methods.
When colleges don’t know how to react to or support their students’ social media usage, the relationship sours between the two. One example of this is found in the case of the University of Tulsa, where one student was suspended for Facebook comments that he was tagged in, but did not post himself. Freedom of expression expert Will Creeley from the Foundation for Individual Rights Education weighs in on college students’ expression on social media and how colleges can support students’ self-expression. He also offers tips to increase this support, which include keeping negative comments about a college on social media public, encouraging a conversation between college administrators and students about social media, and learning from other colleges’ mistakes with social media.
Audio Notetaker provides three main features that help students with disabilities learn more efficiently.
The Campus Safety National Forum will be held on June 24-26 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Washington, D.C. It’s one of three events being offered by Campus Safety Magazine this year.
A few years ago, Rhonda Arlt made the decision to use more technology in her classroom. Today, her students are more engaged and ready to collaborate. Arlt shares her story of using technology to connect with students and inspire a love of learning.
The Defined STEM platforms allows Ohio schools to introduce STEM concepts to students at all grade levels and across all subjects.
Colleges looking for new ways to reach students, faculty and staff should look into internal communications strategies, including digital signage.
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