Digital Transforms K–12 Classroom Collaboration and Culture
Technology is forcing education leaders to rethink everything from floor plans to curriculum.
Not long ago, educators could view digitally enabled learning as a useful enhancement to traditional teaching techniques. No more. Technology has become such a dominant force in the classroom — and in society — that educators must do more than just try to leverage it for their own purposes. To remain fully relevant in an…
Anti-Phishing Training Remains Essential to Enterprise Security
While attacks are changing with the times, a solution centered on user education continues to be the most effective defense against spear phishing.
By Paul Shelton
Remember the old days of phishing, where poorly written and designed e-mails linked to obviously fake websites, where you were asked to divulge your Social Security number, your mother's maiden name, even your passwords. Those were simpler times — so much easier to spot a phishing scam. The warnings were clear and the perpetrators clumsy…
Never Enough Wi-Fi: Tips for Deploying a Scalable Network
Follow these four best practices to set up a Wi-Fi network that can expand as the organization grows.
By David Andrade
When it comes to setting up a Wi-Fi network, IT managers need to think density. In today's K–12 school environments, IT teams have to deliver sufficient bandwidth coverage to handle 30 to 35 students in each classroom. For colleges and universities, that number goes up to 75 to 80 students. That same number could also hold…
EDUCAUSE 2015: The Latest and Greatest from Indianapolis
By Andy Gorski
I traveled to Indianapolis, Ind. for EDUCAUSE 2015 with much anticipation. EDUCAUSE bills itself as the "premier higher education IT event" and with over 3,000 expected in attendance, I was looking forward to the show.