Join E-Rate expert Michael Flood, and the team at ClassLink for a webinar that will empower you to navigate the FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program (CPP) application process with confidence. Gain exclusive access to an application guide for gathering critical information. Discover why 2800+ school districts trust ClassLink's cost-effective Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution as a key part of their cybersecurity efforts. Learn more about what makes ClassLink an eligible service provider under Category 3 of the CPP. Join this webinar to learn how to include this critical category in your cybersecurity planning and begin preparing your Form 484 Part One application.
Data standards increase transparency and streamline analysis by ensuring a common language across systems. In this session, we will explore the "what" and "why" of data standards. Join industry experts as they discuss the future of data standards, the need for standards that address usage analytics, and how educational data standards enable learning analytics.
Schools and their vendor partners have long struggled with solutions to protect shared PII data—until now. ClassLink DataGuard offers a revolutionary approach to limiting the amount of sensitive data shared, ultimately reducing risks for schools and vendors. It's a win-win for both parties and the entire industry. DataGuard allows schools to replace key PII fields with meaningless letter scrambles before sending data to a vendor. Don't let rostering protocols compromise your school's data security! Join this session and learn how to minimize the risks associated with data sharing and protect your schools against cybercriminals.
The launch of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have increased awareness for K12 classroom and district leaders. The topic of many water cooler and school board conversations, AI language models and chatbots have created a revolutionary moment in the world of education. In this webinar we’ll cover what our role as edtech leaders is in a district’s approach to generative AI and how to increase understanding around AI while decreasing disruptions to K12 lessons and curriculums. We’ll also discuss what the future might hold for AI and K12, disruptive IT analogs we can relate to, and derivative works and curriculums.
MTSS teams have the important responsibility of collecting, connecting, and analyzing vast amounts of data that inform decision-making to ensure all students are supported efficiently and effectively. The problem is that data often “lives” in different systems and formats, which can make it difficult for educators to develop a comprehensive view of student needs, growth, and overall success. So how do we ensure that the appropriate data are identified, aggregated, and exchanged so we can DO something with it? Enter Data Interoperability! In this webinar, we’ll explore what data interoperability is and why it’s critical to your MTSS practice. We’ll also use Branching Minds and ClassLink as examples of how data interoperability looks and how it can help streamline your MTSS practice, enhance collaboration, improve outcomes, and ensure equity.
The launch of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have increased awareness for K12 classroom and district leaders. The topic of many water cooler and school board conversations, AI language models and chatbots have created a revolutionary moment in the world of education. In this webinar we’ll cover what our role as edtech leaders is in a district’s approach to generative AI and how to increase understanding around AI while decreasing disruptions to K12 lessons and curriculums.
Join us for a groundbreaking new initiative to support schools on their journey toward becoming cyber-secure. ClassLink and ENA have teamed up to create a coalition of ed-focused organizations dedicated to this cause. Introducing the Cybersecurity Rubric (CR) for education, an easy-to-use tool informed by NIST and other relevant cybersecurity and privacy frameworks. Say goodbye to the complexities of past standards and frameworks! Instead, this tool will help K-12 practitioners to self-assess their cybersecurity environment and be used for continuous improvement. Attend this webinar to gain exclusive access to the rubric, training, and a waived exam fee to become a CCRE (Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator).
Today, technology procurement is more complex and involves more stakeholders than ever before. Working closely together, purchasing teams and technology teams must determine which products and services offer safe and secure systems at the best price and value while meeting compliance regulations and purchasing guidelines. Join this webinar to learn how technology teams can work with purchasing teams to better understand their role in the RFP process and how we may develop strategies to design more comprehensive RFPs. In this webinar, you’ll learn about using data privacy agreements to mitigate risk and manage data, examining how Technology and Purchasing teams can work together to meet the objectives of a project, and inspecting key processes to ensure technologies being purchased follow compliance, security, best value, and regulations.
In the third installment of this series, Amy McLaughlin (CoSN) discusses the key technologies for protecting schools and data, the limitations of technologies as an essential safety net, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Backup and recovery.
In the second installment of this series, Amy McLaughlin (CoSN) discusses the cybersecurity challenges facing K-12 school districts today. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to take a systematic approach to your cybersecurity in addition to how to design and build security policies into your district’s processes and procedures.
Cyberattacks against K-12 schools are a serious and ever changing threat—and they’re on the rise. In this webinar, Amy McLaughlin (CoSN) discusses the most common threats to school districts, provides proactive steps districts can take to protect their systems and data, and shares resources to empower school districts against cybersecurity threats.
The U.S. Department of Education's Digital Equity Education Roundtables (DEER) initiative seeks to close the digital divide and enable all learners in PK-12, higher education, and adult education to unlock technology-enabled opportunities and fully participate in a digital society. In this session, the Office of Educational Technology (OET) will share key takeaways from the DEER Initiative and how these lessons may help leaders build effective digital equity plans under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). OET will also discuss role of different sectors in the digital equity ecosystem, including local leaders, in supporting digital inclusion efforts for learners, families/caregivers, and communities.
Usage data is critical to understanding whether equitable digital learning occurs in your district for all students. Analytics can illuminate the digital engagement of students and provide insight on everything from equitable access, to return on investments and professional development needs. Combining analytics with best practices to evaluate learning applications will help you streamline and improve the quality of your EdTech ecosystem. In this webinar, ClassLink will: share an analysis of the top applications used in our client districts and what differences exist in the types of apps used in schools based on characteristics, highlight ClassLink Analytics' reports that help districts analyze which applications students use and the differences in applications across school buildings and groups, and share best practices for selecting and evaluating applications.
Ransomware attacks on district data are on the rise, making data security a critical concern. ClassLink’s privacy and security features don’t just keep your data safe—they also help you establish transparency and build trust around data security. Join us to learn how ClassLink helps protect your data and also provides a public-facing inventory of digital resources used in your district so everyone can understand your data security efforts.
Equity and access are complicated problems that require an ecosystem of supports. Learn how ClassLink fits into that ecosystem with analytics and a unique approach to rostering to help you measure, understand, and support equitable access to digital learning resources and opportunities.
Traditional security awareness in schools is becoming less effective. Many are still resistant to implementing MFA and other security controls into their daily habits. The problem is that schools need to shift from making people aware to demonstrating why they should care? Join cybersecurity expert Ryan Cloutier as he shares how to build a culture of care where staff transition from understanding cybersecurity to becoming active defenders of safety and security.
The potential for continued blended or remote learning and a sharp rise in digital security threats make cybersecurity essential for all schools. Understand the hazards and learn how solutions such as multi-factor authentication can keep your data secure.
Interoperability can be intimidating, but ClassLink is a great partner to help navigate the journey. Join this webinar to learn the benefits of integrating with ClassLink. If you have a web-based product, ClassLink can help simplify customer onboarding while maximizing customer usage and minimizing expenses. After this webinar, you will be equipped with the information necessary to make an informed decision about integrating.
ClassLink is updating the partner experience and we are happy to announce our new Partner Portal which replaces our Developer Console (dev.classlink.com). Everything that you have done in the Developer Console will be available in the Partner Portal which is easier to use and will be the platform for future enhancements. There are also a number of immediate enhancements available with this initial release. Join this webinar to learn how it works and start taking advantage of the new capabilities immediately. Release date is June 10th.
As school leaders develop Back to School plans for the Fall, many new things to consider are making the checklist. Join us for a panel discussion with district leaders who succeeded in their transition to remote learning. Learn how the combination of ClassLink single sign-on with a ‘call anytime’ services approach has helped 1,000+ school systems and millions of students and teachers continue learning both reliably and securely.
As the COVID crisis radically changes the current school year, State Depts of Ed have responded with differing policy directives. Research shows that states are split between ‘requiring’ or ‘recommending’ LEA’s to continue instruction through remote learning models. A small handful have provided no directive. This disparate policy landscape, and unequal capacity of school districts to support remote learning, has created perhaps the greatest variability in instructional experiences the nation has ever known. Watch this panel discussion with experts who will share research findings and successful statewide supports for remote learning.
Nearly all schools have closed their buildings and campuses to contain the spread of coronavirus. As a result, the entire industry is rapidly adopting online and remote learning models. For over 22 years, schools have trusted ClassLink to deliver online learning. Wanting to help schools transition to e-learning models in 90 minutes, we created ClassLink Lite and are delivering it to schools through our partnership with AESA. In this webinar, learn how ESAs can help schools make the switch.
Join this webinar to learn how Nebraska schools can save time and money with single sign-on, analytics, rostering, and account provisioning tools. You’ll see a demonstration of ClassLink, a platform that empowers students and teachers with instant access to 6,000+ single sign-on apps and files at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives.
Watch this webinar to hear from Kristen Landis, Ph.D., Director of Technology at North Penn School District and Dwight Bard, Director of Technology at Greencastle-Antrim School District as they the share their experiences managing a robust single sign-on and rostering platform.
Dr. Richard Hughes, Superintendent at Frontier Central School District, joins Bob Chappell, VP of Instructional Technology at ClassLink, to share his experience with bringing a single sign-on and rostering solution to three New York school districts.
With the school year winding down and/or in the record books, it’s time to get ready for next year. Watch the webinar for a fast-paced update and demonstration of what we’re doing to make your next back to school season better than ever.
Watch this webinar to learn as fellow technology leaders from Pasco County Schools (FL) share their best practices and reasons for rolling out comprehensive single sign-on and rostering solutions in their district.
Learn how Andover Public Schools (MA) have eliminated barriers to digital resource access with a Single Sign-On solution (SSO). See how an SSO solution that incorporates usage analytics and rostering can not only help solve issues of access, but can address the time-consuming task of uploading student data files to each vendor. Find out what resources are truly being used and get inspired to implement a solution in your district.
Chris Brand, the Application Integration Specialist at Fairfield Public Schools (CT), joins Bob Chappell, VP of Instructional Technology at ClassLink, to share his experience with Single Sign-On and discuss how open data standards improve the rostering process.
Single sign-on should be a valuable addition to every district’s technology offerings. Gaining access to instructional resources without spending time logging-in is vital when incorporating a wide range of digital content into curricular workflow.
Using Single Sign-On to eliminate login frustration is among the fastest growing trends in education technology today. This impacts curriculum and technology leaders alike as they seek ways to improve access for all. Join District Director of Technology Integrations, Chris Nilsson, as he shares leadership insights.
Copenhagen teachers and students enjoy fast, secure, and equitable technology access for all on the devices they prefer. With Chromebooks, iPads, and BYOD technologies all in play, the district had to find a way to make everything work, for every teacher and student, on any device.
Learn about the all new MyFiles from ClassLink, your award-winning platform for accessing, managing, and sharing files across any device or network. This webinar will walk you through the new and improved design as well as enhancements to editing, file sharing, and new suite of tools designed to make life easier for everyone.
To move from textbooks to online resources, schools need to deliver class rosters to all the digital learning websites used in classrooms. The new ClassLink OneRoster uses open technology standards to securely, instantly and freely make that possible.
To meet their growing technology demands, more districts are turning to low-cost Chromebooks. Though these initiatives deliver more devices to more students, Chromebooks lack features districts rely on, such as the ability to access drives on the school network. In this webinar, we’ll show you how ClassLink, lets Chromebooks access your network drives, and more, with just 30 minutes from set up to deployment.
When colleges and universities blend online courses with face-to-face instruction, can students get the “best of both worlds”? According to the latest studies, blended courses not only improve learning outcomes, but can raise student satisfaction and reduce meeting times. In this webinar, we speak to two educators about their experiences with blended learning in higher education.
Schools everywhere are adopting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies as a cost-effective way to get more technology to more students. But while this policy can dramatically improve learning outcomes, educators implementing BYOD face obstacles. In this webinar, we discuss how districts can design a BYOD policy to reap the benefits while avoiding pitfalls.
When students bring work home, can you really rely on easily misplaced flash drives to move files between home and school? What if you could put school network drives online and let students work on them from anywhere, on any device? In this webinar, we’ll show you how LaunchPad does this and more, with just 30 minutes from set up to deployment.
Today everyone expects 24 hour access to everything – and that includes school network drives. School districts invest much into these network drives and accessing them after school is often not an option. Now with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs growing in popularity, people need ‘anytime and anywhere access’ to school network drives from any device inside or outside of school.
How are your students and teachers managing the avalanche of logins and passwords they need to use every day? Teachers are constantly discovering great resources to improve learning, yet each new website introduces another login hurdle for students and staff. See how LaunchPad, your personal cloud delivers SSO to virtually any web resource, network or cloud file.
This breakthrough in SSOs, known as Autologins, securely simplifies the endless burden of logins for over 500 different applications. Created as a simpler way for educators and students to access their applications; these 500 Autologins represent the most used education apps in schools including many favorites such as Edmodo, BrainPOP, Moodle, and Study Island.
With so many new and low cost devices available and BYOD more common… 1to1 will become a reality for many classrooms. However, this new reality includes a mix of different devices like never before. How can educators take on a classroom that has a mix of laptops, tablets and possibly even smartphones?
Why are Chromebooks becoming the go-to choice for classroom technology? With so many device choices today, school leaders are asking which device is the best value and maximum instructional flexibility. This Leadership Webinar will focus on Chromebooks and answer your questions about these exciting new devices. Attend this webinar and you will learn why Chromebooks are likely to be in your future.
E-Rate has been the topic of many recent news articles and the good news is it’s fully funded and expected to grow. As schools move to the cloud for instructional technology, understanding how E-Rate can help fund those projects becomes increasingly important. Upcoming program changes to E-Rate being considered will prioritize greater internet bandwidth for all schools.
Every teacher knows that including technology in the classroom should have benefits. The challenge is how? With so many simpler and lower cost devices available (iPads & Chromebooks), many classrooms have plenty of technology these days. But using it all to improve learning is still so elusive. Until now.
Schools are “Going Google” in greater numbers each year. With free apps and education-friendly features, it makes good sense. And yet, all too often schools stop short of reaching their full potential with Google. There’s more to Google than Docs, and Andreas Johansson, Technology Director at Kenston SD, will show how.
The use of iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom has increased dramatically and the trend is expected to continue. However, schools face real challenges with them. From a tech perspective, these devices do not play well with traditional network resources like network folders and Windows apps. With a growing interest in Mobile and BYOD initiatives, these are real issues.
