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Learning.com Takes Security Seriously: Here’s Proof
Learning.com has just achieved a SOC 2 type 2 compliance for the second year in a row. This rigorous audit of our security controls and processes to ensure that we are taking the necessary steps to protect our customers’ data.
Looking to 2022: What’s Ahead in EdTech
January is always a great time to look ahead at our expectations for the coming year. I believe that 2022 will, while continuing to suffer effects of the pandemic, provide some exciting developments across the K-12 and edtech markets. Pandemic – We’re Not out of the...
Benefits of Applied Learning in K-12 Technology Curriculum
“Applied Learning” has become a buzzword in education, considered a tool to address issues such as student dropout rates, test scores and engagement. In this article, we discuss applied learning specifically in a technology curriculum setting and how it benefits K-12...
Benefits of Virtual Robotics in Schools
Virtual robotics is a simulated environment in which individuals can design, control, and interact with robotic machines using computer programming skills. Rather than building and programming actual robots in a classroom or lab, students engage with virtual robots...
Ensure Online Student Safety and CIPA Compliance for E-Rate
Kids are online all the time — whether it’s a smartphone or laptop computer. But they’re not always under close supervision. Schools and parents alike have a vested interest in ensuring that students know how to navigate the internet in a safe and responsible way. As...
2021: The Digital Learning Year in Review
2021 was a year of continued challenges for the K-12 industry—but also growing hope and optimism for the future. The numerous challenges of 2020 receded but were not completely addressed or resolved. By the middle of the 2020-21 school year, districts around the...
The Importance of Keyboarding for Students
Most K-12 schools are providing keyboarding for students, but why is this skill so important? In the following article, we discuss the importance of keyboarding and how it supports students not only in education, but also in future careers. Importance of Keyboarding...
Thanksgiving: Thankful for our Team
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. The Thanksgiving holiday is always a great celebration with the “4 F’s” — Family, Friends, Food, and Football. For years we’ve had a long tradition of a Turkey Bowl—played in the mud on a field in Seattle with a...
DALI Superintendents Summit: Intentionality in Tech
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the District Administration Leadership Institute’s Superintendents Summit hosted in Tucson. This was my first DALI presentation, so I was really looking forward to the event, and I was not disappointed. I was...
Disruptive Tech Integration for Meaningful Learning
When Learning.com first published “In Pursuit of Disruptive Tech Integration for Meaningful Learning” in 2019, none of us had any inkling of the enormous disruption lurking just around the corner. While the COVID-19 pandemic was certainly not an edtech innovation, it...