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Surge in Chromebook Adoption Leads to Increasing Need to Keep Students Safe    


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14 Aug 2017

Surge in Chromebook Adoption Leads to Increasing Need to Keep Students Safe    

School leaders have an ironclad legal requirement to ensure student safety and privacy when using online tools for learning known as CIPA, the Childre...


By     Gaggle
01 Aug 2017

Is Your LMS Safe for Students to Use?

If you have a place in K-12 education, you’ve likely heard of the Canvas LMS (Learning Management System).


By     Corey Tutewiler
27 Jul 2017

The Importance of Migrating Legacy K-12 Email Archives

Many school districts are moving their onsite legacy email archives to a third-party cloud provider at a fraction of the cost it takes to manage and s...


By     Patrick O'Neal
26 Jul 2017

5 Key Takeaways from Hacking Google for Education

Earlier this year, I had the chance to see the authors of Hacking Google for Education: 99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools in Classrooms, Schools, and D...


By     Guest Author
20 Jul 2017

Safe Schools Begin at Home: Why Parents Should Be Concerned About Student Online Safety

As an educator today, you might think that parents are more inclined to blame schools and teachers than their own children for behavioral and educatio...


By     Corey Tutewiler
17 Jul 2017

How School Principals Can Create Conditions for Better Learning

What do you think is a school principal’s first responsibility?


By     Gaggle
13 Jul 2017

Social Network Spotlight: Signal

The number of end-to-end encrypted messaging apps grows larger every day. While they’re not all about State secrets and Edward Snowden, arguments abou...


By     Alex Beck
11 Jul 2017

Students Using Office 365 More Likely to Be Bullied, Have Contact with Strangers

More than one out of every three students in sixth through eighth grade are using Office 365 to support their learning, while nearly half of all high ...


By     Gaggle
05 Jul 2017

Have You Done Any Google Hacking Lately?

A weird question to ask, right? Since the word “hacking” brings to light a negative connotation. For one moment though, I want you to put a positive s...


By     Guest Author
28 Jun 2017

Safety Management Categories: Drugs & Alcohol

This is the fifth post in a Gaggle Speaks series on our Safety Management categories. In this post, we discuss our Drugs & Alcohol category.


By     Gaggle

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