Opinion: Tips for Starting a Drone Program for K-12
As use cases for drones continue to multiply, and more businesses incorporate them into regular operations, there’s a case to be made for teaching K-12 students how to use them. Here’s how schools can get started. by La Quata Sumter, education technology consultant, Adorama Business Solutions / April 16, 2021 Shutterstock
There has been a rise in K-12 schools introducing drones to the classroom as experimental use cases have shown their educational potential in science, technology, art, mathematics and engineering skills. As students become interested in the prospect of flying robots in their classrooms, teachers will need support systems to understand how to implement drones into their lesson plans.
Answer: Yes. Shutterstock/Krakenimages.com
A research team at Stanford has been exploring how different people are affected by multiple video calls, specifically in terms of fatigue or burnout. After a year of conducting our lives remotely, everyone is feeling a little bit of “Zoom fatigue,” but the researchers found that certain demographics are likely to be feeling it more than others.
The team surveyed more than 10,000 people in February and March about their video call fatigue. About 14 percent of women (one in seven) said they felt “very” to “extremely” fatigued after video calls, while only about 5.5 percent of men (one in 20) reported the same feelings.
Opinion: Cybersecurity Is a Marathon
Cybersecurity for schools and institutions has become increasingly critical with an onslaught of cyber attacks and growing dependence on technology. Securing networks and data is a process that requires careful planning. Not unlike a marathon, cybersecurity is an ongoing process that requires preparation, training, goal-setting and measurements of success.
When we think of cybersecurity pre-COVID, during a pandemic and post-pandemic, there are a myriad strategies, practices and processes to consider. Since COVID-19 spread worldwide, the FBI reported a 300 percent increase in cyber crimes. Whatever aspect of cybersecurity you are considering, thinking of it as a marathon with many twists and turns can help you prepare for unexpected results. Proper preparation will help put you in the right frame of mind to proactively defend against data breaches, malware and exploitation.
CivicPlus, SilverSky Partner on Cyber as Security Risks Rise
Cybersecurity is only becoming a more urgent and important need as time goes on. Now CivicPlus, which has thousands of local government customers, is bringing on a partner dedicated just to that challenge. Shutterstock/LuckyStep
With hacks and data leaks happening left and right, cybersecurity is only becoming more important as time goes on. That applies even moreso in government, where a breach could mean anything from citizens not receiving desperately needed help to foreign adversaries meddling in elections.
CivicPlus, one of the most popular website builders for local government, has now picked an official cyber partner in SilverSky. That means SilverSky will be offering CivicPlus’ customers a variety of options: managed security services, detection and response, incident response, compliance services and incident response readiness.
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