Kajeet is excited to announce the launch of the Virginia Education Broadband Grant, in partnership with the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA). In Virginia, it is estimated that more than 200,000 K-12 students lack broadband access at home. During the ongoing pandemic, education leaders continue to go above and beyond, many working alongside the Kajeet education … [Read more...]
VSTE Executive Director Search Open
Executive Director Position Announcement Virginia Society for Technology in Education VSTE is seeking a highly qualified and energetic person to become the organization's next executive director. It is our hope to announce the next executive director at the upcoming annual conference in December, then allow for a period of transition that would gradually transfer all roles … [Read more...]
Mitigate Risks With This Cloud Application Security Checklist
Using Google G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 provides school districts with many benefits. From improving productivity and collaboration to outsourcing infrastructure security, schools and districts of sizes are making the move to the cloud. But there are security issues in cloud computing. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework recommends that you run a risk assessment and cloud … [Read more...]
Diversity and Equity Taskforce: Mentoring Program
In 2019, the VSTE Board of Directors agreed to create an Ad Hoc Inclusion Task Force focused on issues related to diversity in education and educational technology in Virginia. This group had two initial goals: learn more about the challenges related to workforce diversity and identify ways VSTE could increase diversity. In an effort to meet these goals, the Task Force … [Read more...]
Tech & Equity: Supporting All Our Students
At 2 PM on Monday, March 23rd, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia's public schools will close for the rest of the school year. Amy Stewart and Nicci Dowd, co-chairs of VSTE's Inclusion Task Force, offer guidance for making sure we are using technology to meet the needs of all our students. As our world has changed over the last couple of weeks, we have all come … [Read more...]
