Forward Edge Receives Google for Education Partner Award for Professional Development Leadership

CINCINNATI, OHIO – February 29, 2024 – Forward Edge was honored with the Professional Development Leadership Award at the Google for Education North America Partner Forum 2024. This prestigious award recognizes Forward Edge’s outstanding commitment to providing transformative professional development that empowers educators to effectively integrate Google for Education tools in their classrooms.

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Addressing Digital Divides in Education: The 2024 NETP Breakdown

The US Office of Educational Technology has released the latest version of the National Education Technology Plan (NETP), which highlights the latest research, classroom realities, national trends, and innovative solutions schools are using to tackle complex challenges. While we think it’s worth the full read, we’ve summarized key takeaways in this blog post for those…

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Edge•U Badges: Tech & Learning’s “Best Tools for Back to School” Winner for Primary and Secondary Education!

In a technology-focused society, there are numerous online programs and products dedicated to providing educators and students with the best possible learning experiences to help them reach their full potential.  As the 2023-2024 school year has begun, Tech & Learning has announced its Awards of Excellence Program, ‘The Best Tools for Back to School,’ designed…

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How to Create and Implement a Data Recovery Plan

A Hard Lesson in Backups I was 13 years old when I learned why it was important to have good backups. It was 2008 and the new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, had just launched and the rest of my friends were already waiting in the game for me.  I was…

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Harnessing AI and Machine Learning for Enhanced Malware Defenses

Malware: Understanding the Threat Now, flash forward 20 some years and the word malware gets thrown around so much these days that it is used to describe so many different computer ailments and has become almost a unanimous term for any computer or internet-related issue that someone might experience. On top of this generalization, cybersecurity…

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MFA Task Force Evaluates Options for K-12 Districts

The 2020 Pandemic flipped the world upside down and to find any semblance of normalcy, the world turned to technology even further. Every industry was affected by this pivot and arguably none more than Education. And what more, cybercriminals and their threats dramatically rose to meet the unplanned technology changes across schools worldwide. And because…

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