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Supporting Schools, One Coffee at a Time
We appreciate CPS and the continued partnership with MOREnet. It is always good to see our members recognized and supported in their work.
Hands-On STEM Success with Sphero BOLT+
When Lyndsey Struemph, a middle school teacher at New Haven Middle School, attended MOREnet’s STEM Educator Toolkit training, she was looking for fresh ideas to bring back to her students. She also wanted support in shaping her STEM Exploratory class and after-school Intro to Robotics program.
Verify Before Trust: Cyber Scam Prevention Tips for Financial Staff
With an uptick in sophisticated phishing attempts and business email account compromise, likely tied to artificial intelligence capabilities, organizations should review controls to...
The Triple Threat: Understanding the 3 Main Types of DDoS Attacks
In the world of cybersecurity, a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is the digital equivalent of a massive traffic jam that blocks every road...
Financial Literacy Month: How MOREnet Maximizes Every Dollar
Through our cost-recovery model, strategic use of membership funding and collaborative partnerships, we aim to use resources to expand access, improve services and...
Best Practice When Emailing Student Data to Parents
If a parent requests their child’s information emailed to them, please consult with your district on their policy. Avoid sending student PII via...
30 Tabletop Exercises in 30 Minutes
With cybersecurity being one of many hats that very busy technical leaders wear, many organizations may not feel they have time to or the skills to conduct their own cybersecurity...
The 3 a.m. Alert: How a Small School Found an Instant IT Team
For a technology director, a 3 a.m. intruder alert is the stuff of nightmares, especially when you’re hours away from your district at...
Locking Down the Inbox: 5 Essential Workspace Settings for K-12
Here is a quick checklist of the essential settings you need to secure your district's email.
K-12 IT admins...
Empowering Rural Educators: A Game-Changing Opportunity at Missouri State University
The CODERS initiative—Computer Science Opportunities, Development, and Education in Rural Schools—at Missouri State University in Springfield is transforming what’s possible in rural classrooms....
QCaMP Comes to MO—Don’t Miss This Free PD Opportunity
MOREnet is excited to share something new for Missouri educators. We are an official QCaMP partner for 2026, and this summer will mark the first time QCaMP is ever hosted in Missouri. This year it is June 22-26 in Columbia, Missouri.
Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning
Spring is the perfect time to clean out the dust bunnies from your processes, policies, network closets, devices, and infrastructure. Below is a...
"No Cookies for You!" (At Least from Google Workspace)
Many of the recent attacks on our members, such as “New Fax,” have been the result of a "pass-the-cookie" attacks on Google Workspaces....
Stop Wrangling Data and Start Supporting Students: Introducing KIDS Ed-Fi
Every school district is sitting on a goldmine of information. From attendance records and behavior reports to state assessment scores, the data is...
Directory Information Exception – What Districts Need to Know
As we continually receive questions about the directory information exception in regard to educational resource usage, we consulted with the Student Data Privacy...