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Cybersecurity Awareness Month October 2023
October of 2004 launched the initiative to assist people with efforts to stay safer and more secure online. Since then, the campaign has...
AI powered websites/tools
There are no shortage of websites and tools powered by A.I. However, now all resources are created equal. Here are 2 resources that...
WordPress for Libraries: Online Training, Custom Templates
WordPress is an easy-to-use tool to create great-functioning and great-looking websites. Not only do we offer webhosting capabilities through MOREnet, we also offer...
Humans in the Loop
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining ground to assist us in our everyday lives and workplaces. Most are familiar with voice assistants. These devices...
Data Sanitization
Protecting data goes beyond the storage and transfer of information. When you no longer need to keep data how do you ensure the...
Update Your Browser
Security updates are often a very important part of a browser update. An out-of-date web browser can open you to serious security flaws...
Is There a Template For That?
Need to create a policy? Write an Incident Response Plan? Craft a script for automation? You know you are not creating something new...
Fundamentals and Developments in Data Privacy
Realizing our member districts have questions as they navigate student data privacy and educational technology agreements, we continue to seek valuable resources for...
TumbleBooks
MOREnet is excited to partner with TumbleBooks to secure a consortium discount for our Library and K-12...
Cyber Security and Cyber.org
Cyber.org recently published in their newsletter a cool opportunity for schools: there's a back-to-school survival kit social media contest. All you have to...
TOS - Yeah Fine, I Agree
Wait! What? We all see these Terms of Service that must be agreed to in order to access a service, website or asset....
Protect Your Data
Backups are a critical component for an organization to recover data from a hardware/software failure, human error, corruption or ransomware. Follow the rule...
August Funding Opportunities for K-12
MOREnet is pleased to share the availability of two funding opportunities for K-12 schools, aimed improving the cybersecurity resilience of K-12 education communities.
Are you looking for a way to get a drone program established? Well, CodeEdu is offering scholarships for up to $500,000! Please take...
Cyber Threats to Educational Institutions
Technology is heavily relied on in school settings. Internet connectivity, email, collaboration tools and daily operations all need technology to function. The addition of high tech devices lends itself to productivity but also comes with the potential of cyber threats. What types of threats are targeting our schools, staff and students?
Key Resources for Understanding AI (in Education)
Hello friends! Alas, another post about Artificial Intelligence! But in this post, I want to share some of the most helpful scholarly sources...
Can We Trust AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here. The barn door has been opened and the horse is out of the stable. Adopters are discovering the...
Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away
Open Systems Interconnection Model (OSI) is a framework used to describe the layers and functions of a networking system. First introduced in 1983,...
100% of MOREnet Members Now Fiber Connected - Rural Fiber Comes to Ballard R-II
Ballard R-II, a rural school district in western Missouri, celebrated a monumental leap forward as fiber Internet connectivity arrived in June, connecting its...
Deepfaking: How Bad Actors Are Using It
Deepfakes can be used to persuade, spread disinformation or just be fun. Bad actors are finding ways to use artificial intelligence (AI)...