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How to Block Google’s AI Overview and AI Mode for Students
Google doesn’t give schools a way to turn off AI in Search. With Google Search AI Controls in Lightspeed Filter, districts can block AI Overview and AI Mode, send every search to standard web results, and choose which Google tabs students can use, by policy. The post How to…
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Empower Parents with Visibility and Home Controls: How Districts Build Trust and Transparency
Data shows parents don't necessarily want less technology; they want transparency. Districts can empower parents with the Lightspeed Parent Portal, delivering visibility into school device use (including screen time and app usage) and home controls that build trust and…
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Multi-OS MDM for K-12: One Console for Every School Device
Lightspeed MDM 2.0 was rebuilt from the ground up for modern, multi-OS support. It manages Apple (iOS, macOS), Windows, Chrome OS, and Android in one K-12 console, with compliance rules and school-based hierarchy. The post Multi-OS MDM for K-12: One Console for Every School…
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How Schools Can Monitor and Limit Student Screen Time
Answering those questions takes coordination across district leaders, teachers, and families. A technology director needs to understand usage across schools. A teacher needs to manage what happens during a lesson. A parent needs visibility into the school device that comes home…
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Block YouTube in Schools or Keep It?
YouTube is back on the school board agenda. Several districts have decided to block it on student devices. Others are keeping it with tighter limits. Both groups are asking the same question: how do we make the policy actually hold? The post Block YouTube in Schools or Keep It?…
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Screen Time at School: 10 Things Schools Wish Parents Knew
When you compare the headlines to the data, it seems clear the tech-lash is partly a communication gap. Here are 10 things schools wish parents knew about screen time at school -- in districts’ own words and with real data to back it up. The post Screen Time at School: 10 Things…
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Combatting the Tech-Lash: How Districts Are Turning Screen Time Uncertainty Into Action
Parents think students spend 4-plus hours of the school day on screens. Across millions of students, the average is 52 minutes. Three district tech leaders share how they’re closing that gap with data, transparency, and clear AI guardrails. The post Combatting the Tech-Lash: How…
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How Schools Should Monitor Devices for Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can disrupt learning, affect student wellbeing, and spill directly into the school environment. Federal guidance also emphasizes the value of reporting systems, documented response processes, and ongoing school climate monitoring rather than isolated detection…
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FY26 STOP School Violence Grant: Fund Threat Assessment, Anonymous Reporting & Monitoring
The FY26 STOP School Violence Program funds up to $1M for districts. See how Lightspeed Alert, BTAM Case Management, and StopIt map to all three objectives. Due Oct 30. The post FY26 STOP School Violence Grant: Fund Threat Assessment, Anonymous Reporting & Monitoring appeared…
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Should Schools Block YouTube and Gemini? What the Open Letter to 150 Districts Gets Right, and Where I’d Push Back
A joint open letter urges the 150 largest districts to disable YouTube and Gemini on school devices. What it says, what the data shows, how to decide. The post Should Schools Block YouTube and Gemini? What the Open Letter to 150 Districts Gets Right, and Where I’d Push Back…
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How Schools Manage Devices in 1:1 Classrooms
Managing devices in a 1:1 classroom environment takes more than a device policy or a blocking list. Schools need a practical approach that helps teachers keep students focused, supports instruction in real time, and gives district leaders visibility into how devices are being…
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Student Internet Filtering and Content Control for K–12 Schools
Student internet filtering and content control help schools manage what students can access online. Filtering restricts harmful or inappropriate websites. Content controls give districts more specific ways to manage videos, images, AI tools, and other online resources while…