PowerMetal
@powermetal.bsky.social
A seeming lifetime spent with technology and data in education. While I'm a fan of metal, this is not a music-oriented profile. I talk about public education and specifically technology in education here.
As schools push toward #AI adoption since it's The New Hotness, there's always risk, especially with strategies that are mandated without appropriate scaffolding and/or foundational support.
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As schools push toward #AI adoption since it's The New Hotness, there's always risk, especially with strategies that are mandated without appropriate scaffolding and/or foundational support.
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
If your district uses #BoardDocs, you may want to ask them some questions. #DataBreach #Cybersecurity
www.the74million.org/article/scho...
www.the74million.org/article/scho...
School Districts Unaware BoardDocs Software Published Their Private Files
Company said it notified customers nationwide after a tech glitch exposed confidential data, but multiple districts said they knew nothing about it.
www.the74million.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If your district uses #BoardDocs, you may want to ask them some questions. #DataBreach #Cybersecurity
www.the74million.org/article/scho...
www.the74million.org/article/scho...
I remember this. Back in the early '00s, after the first several deployed PCs failed, all with similar symptoms, we dug in and saw the bad capacitors (and in some cases, heard them). While we could return many mobos under warranty, the maker soon ran out.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
The early 2000s capacitor plague is probably not just a stolen recipe
Video takes a wider look at the busted caps of early 2000s PCs and other gear.
arstechnica.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I remember this. Back in the early '00s, after the first several deployed PCs failed, all with similar symptoms, we dug in and saw the bad capacitors (and in some cases, heard them). While we could return many mobos under warranty, the maker soon ran out.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
The dystopia bots are crawling public school websites for hurt-their-feelings keywords related to DEI as a threat to withhold federal funding. They're also looking for coded substitute words. This is the behavior of fragile, privileged egos who aren't fit to lead.
March 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The dystopia bots are crawling public school websites for hurt-their-feelings keywords related to DEI as a threat to withhold federal funding. They're also looking for coded substitute words. This is the behavior of fragile, privileged egos who aren't fit to lead.
Ultimately, funding drives #education quality. Yet the bitter irony is that some of those most in jeopardy are communities who've been fed the lies about public ed. & vote against their own self-interest (rural communities).
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Black students in Michigan nearly 4 times more likely to have out-of-field teachers
In districts where most students are Black, students are nearly four times more likely to have out-of-field teachers and teachers with emergency credentials.
www.mlive.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ultimately, funding drives #education quality. Yet the bitter irony is that some of those most in jeopardy are communities who've been fed the lies about public ed. & vote against their own self-interest (rural communities).
tinyurl.com/sdxkthjt
tinyurl.com/sdxkthjt
While #cloudcomputing has its benefits, let's show down in thinking it's the be-all-end-all. #PowerSchool recent data breach is Exhibit A.
edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...
edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...
School Technology Leaders Reveal What Life Is Like in the Cloud
K—12 IT experts mull over lessons learned from cloud migration along with its ongoing impact on their organizations.
edtechmagazine.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
While #cloudcomputing has its benefits, let's show down in thinking it's the be-all-end-all. #PowerSchool recent data breach is Exhibit A.
edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...
edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/...
Telling a kid "no!" just encourages creativity to get around restrictions.
www.edweek.org/technology/h...
www.edweek.org/technology/h...
How Students Are Dodging Cellphone Restrictions
Schools’ efforts to restrict cellphone use have set up a battle of wits between teachers and students.
www.edweek.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Telling a kid "no!" just encourages creativity to get around restrictions.
www.edweek.org/technology/h...
www.edweek.org/technology/h...