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Lightspeed Alert™ Adds Spanish Capabilities and Expanded Categories to Enable Districts to Better Serve Communities 

Dedicated Categories for Drugs and Weapons Allow More Control on Review and Escalation of Alerts  AUSTIN, Texas—January 11, 2024—Lightspeed Systems®, the edtech market leader in digital safety, security, and equity solutions, announced today the introduction of Spanish language alerting capabilities

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Lightspeed Systems® Selected for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative 

Lightspeed Systems to Receive Computing Credits and Technical Expertise for Advancing Equitable Mental Health, Wellness, and Education for Underserved Student Populations  Austin, Texas—November 27, 2023—Today, Lightspeed Systems, the edtech market leader in digital safety, security, and equity solutions, announced that

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7 Strategies for Improving Student Safety with Technology

School districts across the nation are facing an uphill battle when it comes to providing adequate mental health and safety support to their students. Learn how technology can help safety and mental health teams improve student safety.

Lightspeed Alert Helps Texas District Identify and Support Students at Risk of Suicide and Prevents Acts of Violence

Lightspeed Alert™ Helps Texas District Identify and Support Students at Risk of Suicide and Prevents Acts of Violence

journalism.co.uk: Lightspeed Systems wins prestigious award for student safety at Bett UK conference

journalism.co.uk releases Lightspeed Systems threat detection solution wins 2023 Bett Award in the Wellbeing, Digital Wellness, and Safeguarding Resources category.

Boosting Classroom Engagement, EdTech Impact, and Student Safety in Shreveport, Louisiana

Caddo Parish School District promotes student engagement and maximize the impact of its edtech ecosystem with new implementations.

Hoover City School District Finds Students in Need of Support with the Help of AI Safety Technology, Lightspeed AlertTM 

Lightspeed Alert is helping Hoover City flag potential instances of self-harm, bullying, and violence found in their students' web activity.

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Data Breach and Ransomware Response Plan Templates

Use our free K-12 Data Breach and Ransomware Response Plan templates to build or improve your school district’s incident response plans. 

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Suicide Prevention: How Are You Feeling?

Lightspeed hosted an online discussion with a panel of student mental health experts on how to foster an open dialogue with students at risk for suicide or self-harm. How can you create an environment for students to feel safe and

Tech & Learning Honors Lightspeed Classroom Management™  and Lightspeed Alert™ with Awards of Excellence 

Tech & Learning's 2022 Awards of Excellence honored Lightspeed Classroom Management and Lightspeed Alert for "Best Tools for Back to School".

Reimagine the inspired and interactive classroom for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Lightspeed Classroom Management™ gives teachers real-time visibility and control of their students’ digital workspaces and online activity.

  • Ensure all students interact with only the right online curriculum — precisely when they’re supposed to use it.
  • Push out vetted curriculum links to all students at the same time.
  • Block inappropriate or distracting web sites and apps.

Ensure scalable & efficient learning device management. The Lightspeed Mobile Device Management™ system ensures safe and secure management of student learning resources with real-time visibility and reporting essential for effective distance learning.

  • A centralized, cloud-based solution for infinitely scalable device, application, and policy controls
  • Self-Service App Library, where teachers and students
    can access and install approved curriculum and learning tools
  • Remotely deploy, change, and revoke hundreds of policies and educational applications, while reducing typical downtime and costs

Prevent suicides, cyberbullying, and schoolviolence. Lightspeed Alert™ supports district administrators and selected personnel with advanced AI to detect and report potential threats before it’s too late.

  • Human review
  • Real-time alerts that flag signs of a potential threat
  • Intervene quickly before an incident occurs.
  • Activity logs provide visibility into online activity before and after a flagged event

Protect students from harmful online content. Lightspeed Filter™ is the best-in-class solution that acts as a solid barrier to inappropriate or illicit online content to ensure students’ online safety 24/7.

  • Powered by the most comprehensive database in the industry built through 20 years of web indexing and machine learning.
  • Ensure CIPA compliance
  • Block millions of inappropriate, harmful, and unknown sites, images, and video including YouTube
  • Keep parents informed with the Lightspeed Parent Portal™

Gain complete visibility into students’ online learning. Lightspeed Analytics™ gives districts robust data on the effectiveness of any tools they implement so they can take a strategic approach to their technology stack and streamline reporting.

  • Track education technology adoption and usage trends, eliminate redundancy, and drive ROI
  • Monitor app and content consumption to facilitate early adoption and effective utilization
  • Assess risk with visibility into student data privacy and security compliance