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The Audacity to Be Optimistic

the Audacity to Be Optimistic

The Audacity to Be Optimistic Written by Dr. Jason Roseberry President Five Star Technology Solutions I want to just take a moment and congratulate all of our friends and partners who are so close to finishing one of the most challenging years in school history.  I say “so close”, because, as a former educator and […]

3 Ways to Increase Your Cybersecurity Posture

Cybersecurity Posture

3 Ways to Increase Your Cybersecurity Posture Every day, it seems there is another headline about a high-profile data breach, ransomware attack, or some other cyber-related incident.  More often than not, bad actors are looking for two things: money and data.  Whereas no one is 100% protected from attackers, there are three ways you can […]

Louisville Courier-Journal Names Five Star Technology Solutions as a Top Workplace Award Recipient In 2021

2021 Top Workplaces Award

Louisville Courier-Journal Names Five Star Technology Solutions as a Top Workplace Award Recipient In 2021 Jeffersonville, Indiana October 12, 2021 – Five Star Technology Solutions has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by The Courier-Journal Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on  employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement […]

20 Years Later: Remembering 9/11

20 Years Later: Remembering 9/11 Written by Jason Roseberry President Five Star Technology Solutions My September 11 story is one I have shared very few times over the past 20 years, but not one that I launch into lightly or casually.  It is an incredibly important and personal story to me, so instead of taking […]

Professional Development: What’s Next for Teachers?

Professional Development: What’s Next for Teachers? Written by Amy Redman North Lawrence Community Schools A crash course on Google Meet, Zoom fatigue, numerous sessions to learn about digital tools, pets as co-workers, family disruptions while on a video call, school in session then closed then hybrid. What a season we are in! Educators deserved a […]

“A Regular Year”

A Regular Year - Five Star Blog

Written by Ana Rynders & Leslie Kiel Professional Development Specialists Five Star Technology Solutions “A Regular Year” For many schools, this year means more funding and an even bigger push to innovate and advance our digital tools. As a whole, education has been wisened by the transition in and out of remote, hybrid, and in-person […]

Forget Learning Loss; Let’s Talk Gains

Forget Learning Loss; Let’s Talk Gains Written by Cheryl Adams Professional Development Specialist Five Star Technology Solutions Let’s stop dismissing what has happened in the past year and a half (and is still happening). COVID has affected us all whether we realize it or not. We cannot assume that everyone will be able to jump […]

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Educator’s Edition

Work Smarter Not Harder - Five Star Technology Solutions

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Educator’s Edition Written by Leslie Kiel Innovative Learning Specialist Five Star Technology Solutions Tumble outta bed And I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And yawn and stretch And try to come to life Jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin’ Out on the street […]

Digital Classroom Cleanup

Digital Classroom Cleanup

Digital Classroom Cleanup 101 Written by Katie BradfordAssociate Director of Professional DevelopmentFive Star Technology Solutions Phew. It has been a year. The good news is summer break is in your sights, and you’re ready to start winding down the school year. But if you’re anything like me as a teacher, at the end of a […]

Surviving the Storm: What Can We Learn from ILEARN?

Surviving the Storm: What Can We Learn from ILEARN? - Five Star Technology Solutions - K12 EdTech

Surviving the Storm: What Can We Learn from ILEARN? Written by Brad Fischer Senior Director of Data Analytics Five Star Technology Solutions Last summer, school administrators and teachers prepared for a category 5 hurricane, named COVID-19, as it steadily approached their shores. Evacuating wasn’t an option. They had to hunker in place and reinforce, reinvent, […]