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Hyde Park tech director outlines AI training, library recovery and multi-factor rollout
Summary
Director of technology Rick Wert told the board the district is surveying teachers on generative AI use, expanding library and makerspace programs, managing 8,000+ devices and rolling out multifactor authentication for staff, while raising cybersecurity concerns.
Rick Wert, Hyde Park's director of technology, gave a multi-part update on Jan. 23 covering instructional technology, library circulation and cybersecurity safeguards.
Wert said the technology team is surveying teachers about generative AI to shape professional development and said the district must teach students to use AI tools ethically and responsibly. He said many teachers expressed worry not about how to use AI but about how to instruct students to use the tools without undermining learning; the district is planning training that emphasizes ethical classroom use and detection/assessment techniques.
Libraries and instructional tech
Wert reported that…
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