We encounter artificial intelligence (AI) every day on our phones and computers. This technology can really help us as its capabilities grow, but it could also be dangerous. Currently, companies are...

The prevalence of “sexting,” the act of sending inappropriate messages or nude pictures, has increased significantly in recent years. Well-publicized incidents in area schools involving the sharing...

This fall, Beachwood students received Chromebooks to use for school work. What students may not have realized, however, is that computer use on school laptops and on the school’s wireless network can...

Since all students now have computers, teachers are sharing documents electronically rather than printing. Administrators have not made this a formal policy, but are encouraging the switch to save paper. “[The...

The new one-to-one Chromebook program has proven helpful for BHS students, but the program’s rollout has also hit some snags. Teachers are integrating the computers into their classrooms by using education-friendly...

Texting is a common occurrence in the halls of BHS, and I’ll readily admit that I also do it from time to time. However, many teens today have blurred the line between using technology for good and for...

After running a pilot program this spring, the Beachwood Board of Education will vote in mid-June on a technology plan for the 2013-14 school year that would include one-to-one Google Chromebooks for all...

This generation and their all-consuming use of technology is surely going to destroy the world. Closed into little personalized bubbles, they are destroying everything near and dear to American values:...

Infinite Campus, the district’s new grading software, has received a lot of attention lately as the district has begun using more of its capabilities. The program now sends an email every Friday to students...

Over the summer, the Beachwood school district switched from eSIS to Infinite Campus as the software system for student grades and communication with parents. - “The reason we changed from eSIS to...

by Eva Muschkin, Staff Writer ("Internet Distractions" collage by Or Bairey-Sehayek) The Internet provides a social network for most BHS students.  It is also a great source for research, communication,...