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FBI Issues Warning for K–12 Schools on Student Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

FBI Issues Warning for K–12 Schools on Student Data Privacy. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 16:57. Schools utilizing education technology may need to double down on cybersecurity as collections of student data become more common targets for cybercriminals, announces the Federal Bureau of Investigations in an alert , Tuesday.

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security. Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:18. Current web browsing policies in K–12 schools may be allowing third parties to collect and sell student data , creating a need for schools to update and maintain safe internet use protocols. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution

EdTech Magazine

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

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Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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CoSN 2018 Annual Conference and Global Symposium

eSchool News

How should we access information effectively and form good mechanisms to evaluate its accuracy? CoSN 2018 Exponential Change: Exponential Change: Developing Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution begins in earnest on March 13th. To what extent is technology providing new challenges to digital citizenship?

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. EdNET, a K-12 focused industry event organized by marketing data firm MDR, last convened in 2018. “In Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable.

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