EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

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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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. The company runs a private data exchange for the education system called School Passport.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There is likely to be no field or industry untouched by AI before long. Continuing on this trajectory, there is likely to be no field or industry untouched by AI before long. Moreover, since effective AI solutions require large amounts of information, maintaining student data privacy is an ongoing challenge.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. The company runs a private data exchange for the education system called School Passport.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Lock down access to PII with IAM. Less is more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. million K-12 students. Tagged on: April 18, 2017 He’s got access to your students’ info and is trying to decide what to do. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) The breach affects 1.3

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

National pledge outlines expectations to safeguard student data and privacy. Blackbaud has signed the Student Privacy Pledge created by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Use data for authorized educational purposes only. •

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

Leichty recommends that education administrators have policies in place that are aligned with federal and state privacy protection regulations, and make sure that all third-party apps and services being used by the organization are complying with the regulations. Reg Leichty.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. million K-12 students. Tagged on: April 18, 2017 He’s got access to your students’ info and is trying to decide what to do. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) The breach affects 1.3

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2018

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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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Last week undergraduates at Harvard University raised concerns about the institution handing over their data to an anti-affirmative action group as part of a lawsuit. Too many people have access to too much data too much of the time,” he says. Threats to student data privacy existed long before the internet.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There’s perhaps no other edtech topic discussed more these days than student data privacy. Because keeping your students’ data safe is important to everyone here at Gaggle, we decided that our next webcast should focus on what school leaders and edtech companies can do to protect student data.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

To provide enhanced visibility into student digital engagement and learning patterns, CatchOn , an expansive data analytics and application monitoring tool for K-12 schools, has launched an industry-leading student-level data module. Evaluate Student Engagement Patterns. Track Engagement.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With remote learning still at play, students now rely on virtual engagement with their teachers to have questions answered and assignments clarified. With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. Student data privacy and online safety are significant concerns.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This can cause several issues from inequity in how students are taught to network issues as teachers access their personal playlists. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy? Sometimes, even approved edtech tools may have an add-on that doesn’t follow your school’s privacy standards.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

Executing data interoperability standards creates a modern data infrastructure by supporting improved development, privacy, and cybersecurity practices while ensuring compliance with industry best practices. And we have an obligation to achieve this interoperability at scale, all while protecting student data privacy.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb-March 2017) | Future of Privacy Forum → If you care about student data privacy, worth the read and worth signing up for the email newsletter. Census data, and the divide among states in internet accessibility is apparent.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests. Arlington Independent School District (AISD) has a population of more than 61,000 students. And for Seage, the best has yet to come.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. How technology has impacted students’ education Technology has had a transformative impact on K-12 education.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Heightened awareness, paired with a wealth of publicly available resources to help schools and districts address these concerns, is good news for educators, parents, and students. Links to webinars and other training materials from the model Student Data Privacy program run by the Utah State Board of Education ?

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2017

Some providers are joining together to create a common set of “industry-standard” metrics to make comparisons easier; others are setting their own measures. But many states have enacted their own student data privacy laws and more are in the pipeline. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Techcrunch with the corporate PR : “For Apple , this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education.” ” Via The New York Times : “ L.G.B.T.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” recommendations for the edtech industry to protect student data privacy. The Trump Administration recently. stated it hopes to “. For example, California recently released a report with.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

Drafted with White House input, the bill joins a previous Senate proposal, plus much action on the state level , from regulators, and from industry and other sector leaders. But some student-privacy advocates are saying it doesn’t go far enough in restricting what private companies can do with student data.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

“ Will Trump care about student data privacy? “ Could virtual reality set new standards for educational access? Simons in New York will develop software tools and apply cutting edge computing techniques to science often not possible in academia and industry.” ” asks Education Dive.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

Performance Focus A decade ago, the major debates in higher education while reauthorizing HEA centered on affordability, accessibility and transparency around the net price of college. But higher education’s more recent, concerted push toward a focus on student outcomes and completion was really just beginning. until 2011!)

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… “ Here’s How Higher Education Dies – A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. ” The head of the OECD ’s education division, Andreas Schleicher, writes in The Hill about “Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution.”

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” ’ ” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. Good grief. Instead, it shames them.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” “ VR is gaining ground in the academic world and the 3D industry,” says Techcrunch , so it must be true. ” “Who Is Really Benefiting From Early Access to Federal Student Aid ?”

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