eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Student data privacy is a hot-button issue. In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Cyberattacks and data breaches are infiltrating K-12 communities. To proactively thwart these attempts to steal student data, states such as New York are passing legislation that requires school districts to adhere to stipulated student data privacy compliance regulations.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The congressional hearing focused on the appropriate use of data by school employees, levels of access and security, as well as third party vendors that districts partner with to provide tools and resources for student learning. Records of 12,000 special education students who attend public and charter schools in Washington D.C.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. Student data privacy is for all staff—no matter their role—and should happen multiple times a year. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Work with local businesses and partners to create wifi hotspots where students can safely access wifi while maintaining social distancing protocols.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It also helps teachers deliver dynamic lessons to students’ devices and brings interactive classroom displays to life for effective hybrid learning. As ClassFlow is cloud-based, it can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. Finally, Lightspeed Systems is a Student Data Privacy Consortium signatory, and has signed the Student Privacy Pledge.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

When Digital Promise first began building our micro-credential ecosystem more than six years ago, it was with a commitment to equity and access to professional learning opportunities for all educators. We recognize that while educators adapt to new realities, they remain dedicated to their students’ well-being and learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Carter notes that the real threat with foreign governments gaining access to student data does not lie in the possibility of them inducing a 12-year-old to commit espionage against the United States. Instead, security officials are concerned about how governments like Russia have tried to influence the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2019

We have seen an increase in devices, we’ve seen an increase in access to applications and we’ve seen an increase in information.”. While accessing technology once required a multistep process and was severely limited in the classroom, 74 percent of K–12 schools say they now have more than one device per student, according to a CoSN report.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

As I’ve noted previously, I think there is an abundance of evidence to suggest that school district practice represents the weakest link in protecting student data privacy and that we need to do more to build school district capacity to manage student data. Image credits.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This rapid adoption brings significant risks, particularly regarding data privacy and accessibility. Ensuring that AI tools protect student data and comply with accessibility standards is crucial for creating an inclusive and secure educational environment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators, and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy, and interoperability. The data balancing act.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So valuable is this data that criminals will pay as much as $350 for a student record on the black market , Melissa Tebbenkamp, co-chair of the Consortium for School Networking ’s working group on student data privacy, tells Education Week. . A password manager can help students keep track of them.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2020

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators, and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy, and interoperability. The data balancing act.

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Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Nonetheless, as schools rely more and more on the internet for the delivery of core education programs and services we must remain cognizant of the ways in which our use of the technology may represent potential new threats to students and school communities. Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

Given the historic textbook business model and given how most of us access content online, from news to books to music to movies, the default procurement choice in the digital instructional materials market is clearly biased toward licensing.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Part of that preparation should involve solutions to protecting student data. . Regional School District, shares tips for maintaining student data privacy as staff and students access software platforms and other digital tools from locations outside the district's networks.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

Part of that preparation should involve solutions to protecting student data. . Regional School District, shares tips for maintaining student data privacy as staff and students access software platforms and other digital tools from locations outside the district's networks.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

Part of that preparation should involve solutions to protecting student data. . Regional School District, shares tips for maintaining student data privacy as staff and students access software platforms and other digital tools from locations outside the district's networks.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

Part of that preparation should involve solutions to protecting student data. . Regional School District, shares tips for maintaining student data privacy as staff and students access software platforms and other digital tools from locations outside the district's networks.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

Part of that preparation should involve solutions to protecting student data. . Regional School District, shares tips for maintaining student data privacy as staff and students access software platforms and other digital tools from locations outside the district's networks.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Equity is core to the work, and FRS districts are working diligently to create opportunity for all students , particularly those that are traditionally underserved. Personalized Professional Learning. Non-traditional forms of professional learning such as the use of social media and Edcamps are valued, not dismissed. Robust Infrastructure.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

The quantities were notable, researchers explained, because of well-documented parental concerns over other people having access to their children’s information. For instance, it is increasingly recognized that predictive policing companies regularly collect and utilize public social media data.”

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Securly

APRIL 2, 2024

In the opportunity column, innovative AI tools for schools can automate data collection and analysis, personalize student learning, and take on tedious administrative tasks. Other AI-powered tools provide accommodations to support students with disabilities and increase accessibility for English-language learners.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

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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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe.

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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 27, 2020

Which technologies are collecting student data? How is that data being used? Who has access to it? But now, with entire school systems using technology as a means to access learning, those questions are growing in volume and urgency. And how long is it kept?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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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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

AUGUST 28, 2024

With Prodigy Math and Prodigy English, all of the in-game educational content is accessible to everyone everywhere if they have a device and internet connection. Because of that unique business model, any student anywhere can access Prodigy Math, Prodigy English and their in-game educational content. Last year, over 3.6

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. Districts are accessing 1,400 edtech tools per month on average, and cybersecurity attacks in our nation’s schools are also increasing. Be transparent with parents and local communities.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2024

Deeper Insights on a Large Scale Another way to think of SafeInsights is as a telescope, say Slavinsky and his colleague Richard Baraniuk, the founder and director of OpenStax, which publishes open access course materials. They need to understand how the system works.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Moreover, since effective AI solutions require large amounts of information, maintaining student data privacy is an ongoing challenge. Students, as consumers and users of AI tools themselves, need a foundational education on what AI is and how it works. Furthermore, educators are not the only ones using AI technologies.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2018

Student data privacy and security are top priorities for edtech leaders. Here are five practical steps that every school or district employee should take to keep student data from being compromised. Check with your IT department before using apps or software. (And

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