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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Access and Participation: Users have the right to access their data and, if necessary, edit the information. Integrity and Security: All data must be properly secured through access controls, encryption and safe storage. . Enforcement and Redress: Compliance needs to be enforced so that the misuse of data has consequences.

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4 Tips for Controlling Shadow IT

EdTech Magazine

If the school district’s IT staff doesn’t know the technology is being used, it can’t secure it or monitor and maintain its security over time. A recent study by Symantec, the 2016 Shadow Data Report , found that most of the cloud-based shadow IT apps organizations rely upon lacked enterprise-class security features.

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Using Social-Emotional Learning to Combat Digital Stress

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24/7 access to technology has brought many benefits, from online collaboration to improved parent-teacher communication. Typically, technology doesn’t start out as a stressor. Moreover, most children often use technology late at night, which means they’re often handling whatever they find on their own.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

What’s hot in education technology? Will investing in flashy new education technology better prepare your students for success in higher education and their future careers? What if instead you asked yourself, what is my rationale for investing in this technology? By Steve Halliwell and Cheryl Miller.

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Program Combatting Privacy and Tech Overuse Encourages Students to Take Control

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Overall, the goal is to educate students and parents about privacy and technology overuse. During the recent edWebinar, “ Educating Students and Parents About Privacy and Technology Overuse ,” they explained it’s counterproductive to become another authority figure telling students what not to do. Ads and Content Choice.

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Coding and Computer Science during CSEdWeek

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The Digital Learning & Leadership PLC, hosted by Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec , hosted the webinar, “ Now I Have to Teach Coding? James and Robin suggested trying unplugged activities that don’t require technology or devices to teach concepts of coding like sequencing, looping, and events.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

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Google CS First : A computer science curriculum with themed coding projects, this program makes coding less intimidating and more accessible to people from all different backgrounds. It makes math more accessible because students can make and learn from mistakes. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists.

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