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5 Critical Guidelines for Student Data Privacy

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More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. Of course, administrators should be talking to and working with their educators and staff to understand school policies, but getting parent support is also essential. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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7 Essential Leadership Guidelines for Using Generative AI in Schools

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Finally, teachers and students should have conversations about how they are using AI in their schoolwork. Ongoing Training Of course, generative AI should be included in professional development, but the panelists suggested a further step. As the use of generative AI increases, so will the challenges for district leadership.

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Are Schools Helpless, Hapless When it Comes to IT Privacy and Security?

Doug Levin

Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. In general, privacy-related matters address what information can be collected by schools (whether via technology or not), for what purposes, with whom it can be shared, and under what circumstances.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. But that’s just one part of guarding student information. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority.

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16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

The organization’s vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. Code.org ® believes computer science should be part of core curriculum, alongside other courses such as biology, chemistry, or algebra. Organization: Common Sense Education. URL: www.everyoneon.org.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

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First, teachers need time to create feedback for their students. Second, they need to use a variety of resources: individual evaluations, work over the course of a school year, input from other teachers, etc. Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns. Email threads often create confusion.

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5 Reasons to Address Cyber Security

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Of course cyber security is necessary in education. Schools have valuable information to protect for both students and employees. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.