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Studentdataprivacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times. Schools and districts can use the resources in CoSN’s StudentDataPrivacy micro-credential stack to evaluate online providers for their dataprivacy practices and communicate with parents and guardians.
More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s studentdataprivacy policies. Studentdataprivacy is for all staff—no matter their role—and should happen multiple times a year. Finally, remember that training is resource intensive.
Districts plugged into the legislative process can protect and advocate for schools by informing legislators and state agencies about compliance challenges and issues, particularly when state directives conflict with studentdataprivacy laws.
School districts may not fully understand or comply with existing federal and state dataprivacy rules and regulations (or maybe only do so when it is in their best interests ), which suggests that more resources could be used to support implementation (such as training, technical assistance, model policies and practices, etc.)
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. Make the theoretical practical so that teachers can react to using AI as their students would.
While 86 percent of teachers said they had expanded their technology use since the pandemic began, including about 20 percent who said they use a technology that has not been approved by their school or district, less than half of teachers reported receiving training around studentprivacy or related to new tools such as video conferencing.
The increasing rate of students’ digital information being exposed can be, in part, chalked up to a lack of formal training and establishment of cybersecurity policies across educational institutions. When it comes to dataprivacy, it’s important to remain aware and be proactive. What are the risks. Conclusion.
Despite universal concerns about studentdataprivacy, 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 studentdataprivacy, including best practices for informing the community.
During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters discussed the policies and practices that also keep data safe in a digital education environment. Based on CoSN’s “ StudentDataPrivacy: A School System Priority. Stay current and compliant with federal and state laws.
The panelists recommended superintendents provide a clear review of the district dataprivacy policy and compliance practices with their community early and often. Dataprivacytraining should not be a checkbox at the beginning of the school year.
Understanding the Differences Between AI and Generative AI Technically, AI “is the intellect shown by machines which is based on the synthesized and predictive inferences of the information with which they are trained.” Ongoing Training: Provide ongoing innovation training and reinforcement on the best ways to use AI tools.
CoSN is a professional association and advocacy group for district technology leaders with a goal of “empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to create engaging learning environments and provide the tools essential for their success”. Data and Privacy and Security. Organization: ConnectSafely.
When Congress passed FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in 1974, school and district leaders could rely on once-a-year training and reviews to make sure they remained in compliance. Now, when educators could potentially add a new app with a few mouse clicks, managing studentdataprivacy is a never-ending task.
Online assessments will always raise studentdataprivacy concerns. Whenever students are entering usernames, passwords, and other personal information, the administration needs to have extra protections. The whole staff needs to be on the same page regarding the goals of online assessment.
So for us, in terms of whether it’s changing the passwords or doing more training. What we do for training is we’re involving our HR…the cyber training has to become a part of the core work of the district…that it elevates the level of importance because we centralize it and don’t make it just an IT issue.”.
It works well, that is, if you disregard studentdataprivacy and security. Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. Brain Training. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Unbundling".
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