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The COPPA Rule, FERPA, and the Security of Student Data

Doug Levin

While there are many important issues at the intersection of the COPPA Rule and FERPA, I have submitted a comment on the narrow, but critically important issue of student data security. Parents and taxpayers should expect uniformity in student data breach reporting and remedies across schools, states, and technology providers.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

eSchool News

This story on data privacy in special education originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. CoSN approached him to discuss the importance of data privacy and the different approaches towards creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring student data privacy.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data Analytics Tools Adding data analytics tools allows students to solve problems using real data. Things like calculators, spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and other data analytics software are all useful in getting learners to test techniques like hypotheses and regression analysis and make predictions.

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

Edsurge

Specifically, data can identify which teachers or grade levels are seeing success in specific skills and where extra support may be needed. While it can be hard to share out the myriad of little things teachers do that are so effective, we do have a tool that can help—data. What’s working? What teachers are seeing the most success?

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

It is well known that individuals construct new knowledge based on what they already know, that they learn differently from one another, and that they learn best when they are asked to perform appropriately challenging tasks. Supporting data gathering, analysis, and timely feedback.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

Choosing a platform that offers both web-based and installed apps sets the stage for a smooth flow of data, resources, and tools between teachers and students. Cybersecurity and Data Protection Considering how common cloud-based solutions and remote learning have become, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has skyrocketed.

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