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Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

Edsurge

The results offer an “unprecedented look at data privacy,” said Adam Burns, chief operating officer at Edge Research, which conducted the surveys. Among the key findings: K-12 teachers and parents have apparently not been deterred by the hurried transition to digital learning during the pandemic.

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Who is keeping student data safe in the era of digital learning?

The Hechinger Report

As students spend more time on digital devices in school, data security becomes increasingly important. When Baltimore County Public Schools started giving every student a computer for daily use in the classroom, teachers sought out more online learning materials to go with them. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Evaluating and Informing EdTechInvestments through ActionableInsights in Virginia Beach

Lightspeed Systems

Now that the district has successfully made the digital leap, VBCPS leaders are asking themselves what’s next in terms of leveraging their digital learning tools, devices, and data to further impact and enhance learning. As VBCPS discovered, technology can unlock an infinite number of opportunities for students.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

Edsurge

But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure. In response to academics’ concerns about the use of student data once Instructure went private, the company formed an advisory committee on student data privacy made partially of educators.

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16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

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Teacher-Student Digital Communication Makes for Good Learning

edWeb.net

Evans said the Speak Up survey revealed that during the school closure period, there was a significant increase in students and teachers having two-way communication. For example, survey data showed: Student and teacher texting increased significantly during the sudden shift to digital learning because of COVID-19 school closures.

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How Education is Becoming the Front Lines for Debating the Role of Algorithms

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add caption here This week’s podcast is brought to you by “The State of Online STEM Education'' an upcoming national survey of the online STEM landscape created by Every Learner Everywhere and Online Learning Consortium. Short: I underwent that very formal legal process to try to get my data.

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