Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. During the pandemic, schools became more reliant on tech than ever.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 1, 2017

High-quality RUPs include information about a variety of areas, such as Internet and software access, e-mail and user account information, filtering and monitoring, privacy expectations, and so on. In addition, high school students are trained as cyber safety mentors to work with students and the community on Internet safety.

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Policies Internet Safety Social Media Digital Citizenship 196

Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As K-12 schools increasingly rely on online resources in day-to-day instruction, safety takes on new proportions. A web filter for schools is commonly used to provide this safety for everyone who uses devices connected to the internet. Additionally, we will explore other ways filtering products support the school community.

Digital Citizenship 279

Digital Citizenship Guidelines E-rate Internet Safety 279

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Last month, a lawsuit was filed by California parents alleging another online monitoring software company illegally collected students’ personal data, including location data, without their consent and sold it to third-party vendors. We will always treat that data with the utmost security and privacy.

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Student Data Privacy Data EdTech Internet Safety 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 13, 2025

Funding & Resource Allocation Why It Matters : Board members often approve large edtech budgets, from device purchases to software licensing. What to Look For : Software Adoption vs. Licenses Purchased: Ensuring that the district isnt overpaying for unused applications.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

Effective ways to evaluate software and online services in regard to student privacy were discussed during a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. Monica Watts provided an overview of the complex digital ecosystems many districts now have, and the wide array of software and services included in them.

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Data Student Data Privacy Software Internet Safety 98

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

In order to protect learners, it’s essential for a K-12 district or school to use web filtering software. It allows learners to use the internet safely so they don’t come across content that’s inappropriate or dangerous. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning?

Digital Learning 130

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2019

Congress passed the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000, tying E-rate program discounts to a school’s internet safety policy. Even in the absence of a federal update, K–12 administrators can look carefully at their current internet safety policy. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 04/08/2019 - 10:41.

Internet Safety 398

Internet Safety E-rate Social Media Policies 398

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Self learning of tech and where to go for help - knowing how to search a help menu on software or hardware, where to go to find user forums for help, and where to find the manual for technology is a huge skill that many do not know about. Why do schools still pay so much for software? Free alternatives to paid software and services.

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Technology Social Media Education Software 274

Hapara

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This blog will outline a multi-level approach to internet safety for students, beginning with how to enable safe browsing for learners while they use Google Classroom and the internet. Tools such as screen monitoring and powerful web filtering software are additional levels of protection we discuss below.

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How To Internet Safety Google Software 130

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

VIRTUAL SAFETY “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin was addressing fire safety when he coined this familiar axiom, but the analogy to Internet safety isn’t a bad one. Here’s how schools can protect them. Invaluable free resources on ferpasherpa.org include: ? The seven steps include: 1.

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Student Data Privacy Policies Data Training 78