Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2023

Does your school district or higher ed institution use a learning management system (LMS), digital curriculum resources, learning tools, assessment applications, a badging platform, a single-sign-on application launcher or a student information system? Today, nearly 900 organizations participate from 28 countries.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

That can prove tedious and inefficient—especially with most districts now running more than 500 edtech products per month. Even efforts to rate and review products’ privacy features have been stymied, with so much competing, contradictory information now available. But a coalition of K-12 privacy leaders promises a better solution.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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Lightspeed Systems

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Technology plays a vital role in education, giving students access to digital resources, enhancing instruction, and streamlining school operations. But as schools adopt more edtech tools, managing privacy, security, and compliance across all applications becomes increasingly complex. What is an App Audit?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Across New Hampshire, school leaders are searching for strategies to ensure that their edtech investments are being leveraged to pay dividends on student engagement, acceleration of learning, and saving teachers’ time. Who are your district’s building-based edtech coordinators? Now that’s incentive!

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

appeared first on Doug Levin | EdTech Strategies. Image credits. Now imagine that schools – instead of purchasing restrictive annual licenses to digital instructional materials providers – chose to purchase that content outright, much like we choose to purchase a new car instead of leasing it.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

LearnPlatform by Instructure published its seventh EdTech Top 40 – the latest report on the usage of digital solutions, tools and resources in K-12 districts, schools and classrooms within the United States during the 2023-24 school year. In addition to highlighting the top 40 education technology products, which represent more than 3.9

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

And the CoSN 2025 Conference is preparing attendees to meet the AI challenge head-on, focusing this year’s conference theme on human leadership in an AI world. Register here to attend this year’s conference in Seattle. The discussion will focus on ensuring AI enhances, rather than diminishes, human potential in education.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

I look at outside resources and edtech organizations like CETPA , CUE , iNACOL and ISTE , for example, to connect with people who have tried the products to see if they could be a solution for our teachers. The nice thing about having those type of meetings is that the answer is, yes, people have been in that situation.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

An Ethics Question The report authors also brought up concerns about innocuous photos of children posted on social media and family blogs ending up on pedophilia websites—the underlying concern being that innocent social media posts from schools could meet the same fate.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Techie rakes in cash selling online exam papers to schools | Business Daily → A portrait of edtech entrepreneurship in Kenya.

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Securly

APRIL 2, 2024

Beyond its impact on academic integrity, AI use in schools also raises issues about student data privacy and digital citizenship. Instead, their focus is turning toward solutions to help them use AI in a responsible and ethical way, and teach their students to do the same.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Around 95 percent of student users only ever use the free version. What administrators say about Prodigy What data privacy considerations should be addressed when adopting new edtech? Learn more about how Prodigy can boost student achievement here. That unrivaled access is something we're really proud of.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

In rooms on the upper floors were private meetings to wheel and deal. She noted a likely “clampdown” due to concerns over student data privacy, and central district offices are on the hook to make sure that edtech tools are secure. When it comes to data, which do you prefer: single or dating? What’s impact?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

One point made during the presentation was that free apps are not always the best choice because some companies provide their apps at no charge and then generate revenue by collecting and selling users’ data, and the companies may not be aware of the requirements they need to meet when their users are students. Kevin Lewis Sr.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Balancing a district budget is an annual job that has many administrators prioritizing monies to meet the needs of students and staff, as well as the upkeep and daily operations of the grounds and facilities. Questions to Consider Before Making A Technology Purchase How Are Student Privacy and Data Protected?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

To meet the expectation of demands is priority,” Benson says. “I So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure. That information might have scared stockholders months ago.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 14, 2023

However, it can also turn learning environments into the digital wild west, where teachers and students can venture into new, uncharted territories with digital learning apps that may not be effective or aligned with district curriculum or student data privacy policies.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 25, 2023

Overview OVERVIEW With a strong focus on data governance, Fayette County Public Schools partners with Lightspeed Systems® to effectively manage their edtech ecosystem—in and outside of the classroom. However, Fayette County knew that ensuring student data privacy on the school-issued devices was going to be a challenge. “We

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Data Analytics. Data empowers school districts to make informed technology decisions that impact student success, Draper explains. Mike Schwab has spent his career in finance, enterprise software sales and edtech.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Student Data Privacy Educational apps often require access to student data, making it vital to ensure these apps comply with data privacy regulations like FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Develop Clear Criteria.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. By asking three key questions, leaders can get a better sense of their K-12 edtech ecosystem. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy? Join the Community.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

With this tool, educators can monitor when and how each student is using online tools and resources on their school-owned device which is an essential component of digital learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How technology has impacted students’ education Technology has had a transformative impact on K-12 education. The impact of technology on student learning has revolutionized the way students engage and interact in the classroom. Edtech has personalized the learning experience for K-12 students.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The initiative will also connect ISTE and Nearpod members with edtech experts through learning networks that offer topic-focused learning opportunities and online discussions to keep teachers updated on classroom technologies. Teachers and administrators are empowered with tools that meet the needs of everyone for any sized school.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

The budgeting team needs to understand the many roles of edtech as well. Edtech needs sustained funding over time because once tech initiatives are started, they can’t be stopped. When issues arise, in-person meetings are best. Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns.

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eSpark

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Several organizations, most notably Samsung , have learned this lesson the hard way when employees included sensitive and proprietary information in their ChatGPT requests, including such benign tasks as generating meeting minutes or solving coding problems. Are the new products compliant with state and federal student data privacy laws?

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. I see the Chromebook App Hub as a bridge between developers and teachers and schools. ASSISTments.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

CETL, Director, Educational Technology Spring Branch ISD (TX), reminds us what is truly the most urgent and present concern for all edtech leaders. I’m excited and I hope hope we get to meet in person and maybe I’ll see you in the session. Security—whether online or in-person— is always issue number one.

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Securly

JUNE 29, 2016

iKeepSafe’s California Privacy Badge is the first independent assessment program specifically tailored to student data privacy legislation, including the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA ) among others. It’s our way of letting customers know that student data is safe in our hands.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Whether it was participating in device-day pickup or hosting and coordinating meet-the-teacher drive-throughs, the entire district staff stepped up to provide for nearly 61,000 students. Within days, they realized that students and teachers were using more than 2,000 edtech tools systemwide.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers. So you don’t want to forget them. I’m Amanda Center.

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Lightspeed Systems

APRIL 21, 2025

What You’ll Learn: How schools can meet FERPA and PPRA requirementsand parent expectationswith help from Lightspeed Systems Theres a new reminder from the top: U.S. Schools must take parent transparency seriouslyespecially when it comes to student digital activity and the digital tools kids are using every day. of edtech apps.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Bill Gates dishes on his meetings with Donald Trump. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Predictive analytics have long been used to help meet an institution’s business goals, like strategic enrollment management, but only recently have they been used to improve learning outcomes for students. recommendations for the edtech industry to protect student data privacy.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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