eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Student data privacy is a hot-button issue. In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states. Educate yourself.

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Lightspeed Systems

JANUARY 30, 2025

This Data Privacy Week , we highlight the importance of fostering a strong culture of student data privacy across your district. As school districts expand their use of digital learning tools, ensuring compliance with federal and state-specific privacy laws is more important than ever.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Season 2, Episode 3 of Cool Cat Teacher Talk tackles some big challenges we educators face in 2025: finding trusted news amidst social media chaos, navigating AI privacy concerns, and teaching students with cutting-edge tools like AI art generation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Cyberattacks and data breaches are infiltrating K-12 communities. To proactively thwart these attempts to steal student data, states such as New York are passing legislation that requires school districts to adhere to stipulated student data privacy compliance regulations.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

However, the misuse and breach of digital student information has brought data privacy to the forefront. House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the U.S. Even with proper policies in place, cyber-security and human error can still remain an issue.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Within K-12 education, there is no greater priority than student welfare. Student welfare is the mission that brought so many of us to the space. Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

Remind staff about student data privacy and security. Review the Staff Responsible Use policy in your employee handbook and remember that the policy still applies to working from home. You should not record or snap photos of your remote classroom with student images and then post on social media.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2019

As the vast selection of technology solutions for education continues to grow, K–12 schools find it harder to decide on which products to invest in. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about how investments can improve equity in STEM education. Alignment with Student Learning Goals and Standards.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

GenAI offers the promise of enhancing personalized learning, streamlining administrative tasks, and providing innovative educational resources. Ensuring that AI tools protect student data and comply with accessibility standards is crucial for creating an inclusive and secure educational environment.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So valuable is this data that criminals will pay as much as $350 for a student record on the black market , Melissa Tebbenkamp, co-chair of the Consortium for School Networking ’s working group on student data privacy, tells Education Week. . That doesn’t mean cybersecurity isn’t improving.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Between the creation of a social rating system and street cameras with facial recognition capabilities, technology reports coming out of China have raised serious concerns for privacy advocates. This has left critics wondering why the Chinese firm chose to acquire Edmodo at such a price, some have gone as far as to call the move a data grab.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Last month, the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published a report arguing schools and districts should go the way of other industries and hire a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee their organization’s privacy policies and practices. He also spends a lot of time on contract reviews, he says.

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Securly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Every day, educators across the country work tirelessly to create safe, supportive spaces where students can thrive. Throughout 2024, we’ve been inspired by countless examples of schools seeking innovative ways to protect students while nurturing their growth.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Sponsored by ClassLink Uh oh and Oh noin 2022, that was the typical, collective reaction of administrators and educators to using generative AI in the classroom. From concerns about cheating to students falling behind on essential skills, the initial reaction was extreme apprehension.

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Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Advocates would have us believe that school districts are incapable of making responsible decisions about technology-related privacy and security issues affecting students. Instead, advocates have focused almost exclusively on the practices of companies serving education. “ Information security “).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key points: Administrators would like help creating comprehensive classroom AI policies What’s the latest on AI in education ? AI: Can it think like your students do? “Our survey reveals a critical opportunity for shaping AI’s role in education.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2024

With digital education platforms generating data on how millions of students are learning, they are also sitting on veritable information gold mines for researchers who are trying to improve education. They need to understand how the system works.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

What should teachers be expected to know about student data privacy and ethics? Considering so much of their jobs now revolve around student data, it’s a simple enough question—and one that researcher Ellen B. Was that information included in codes of education ethics? What is privacy?

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

With the rise of education technology, tracking engagement has never been easier. Top-rated student engagement tracking solutions provide data on behavior, participation and progress to help you spot these concerns before they affect learning. Watermark Watermark is an advanced analytics platform designed for higher education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

For years, the privacy community has been urging educators to be more intentional—and careful—about introducing new tech tools in their classrooms. But expecting teachers to wade through the legalese of every vendor’s privacy policy may be too much to ask for. We’re all trying to solve the same problem.”

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. In some places, the student learning experience is being redesigned to one that is personal, relevant, and authentic.

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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

MAY 27, 2016

Technology, family involvement and communication are key to executing school data privacy best practices, according to a new white paper from communication service provider West Corporation. Maintaining student confidentiality requires a comprehensive set of school data policies and practices. Pacific /2 p.m.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

For example: A review of how companies handle student data by Internet Safety Labs, a nonprofit that tests software products, showed that 96 percent of apps used and recommended by U.S. educational institutions shared that data with third parties. Not long ago, schools kept all their student data on servers at schools.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Nearly twice as many teachers (86 percent) now say technology is “very important” in education, up from 44 percent before the pandemic. Candidly, this was not something we expected to see,” said Elizabeth Laird, senior fellow on student privacy at the CDT, during an online event with education reporters.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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