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Are Schools Helpless, Hapless When it Comes to IT Privacy and Security?

Doug Levin

Before we create any new privacy or security mandates for schools, we need some assurance that school districts will implement them better than they have in the past. School district practice represents the weakest link in protecting student data privacy and security.

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The Tech Industry is Hijacking School Data. But Decentralized Systems Can Change That.

Edsurge

Students and parents may be able to interact with the data and evaluate its impact and also its limitations. Data, in other words, is valuable. Most critically, student data privacy remains in the hands of providers to protect it.

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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

Edsurge

From left: Kelly Fuller (BMO), John Rogers (The Rise Fund), Elizabeth Chou (Leeds Equity Partners), Waseem Alam (Weld North Education), Adriel Sanchez (Newsela) “Before, you used to concede 90 percent of the market to the Big Three,” said Scott Kinney, president of K-12 Education at Discovery Education, referring to Pearson, McGraw-Hill and HMH.

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Tear Down That Wall? Why Data Walls May Cause More Harm Than Good.

Edsurge

Vass, the teacher in North Carolina, says students typically know where their dot—or score—is placed on the chart, and if they don’t remember, they can typically refer back to their student data notebooks, which keep information on things including personal goals and test scores.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

eSchool News

CoSN approached him to discuss the importance of data privacy and the different approaches towards creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring student data privacy. Protecting the data of students with disabilities is crucial for several reasons. References: Microsoft Education Team.

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Making The Best Technology Purchasing Decisions

The Web20Classroom

Reading terms of service is a start but asking questions like how much PII is actually needed for the software to run or how is the data stored or is it encrypted in transit and rest are some of the most basic questions to have solid answers to before allowing any company access to data sources. References: Check Your References.

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Meet Caliper, the Data Standard That May Help Us (Finally) Measure Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

For example, teachers might be interested looking at a group of the students that spent extra—or less—time on an assignment. Today, most teachers simply Google around to find videos or PDFs, usually referring to search result rankings to find out which resources are the best.

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