EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online. A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. Shockingly poor data hygiene. Data Security Starts with Simple but Essential Steps.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. The deal was announced last Monday on both companies' sites and in an email sent to Illuminate customers. Why the pairing?

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments. When it comes to assessing student knowledge levels, data has empowered more schools to choose formative assessments versus summative assessments. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

FBI Issues Warning for K–12 Schools on Student Data Privacy. Schools utilizing education technology may need to double down on cybersecurity as collections of student data become more common targets for cybercriminals, announces the Federal Bureau of Investigations in an alert , Tuesday. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 16:57.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? Here’s what school administrators need to know about making an informed decision when it comes to implementing a data solution.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2020

Coupled with drastic funding cuts and an uncertain future for the return to in-person learning, the need for quick-access information is more critical than ever. Districts across the country have long struggled with the ways they extract and analyze data in PowerSchool.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security. As data becomes integral to K–12 education, administrators face new challenges to ensure they keep students’ information safe. . This data can also be used to create student profiles , which educators can use to enhance their personalized learning programs. .

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. While never far from being top of mind for school district leadership and parents, recent news has brought the issue of student data privacy to even greater prominence.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2019

The data privacy landscape looks a lot different than it did even a few years ago. New federal and state laws —and a greater focus on the issue by districts—are giving edtech companies a lot to consider. Know Your Customer Know the variations among jurisdictions and their data privacy standards, and aim for compliance with all.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2021

With the rising technology dynamics, there are changes in how data is collected, analyzed, and stored. The innovation of the internet has led to the wide introduction of devices like computer systems and smartphones that have made everything easier, ranging from making purchases to effective storage of data. How a data center works.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2018

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Last month, RealNetworks , the streaming media company that garnered attention in the ‘90s and early 2000s for developing the first audio streaming solution , announced it would offer its facial recognition software, SAFR , for free to over 100,000 school districts. “We

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

These concerns are only heightened as Chinese investors turn their attention to the United States education technology space acquiring companies with millions of public school users. Net Dragon, a Chinese gaming company that is building a significant education division, bought Edmodo for a combination of cash and equity valued at $137.5

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 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. educational institutions shared that data with third parties.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Our initial goal was to improve the reading support we offered students based on their literacy data, specifically in the area of foundational skills. We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C. The statistics regarding the need are clear and I believe that equity in access is one of the main issues facing school leaders today. EveryoneOn.org is a non-profit that works to support families in obtaining access at home.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Another exhibit promised “no more silos” in the data that colleges routinely collect in digital form.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 24, 2022

Below are some helpful tips for any organization to follow to help strengthen and secure their company’s data when some or all team members work remotely. . Ransomware: Attackers use data-encrypting programs to disrupt and destroy business processes, and/or also threaten to publish personal data. billion in 2020.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2020

Would students and teachers have the ability to access those tools from home? And then there’s data privacy, which many schools are starting to look more into as they reevaluate remote learning plans and the tools they’ve adopted. If not, how would we address that?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

The company behind this tool is extremely committed to data privacy. It allows teachers to get “just right” instructional materials, saving tons of time and helping all students access grade-level content. Click on the “magic tools” tab at the top of the page to see all of the options available to teachers.

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Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2019

A version of this post was originally published on April 9th, 2019, in Education Technology , as the first part in a series regarding safeguarding data in educational institutions. We all know about the importance of data security. Check out the following parts of the roundtable managed by Steve Wright here , here and here.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

CDW announced last month that it had acquired Focal Point Data Risk, a leading U.S.-based based cybersecurity services firm that specializes in cyberstrategy, governance, risk and compliance, development and data privacy services. Leahy, CDW’s president and CEO. Adding Focal Point’s…

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. I could provide technology that could be used in the schools, and provided high speed network access while they were in schools.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts. She asked MedCerts for help finding a clinical training placement, but said she was told the company could not help. Would-be employers told her she lacked the experience they required.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2023

However, the educational alternatives to degrees, including various types of microcredentials , continue to grow — in part because they are more affordable, are often better connected to the needs of employers, and also because they are highly accessible and digitally delivered. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward digital HR.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Computers were still housed in labs or on carts, but one-to-one computing and internet accessibility were hot topics. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. Clearly, a lot has changed over the last decade.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. Data was used to establish the groups that were staffed by two teachers (math, SPED) and two teaching assistants.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Through its adaptive learning solutions independently proven to accelerate student growth, DreamBox Learning empowers educators with data analytics and content-specific professional development solutions to complement instruction. SchoolStatus will acquire ClassTag in its entirety, including its operations and technology.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Four years ago, when Hardeep Gulati took over as CEO of PowerSchool, the company numbered around 400 employees. He adds: “Schools should have one seamless way to travel between their student information system, learning management systems and assessment tools through common data sharing experiences and capabilities.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok — albeit for concern over China’s access to data — states like Oklahoma and Florida are considering laws that would tighten age restrictions for social media users. While the U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

“We believe that only a human can best determine whether test-taker behavior is suspicious or violates test rules,” said Scott McFarland, CEO of ProctorU, in a statement issued by the company. Depending exclusively on AI and outside review can lead to mistakes or incorrect conclusions as well as create other problems.”

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security. Current web browsing policies in K–12 schools may be allowing third parties to collect and sell student data , creating a need for schools to update and maintain safe internet use protocols. Find more best practices for maintaining student data privacy!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

All these resources are freely accessible from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Sign up for Research Quest Easy Access to Engaging Science Projects When you sign up for a free teacher account, you'll receive a special code that allows your students to dive into these investigations without needing their own accounts.

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