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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

It is becoming more important than ever to be mindful of how a child’s digital personal information is protected, as children are up to 50 times more likely to fall victim to identity theft over adults. Many parents overlook the role educators and other institutional leaders play when it comes to defending their child’s information.

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Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Digital Promise

Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times. Schools and districts can use the resources in CoSN’s Student Data Privacy micro-credential stack to evaluate online providers for their data privacy practices and communicate with parents and guardians. Accessing reliable information.

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Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

Digital Promise

Deklotz said, “Students telling the story about how their personalized plan has helped them plan for the future and how they think about school has more impact on the board and community than data.” Student advocacy reinforced Kettle Moraine’s implementation of CBE and expanded opportunities around personalized learning.

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10 Reasons to Think Before You Share Photos of Children Online – SULS0153

Shake Up Learning

As a parent and a teacher, I feel like I must advocate for our children and share this information. There is no 100% safe way to share a child’s image or information online. Kids need an audience, but remember, we do not need to share names, faces, or identifying information in order to give students an audience for their work.

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Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

Edsurge

Which technologies are collecting student data? How is that data being used? The results offer an “unprecedented look at data privacy,” said Adam Burns, chief operating officer at Edge Research, which conducted the surveys. With this skyrocketing growth in technology use, however, comes greater concerns around student privacy.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

Edsurge

What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? based nonprofit, states have passed approximately 110 laws since 2013 concerning student data privacy. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A. Yes, that is very important.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Researchers have pointed to the introduction of smartphones — the iPhone was introduced in 2007 — and the rise of social media as the culprit. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression? But teasing apart what’s actually happening is difficult.