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There Is a Heightened Awareness Around Student Data Privacy. Here’s What Schools Are Doing About It

Digital Promise

Recent articles emerged as a result of remote learning, including: Remote Learning Software Tracked Kids’ Data to Sell to Advertisers and Brokers. Private equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s children. FTC (Federal Trade Commission) to ‘Crack Down’ on Ed Tech, Student Data Privacy.

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6 things schools can do to ensure student data privacy

eSchool News

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Manage data with precision. So who is responsible?

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What It’s Like Navigating the Strictest Student Privacy Law in the Country

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According to a student data privacy law passed there a few years ago, anyone who collects or shares students’ personally identifiable information (or PII, as the shorthand goes) can be punished by up to six months in prison or $10,000 in fines. After all, they ask themselves, what’s the worst that could happen?

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What Some School Tech Leaders Think of Your Edtech Pitch

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Then there are teachers who go out and find resources to use but have no idea about the ramifications of connecting students to those services. Whether or not they are compliant with COPPA, FERPA or CIPA or any of the student data privacy laws is not always clear. Every year there’s a new product.

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Where Will You Go? Get Global with your Students

EdTechTeam

While many global collaboration projects teach a variety of skills and concepts, it’s best to narrow down your project to one content area with a definitive timeline. Once you’ve found your purpose, it’s time to narrow down your focus.

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Educators as Empowered Citizens (Unpacking the ISTE Standards for Educators)

Tech Helpful

Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. Protect student data privacy. Digital literacy.

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Chief Privacy Officers: The Unicorns of K-12 Education

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Denver Public Schools in Colorado and Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland have each hired a senior-level official who is responsible for the organization’s privacy policies and data governance. It’s definitely a best practice to have somebody work to ensure privacy at that level.”