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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition)

Doug Levin

Everything we know about how people interact online with content suggests we are incredibly sensitive to how info is presented. Automatically Detecting COPPA Violations → This paper presents a first look at a COPPA compliance testbed. Tagged on: May 1, 2017 “Is Our Children’s Apps Learning?”

EdTech 150
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OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

The Hechinger Report

Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. It is in everyone’s best interests to ensure that schools protect the digital rights of their stakeholders, putting the best interests of students and teachers at the center.”.

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What You Need to Know About Teaching Cybersecurity

edWeb.net

Organizations such as the nationalcyberwatch.org, the Center for System Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), and the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCYTE) have a plethora of resources available, including instructional materials that can be tailored to provide students with real-world learning experiences.

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The Big Picture on the 2019-20 PreK-12 Market

edWeb.net

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Mickey said that there have been bursts of interest in SEL programs in the past, but she thinks their longevity depends on integrating them with other subjects rather than as stand-alone materials.