eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Every school district is faced with a choice about how to protect student data. As districts have implemented more technology to support digital learning, student data privacy in schools has become a critical issue. These breaches are becoming more common as districts struggle to keep up with technology.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. A few months prior to the hearing, data breaches at both Home Depot and Target became national news. Even with proper policies in place, cyber-security and human error can still remain an issue. Local School Board Policy.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Student data privacy is a hot-button issue. In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states.

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Securly

APRIL 2, 2024

Beyond its impact on academic integrity, AI use in schools also raises issues about student data privacy and digital citizenship. Instead, their focus is turning toward solutions to help them use AI in a responsible and ethical way, and teach their students to do the same. Enter AI Chat for Securly Filter.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols. As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how data privacy concerns are expanding with education technology use. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2016

Focusing on communication and stakeholder involvement can help data privacy. Technology, family involvement and communication are key to executing school data privacy best practices, according to a new white paper from communication service provider West Corporation. Pacific /2 p.m.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2024

Creating Trust, Protecting Privacy Before any research takes place, SafeInsights partners at the Future of Privacy Forum are helping develop the policies that will shape how the program guards students’ data. They need to understand how the system works.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Between the creation of a social rating system and street cameras with facial recognition capabilities, technology reports coming out of China have raised serious concerns for privacy advocates. In 2015, the firm acquired the education technology platform, Promethean , a company that creates interactive displays for schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. As an Education Technology Specialist at one of Colorado’s fastest-growing districts, District 49, I was tasked 5 years ago with the responsibility to ensure our district complied with federal and student data privacy laws.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

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. Create clear governance policies.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. Our privacy policy is extremely simple: this app collects absolutely NO personal information,” reads the data-privacy policy for ChessTiger, a chess app. But many companies aren’t being as careful.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Moreover, the Empowering Parents Through Technology micro-credential helps educators use one- and two-way technology for outreach to families. Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times. Parents are also increasingly worried about what their children may access or be exposed to online.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. As an Education Technology Specialist at one of Colorado’s fastest-growing districts, District 49, I was tasked 5 years ago with the responsibility to ensure our district complied with federal and student data privacy laws.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too. March 16 to 18.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. New resources on student data privacy. Children experience this too.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

What should teachers be expected to know about student data privacy and ethics? Considering so much of their jobs now revolve around student data, it’s a simple enough question—and one that researcher Ellen B. Mandinach and a colleague were tasked with answering.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

For years, the privacy community has been urging educators to be more intentional—and careful—about introducing new tech tools in their classrooms. But expecting teachers to wade through the legalese of every vendor’s privacy policy may be too much to ask for. We’re all trying to solve the same problem.”

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Technology is enabling learning like never before, with millions of students attending school remotely for some or all of their regular instruction this fall. With this skyrocketing growth in technology use, however, comes greater concerns around student privacy. Which technologies are collecting student data?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators, and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy, and interoperability. The data balancing act. Student data privacy: It’s what you don’t know.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So valuable is this data that criminals will pay as much as $350 for a student record on the black market , Melissa Tebbenkamp, co-chair of the Consortium for School Networking ’s working group on student data privacy, tells Education Week. .

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. Our privacy policy is extremely simple: this app collects absolutely NO personal information,” reads the data-privacy policy for ChessTiger, a chess app. But many companies aren’t being as careful.

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techlearning

JULY 23, 2018

and the MLB All Star game were the backdrop for the inaugural CoSN Student Data Privacy Workshop. This seal program is the “nation’s only data privacy seal for school systems” that recognizes school districts’ commitment to high standards around student data privacy. Washington, D.C.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

Project Manager at IMS Global Learning Consortium, and Reg Leichty, Founder and Partner of Foresight Law and Policy. Monica is passionate about helping school districts integrate technology successfully. The panelists included Monica Watts, Director of K-12 Engagement at IMS Global Learning Consortium, Kevin Lewis Sr., Reg Leichty.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, technology plays a pivotal role in enhancing the teaching and learning experience. Educational apps have become valuable tools for educators to engage students and streamline classroom activities. Collect feedback from teachers and students to make informed decisions.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

How can schools and districts systemically create a vision of teaching and learning that’s personal, authentic, relevant, and harnesses the power of technology? Equity is core to the work, and FRS districts are working diligently to create opportunity for all students , particularly those that are traditionally underserved.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder.

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Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Advocates would have us believe that school districts are incapable of making responsible decisions about technology-related privacy and security issues affecting students. Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. “ Information security “). “ Information security “).

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2018

Student data privacy and security are top priorities for edtech leaders. When asked to rate the importance of these topics, 68 percent of respondents said they were more critical than the prior year, according to an annual survey of K-12 chief technology officers from the Consortium for School Networking.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

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. How do you help them navigate the law and not be afraid of technology?

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