Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The FBI has released a public service announcement warning educators and parents that edtech can create cybersecurity risks for students. According to security researchers, one company exposed internal data by storing it on a public-facing server,” states the FBI. However, the companies are likely Schoolzilla and Edmodo, respectively.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Short for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the federal law requires certain websites, apps, and other online services to obtain parental consent and post a privacy policy before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13. Let’s start by understanding the YouTube settlement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

Leaders hope to drive up graduation rates and to lure more students in through their gates, especially given threats like the enrollment crisis. They’ve also noticed increasing plans for higher ed spending on IT. “I They’re exploring ways to connect data and applications across different units at the institution.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2015

Frank Smith President Obama is taking student-data privacy seriously, and companies are taking notice. Big Data Business Intelligence Classroom Internet Online Learning'

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2019

When Kathleen Sutherland took the helm as Chief Privacy Officer for the University of Colorado in 2003, there weren’t very many people in higher ed she could turn to for guidance and advice. And that’s led more universities to create designated roles for chief privacy officers (CPOs) who are taking on an ever-evolving responsibilities. “I

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Schools are expected to keep students safe, but increasingly, their attempts to do so are instead putting students at risk. At least, that’s what’s suggested by a report released last week by the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit organization that’s taking a look at the impact of student surveillance.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Taking Precautions In an effort to protect minors on the world wide web, the FTC Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) created compliance regulations for online operators that host children under the age of 13 in 1998. Regardless, 10 years later, data collection came to be mostly implicit. > Smart Toys.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In an effort to protect minors on the world wide web, the FTC Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) created compliance regulations for online operators that host children under the age of 13 in 1998. Regardless, 10 years later, data collection came to be mostly implicit. Taking Precautions. > 3rd party utilities.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2018

How to Protect Sensitive Data in SaaS Applications. More professionals and students use Software as a Service (SaaS) on a daily basis. Two years ago, the surveys we conducted showed users cited security and privacy as the No. So as a parent, it is convenient to receive notices directly to a phone, for example.” .

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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. Educate yourself. “I

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? The degree of privacy a student gets should not be dependent on that student’s socioeconomic status. Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 9, 2021

In pursuit, the theme of ’21st-century learning’ often surfaces, a popular label that, while perhaps cliche, still seems to be necessary as we iterate learning models, fold in digital media resources, then add learning algorithms, privacy concerns, and data analytics to an already chaotic event (i.e.,

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

Teachers are also responsible for their students’ well being and education. Teachers and parents want students to be happy and successful. They have the same goals and desire to help students learn better. In addition, students are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as smoking. See the similarities?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. A University of Chicago study deemed the effort promising , with evidence that it helped reduce student misconduct incidents and suspensions.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ten years ago, Pooja Sankar set out to build an edtech tool that gave shy students superpowers in their college courses. Her premise was that a key link between professors and students was broken. She signed up students and professors to use the product before she won any funding. One of those issues was student privacy.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

The Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act, more commonly known as COPPA, is a law dealing with how websites, apps, and other online operators collect data and personal information from kids under the age of 13. Source: Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions ).

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eSpark

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We’ve kicked off the school year by diving deep into two of the biggest concerns about AI: bias and privacy. Contradictions If you spend enough time talking to an LLM, you’ll notice that it’s not always consistent with its responses. This is another stark reminder that LLMs are only as good as the data they’re trained on.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The focus must turn to addressing recommended use and privacy concerns. Data privacy This is a concern around what we can do with data and ultimately need to do in order to help our students. Your Turn Are you noticing any of these emerging technologies in your district?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Blaine is a student in a suburban town. Imagine a breach like the Equifax one we just had, but occurring with students’ browsing history, the search strings of the school counselor or geolocation of all students in the school. He wakes up at 7 am and brushes his teeth before wolfing down a bowl of cereal.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

On June 27, 2018, the California Legislature, in a flurry of last-minute activity, passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). toward closer alignment with the European Union, where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect in May. The law enhances privacy policy disclosure obligations.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

This type of data can help educators, parents, or policy makers better understand how students interact with technology, particularly how to create a healthy relationship with it. While they might be using edtech safely, students might still be struggling with managing their time when interacting with technology at home.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Bold, half-foot tall letters on one company’s display claimed its software had helped a college bring in more than $1 million in new student revenue and led another to a 53 percent increase in new students.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

Since then a slew of security breaches and malicious data hacks have hit educational institutions, including K-12 districts and their technology providers. The Cost of Privacy Breaches. When a privacy breach is found, schools and districts have to follow protocols that can be costly in terms of time and money.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? You know, we may filter at school, but our students are taking everything home. And I know that there are a lot of questions about privacy and ethics on this one, but again… with kids? Have you noticed any slowdown? Mike: I haven’t noticed that at all.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

The topic was “Student Privacy and Ed Tech.” We at EFF have been trying to get the FTC to focus on the privacy risks of educational technology (or “edtech”) for over two years, so we eagerly filed formal comments. We’ve long been concerned about how technology impacts student privacy. How are they using it?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

We also noticed a few trends while tracking the top tools. Students and teachers can export the data. Privacy flag: Lab 4 Physics may collect personally identifiable information, though it is possible to use the app anonymously with some functions inhibited. Just like last year’s list , ten out of the ten tools are free.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It's an amazing tool that saves time and stands out with its robust privacy features, ensuring the security of student data while offering powerful AI functionalities to streamline tasks for teachers and administrators. For those of you who noticed a slight absence, I had corrective ?️ ✏️Note from Vicki: I'm back!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

She noticed another problem: Many of the apps used speech recognition technologies that were trained with adult data samples. That effort involved starting from scratch and collecting copious data from kids across the world. Collecting that amount of information from kids may well give privacy advocates pause.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Surveying 3,210 teachers, 1,163 principals, 1,219 district administrators and 2,696 students across the country, the report offers one of the most comprehensive looks at their attitudes toward digital learning tools and how they use them. And about 70 percent of students say that they use edtech tools outside of schools on a weekly basis.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2019

Plenty of groups these days are trying to reinvent college, and that’s not surprising at a time when higher ed is under fire for ever-rising costs, ballooning student debt and even questions about the value of a degree. All of our students and all of our faculty across the whole sector are, in one way or another, online.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2015

Company is latest to promise to safeguard students’ personal information. Turning Technologies has joined the growing list of education service providers to sign the Student Privacy Pledge. The Student Privacy Pledge holds providers accountable in the proper management of student data.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, more commonly known as COPPA, is a law dealing with how websites, apps, and other online operators collect data and personal information from kids under the age of 13. Does your school or district have an approved list of apps and sites for student use? What can teachers do?

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, more commonly known as COPPA, is a law dealing with how websites, apps, and other online operators collect data and personal information from kids under the age of 13. Does your school or district have an approved list of apps and sites for student use? What can teachers do?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2017

87% of parents of online teens believe that the Internet helps students with their schoolwork and 93% believe the Internet helps students learn new things. Did you notice something missing from this list? population age 3 and over used the Internet. 58% of teens don’t think posting personal info online is unsafe.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

National pledge outlines expectations to safeguard student data and privacy. Blackbaud has signed the Student Privacy Pledge created by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Use data for authorized educational purposes only. •

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Student privacy and school security are growing concerns in schools that can have consequences from negative media attention to losing parent and student trust. Defining and assessing levels of risk in the school is a crucial part of online security and privacy. However, there is no substitute for reading the full policy.

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