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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. .

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Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap

eSchool News

In 2013, the Texas legislature introduced “endorsements,” which function like college majors to provide high school students the opportunity to specialize in an area aligned with their long-term goals. in 2018 to 0.8% To earn an endorsement, Texas students must take specific course sequences, or paths, in one or more areas of focus.

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Bigger Deals, Bigger Bets: EdTech Venture Funding Trends Continue in 2018

EdNews Daily

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. In 2018, total venture capital funding notched a new record at $99.5B

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Maryland to become the third state to completely ban legacy preference in admissions

The Hechinger Report

Across the country, racial disparities in access to college are pervasive. Johns Hopkins University ended legacy-conscious admissions in 2013, a move that university president Ronald J. The university’s effort to broaden access also benefited, he said, from a $1.8

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Our Kids Need You

Tom Murray

For those with access, it makes opportunities plentiful, as connectivity is a lifeline for progress. Yet, it’s imperative to note, that according to the Pew Research Center, about 5 million of our nation’s families, disproportionally our black and hispanic families, lack sufficient broadband access at home. The good news?

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). 2013) investigated the impact of instructional adaptations on student literacy achievement. Innovative teaching, as Zhu et al (2013) confirm, “is a necessity for all teachers in order to meet the educational needs of the new generations.” Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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Data Dump

eSchool News

The Report: CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey Highlights: Cybersecurity As it has since 2018, cybersecurity continues to rank as the number-one concern for EdTech Leaders. Digital Equity Students are less likely to receive support for off-campus broadband access than they were in 2021.

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