Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 99

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

LTG bought the company to grow its presence in the market of LMS software built off Moodle, launched in 2002 as a grassroots, open-source and more affordable option to Blackboard. The company has 733 clients on Learn and 259 clients on Learn Ultra, and claims to serve 100 million users worldwide. LTG will pay $31.7

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Blackboard LMS Moodle Student Data Privacy 84

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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Data Accessibility Student Data Privacy Libraries 41

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

" Tagged on: April 28, 2017 Unroll.me's shadiness is exactly why people don't trust tech companies | Mashable → Users have a right to know exactly how and when their data is being used. And it's up to tech companies to make that clear — not bury it in privacy policies no one reads.

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EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

-based nonprofit, states have passed approximately 110 laws since 2013 concerning student data privacy. But what happens in these legislative halls are rarely visible to teachers, students and parents. I absolutely wish there were stronger laws about schools sharing information,” says Rudin-Stankiewicz. “I

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Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 120

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

LEAVING THE AMAZON: At last year’s SXSWedu, Amazon’s Education team and the company’s General Manager of K-12 Education, Rohit Agarwal, launched the " Inspire " platform, with promises to support the open education resources space. percent decrease in the amount of students who don’t return after summer and a 3.9 at a later date.

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Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 71

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

“The first line of defense in protecting student privacy are our teachers, and we’re not making sure that they have the tools to keep that data safe,” said Amelia Vance, policy counsel for the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum.

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Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40