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Today's Newsletter: Student Data Privacy in Peril

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Edweek surveys privacy experts on what the Cambridge Analytica fiasco means for schools.

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Data access is easier than ever, but is that a good thing?

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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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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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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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Blackboard to Sell Open LMS Product for $31.7 Million

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LTG will maintain the existing Blackboard student data privacy policy. LTG, founded in 2013 and publicly traded on the London stock exchange, already has products that interact with Moodle, including content builder LEO Learning. “At Most Moodle products are hosted locally.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

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After ANGEL was acquired by Instructure rival Blackboard, Henderson served as president of learning platforms for Blackboard until 2013. In response to academics’ concerns about the use of student data once Instructure went private, the company formed an advisory committee on student data privacy made partially of educators.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

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Linnette is a recognized expert in the youth and education sectors and speaks nationally on data privacy. She is a TEDx speaker and author of the books, “ Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program ” and “ Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals.”.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

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Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.