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What It’s Like Navigating the Strictest Student Privacy Law in the Country

Edsurge

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. After all, they ask themselves, what’s the worst that could happen?

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Going on the Offensive: Cyber Security Strategies for Schools

edWeb.net

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. Dr. Donna Wright began serving as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools in 2014. But even that seemingly simple question may have complex answers.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns. Whenever students are entering usernames, passwords, and other personal information, the administration needs to have extra protections. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In 2014, more than 70 scientists penned an open letter stating that there was “ little evidence ” to support the industry’s claims.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“The DeVoses sit alongside the Kochs, the Bradleys, and the Coorses as founding families of the modern conservative movement ,” Mother Jones wrote in 2014. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy? Google has acquired Quiklabs , a tech training company. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.