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A Real and Present Student Data Privacy Threat

Doug Levin

Student data privacy advocates should note well that this is neither an issue created by educational technology, nor associated with any technology company – and is allowable under current FERPA privacy protections.

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What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S. Edtech Companies?

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Between the creation of a social rating system and street cameras with facial recognition capabilities, technology reports coming out of China have raised serious concerns for privacy advocates. In 2015, the firm acquired the education technology platform, Promethean , a company that creates interactive displays for schools.

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Instructure Is Back on the Stock Market, But Not Much Change Expected For Canvas Users

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It’s a return of the INST ticker symbol for the company, which first went public in 2015 , but then was taken private last March when Instructure was purchased by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for nearly $2 billion. They have not been the ‘evil’ company trying to use data to change their strategy.”

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Educators Discuss Keeping Student Data Safe

Gaggle Speaks

There’s perhaps no other edtech topic discussed more these days than student data privacy. Because keeping your studentsdata safe is important to everyone here at Gaggle, we decided that our next webcast should focus on what school leaders and edtech companies can do to protect student data.

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itslearning Webinar Alert

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On Wednesday, April 11 at 1 PM ET, join Kerry Gallagher, an expert in K-12 digital learning and the effective and safe use of technology in the classroom for an engaging and informative live discussion on the topic of data informed learning and student data privacy issues.

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BloomBoard Appoints New CEO, Restructures Focus Around Micro-Credentials

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2015, Digital Promise tapped BloomBoard to create a platform where school leaders and teachers can research and earn micro-credentials. To support this transition, BloomBoard recently restructured its team—starting at the top: Sanford Kenyon, who joined the company in October 2015 as its Chief Revenue Officer, is now assuming the CEO post.

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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

If technology doesn’t disrupt the very notion of the textbook first, its future is surely digital. OER remains a recent invention and the relatively large technology investments required to successfully implement a digital content strategy in schools just hadn’t been made in very many places. Fast forward to 2015.