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How do parents really feel about student data?

eSchool News

Ask many public school parents about student data use and privacy, and you’ll likely end up with a heated debate about protecting sensitive, personal information. But what do parents really understand about school technology use and student data privacy?

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How do parents really feel about data?

eSchool News

New data from the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) reveals a majority of parents participating in a survey said they support using student data to inform educational practices, but they remain concerned about student data privacy and security issues in schools. I think that’s a commitment they deserve.”.

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5 Reasons to Address Cyber Security

edWeb.net

Juan was selected as 2015 Texas Latino Superintendent and was one of 100 Superintendents to participate in the National ConnectED Superintendents Summit at the White House. In 2015, Dr. Lilly was recognized as one of the Top 30 Technologists, Transformers, and Trailblazers by the Center for Digital Excellence.

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

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb-March 2017) | Future of Privacy Forum → If you care about student data privacy, worth the read and worth signing up for the email newsletter. Census data, and the divide among states in internet accessibility is apparent.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ESSA’s accountability processes also require new types of data collection and disaggregation, including of non-academic indicators of school quality.

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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. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” “The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. ” “Who Is Really Benefiting From Early Access to Federal Student Aid ?”