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6 things schools can do to ensure student data privacy

eSchool News

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Manage data with precision.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition)

Doug Levin

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. What do I mean? face up to. |

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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

Edsurge

However, his LinkedIn profile shows that he left Amazon in October of 2016. However, an Amazon spokesperson tells EdSurge, "Amazon remains committed to K-12 education and innovating on behalf of students and teachers.” But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). Who Said What?

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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 an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study finds that ending SAT and ACT requirements results in more applications and more diversity – without any decline in graduation rates.” There are more stories about this Amazon news in the privacy and surveillance section below. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” There’s some robot news in the privacy section below. I’m putting it there because it’s not “LOL, robots” it’s more “holy s**t, Facebook why are you so consistently terrible.” Loss In 2016.” ” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” (Well hey, even if we don’t end corporal punishment, at least Trump could end Civil Rights Data Collection, and then folks with power and privilege can just pretend that this sort of thing doesn't happen.). ” One of the professors on the list responds on Facebook. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy?