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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. based membership association will no longer hold its annual education technology conferences, once staple events for industry leaders. In the early- to mid-2000s, some of our conferences were really well attended,” says Billings.

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COPPA Best Practices: Advice for Schools on Staying on the Right Side of the Law

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For guidance on these and other matters, her district works with the California Student Privacy Alliance and their student data privacy agreement, a template document districts can use as a contract with providers. The agreement is very robust and provides a good launching point for conversation.”

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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

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For instance, at last year’s conference, only 3 percent of the 350 panels explicitly addressed the role that technology plays in widening or closing the opportunity gap. Jin-Soo Huh (@JinSooDHuh) March 7, 2017. EdSurgents captured these tidbits in our reporter notebooks—take a look below. Who Said What?

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Educators as Empowered Citizens (Unpacking the ISTE Standards for Educators)

Tech Helpful

Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. I offer help in my community through edcamps and technology conferences.

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

Doug Levin

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The thread on this tweet has the details. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

At that moment, a top-down approach to create a “Campus of the Future” was devised by adopting smart signage within lecture halls, hallways, athletic facilities, and executive conference rooms to transform the entire campus. Additionally, student motivation is high, as they are able to track their monthly growth and celebrate successes.

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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. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. But that’s not my job.

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