Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

A day late perhaps, but here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition). Tagged on: May 1, 2017 “Is Our Children’s Apps Learning?” face up to. |

EdTech 150

EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

(And, yes – of course – ransomware is a type of malware, contrary to the district’s claim.) If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Student Data Privacy Industry Social Media 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

(And, yes – of course – ransomware is a type of malware, contrary to the district’s claim.) If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Student Data Privacy Industry Social Media 150

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students. At the postsecondary level, more than 15% of students were enrolled exclusively online in 2017. took at least one online course. But it’s not only finances at stake where student data privacy is concerned.

Learning 254

Learning Student Data Privacy Data Software 254

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? New edtech accountability tool CatchOn launched on Tuesday. The tool is currently available on Chromebooks, but the company promises an iOS version soon. The tool is currently available on Chromebooks, but the company promises an iOS version soon. at a later date. Who Said What?

Tools 68

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 68

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

The company in the interim is led by Charles Goodman, an operating partner at Thoma Bravo and former CEO of Thoma Bravo portfolio company Frontline Education, which provides administrative tools to more than 12,000 educational institutions. The company is also on the search for a new CFO. Goodman will only lead the company temporarily.

LMS 95

LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 95

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. What then of the students?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170