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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

In 2018, the education sector had 101 reported data breaches and 292 additional incidents , according to Verizon’s “2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.”. While the FTC’s principles provide guidelines for keeping student data safe, they can also create obstacles for schools.

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Using Comics to Teach Chemistry (and more!)

The CoolCatTeacher

Go to www.ToyotaDreamCarUSA.com/CoolCat to download artwork guidelines, an entry form, official rules, and the lesson plan today. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. Encourage your students to create Toyota Dream Car artworks today.

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Library Journal Names 2018 Class of Movers & Shakers

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NEW YORK, NY – March 16, 2018 – This week Library Journal announced the 2018 Movers & Shakers, celebrating 50 people who are transforming what libraries deliver to their communities in the United States and beyond. The 2018 class is the 17th group to be selected by LJ editors to receive this honor.

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K–12 Schools Work to Incorporate Computer Science into Curriculums

EdTech Magazine

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 12:15. The new guidelines encourage teachers to move beyond a lecture-style pedagogy to teach computer science, and instead find creative ways to show students how computational thinking can be used in vastly different ways across a wide spectrum of topics. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Orquidea Olvera Named Library Journal’s 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year

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NEW YORK, NY – March 6, 2018 – Monterey County Free Libraries’ (MCFL) Orquidea Olvera has been named LJ’s 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year. Olvera will receive a $1,500 cash prize and is featured in Library Journal’s March 1, 2018 issue, available in print and online. We are proud to name her LJ’s 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year.”

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19. In 2018-19, there were more than 42,000 school librarians in the U.S—almost

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WCAG 2.2: The Next Step in Digital Accessibility

Kitaboo on EdTech

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), first published on 9 May 1999 by the Worldwide Consortium (W3C), are part of a series of Web Accessibility Initiatives (WAI). was published on 5 June 2018, with a few more extensions and updates. A total of 9 new guidelines have been introduced, categorized under the existing three levels.