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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Listen to Tom Murray Talk about US Education Policy in the Coronavirus Health Crisis Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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CoSN 2018: What's on the Horizon for E-Rate and Educational Policy

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2018: What's on the Horizon for E-Rate and Educational Policy. Experts in educational technology policy and programs share what’s hot and what’s next. Tue, 03/13/2018 - 17:37. amy.burroughs_26341. 1864524013. video type. Conference. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment. Customer Focused. Buying Cycle. Engagement.

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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44. Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Have Policies to Evaluate Proposed Services. Have policies and procedures that govern who can review and approve these.

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security. Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:18. Current web browsing policies in K–12 schools may be allowing third parties to collect and sell student data , creating a need for schools to update and maintain safe internet use protocols. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. Sun, 04/29/2018 - 20:12. Department of Education, it’s important to keep up with the policies and advice doled out by the agency. juliet.vanwage…. In the digital age, using your voice has taken on a whole new meaning. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment. Original or Curated.

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It’s 2018, not 1918. Basic skills are not enough.

Dangerously Irrelevant

Emulating downward: Iowa’s misplaced idolization of Florida’s retention policies. As a researcher and former university educational leadership faculty member, Wayne should know better than this. Flawed, ideological, non-peer-reviewed studies should not rebut decades of anti-retention research. Questions for student retention advocates.

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Year of MOOC-based Degrees: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2018

Edsurge

In 2018, 20 million new learners signed up for at least one MOOC, down from 23 million the year before. MOOC providers’ constant tweaking of the model seems to be paying off, as companies such as Coursera are hitting record revenues ( $140 million in 2018 for Coursera ). FutureLearn – 8.7

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