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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. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. .

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights focus on the extent to which students, faculty and others can make full use of a college’s websites, education software and social media channels.

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How K–12 Schools Can Maintain Student Safety Without Undermining Privacy

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 08:10. This is especially true as district leaders begin to ask whether close monitoring of web browsing and social media could prevent something as horrific as a school shooting. . How K–12 Schools Can Maintain Student Safety Without Undermining Privacy. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Tommy Peterson.

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Case Study: How Weston School District Built a Digital Strategy with Digital Signage, 15 Minutes at a Time

eSchool News

Amanda Keller, who has been social media and public relations director at Weston for the past 4 years discussed the district’s challenges of its students across 12 years of compulsory education. Back in 2018, Weston struggled with keeping families updated with printed, physical newsletters. ‘It ABOUT RISE VISION.

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2018)

Hack Education

And yet the education/technology industry (press) kept up with its rosy repetition that social equality is surely its priority, a product feature even – that VR, for example, a technology it has for so long promised is “ on the horizon ,” is poised to help everyone, particularly teachers and students, become more empathetic.

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May 2018

techlearning

FEATURES 25 SOCIAL NETWORKS & MEDIA SITES FOR EDUCATION This updated list from T&L blogger David Kapuler includes his favorite social media networks for education. VERNIER SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 ENGINEERING CONTEST ? THREE WAYS TO ENHANCE PROJECTS WITH DIGITAL MEDIA ?

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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

EdTech Magazine

The brains of young children are constantly exposed to stimulation due to smartphones, social media, and the internet,” notes BBN Times contributor Naveen Joshi, founder and CEO of software company Allerin. At the end of 2018, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs invested $2.5