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FETC 2019: Day One

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Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. Student Data Privacy. Wearing winter coats and braving the harsh Florida weather, lines formed early for the 8 am workshops. However, in its usual manner, FETC changed it up for the better.

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

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Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters discussed the policies and practices that also keep data safe in a digital education environment. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. About the Presenters. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Big Picture on the 2019-20 PreK-12 Market

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In her recent presentation “ K-12 Instructional Materials: What’s New in 2019,” she previewed results from Simba’s Publishing for the PreK-12 Market, 2019-2020 , and talked about how digital is changing—and not changing—the landscape. About the Presenter. Report highlights. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Remote Work May Transform Higher Education. But Will Printers and Alexa Undermine Its Privacy?

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The report goes on to highlight six key technologies and practices that could provide comfort: cloud vendor management, endpoint detection and response, multifactor authentication/single sign-on, preserving data authenticity/integrity, research security, and student data privacy and governance.

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Going on the Offensive: Cyber Security Strategies for Schools

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Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. In addition, many of the presenters employ geofencing for their school emails, most often preventing emails from outside the United States from coming through.