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EdTech Top of Mind for 2022: Skills Certifications, Security Compliance and Student Data Privacy!

EdNews Daily

2021 was the year that the world learned to live remotely, the year that everything was on the table, and the phrase, “That’s the way we’ve always done it,” was generally removed from educators’ vocabularies. The rise of certifications For those students who […]. first appeared on EdNews Daily.

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Promethean Announces iKeepSafe Student Data Privacy Certification in the U.S. for ClassFlow Software

eSchool News

Promethean® , a leading global education technology company, today at TCEA 2021 announced its ClassFlow platform had received iKeepSafe certification renewal. The certifications for FERPA, COPPA, and California (Student Privacy – CSPC) mean that ClassFlow has been assessed by iKeepSafe and meets iKeepSafe’s rigorous standards.

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Movers and Shakers—New Edtech District Leaders Take Position

eSchool News

Phil Hintz has been approved by the D219 Board of Education as the next Chief Technology Officer for the 2023-2024 school year. Phil has led the charge for his district to develop and implement Student Data Privacy systems in the State of Illinois and recently presented at ISTELive22 on these protocols and processes.

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Take Your SOPPA Tool and Make it Functional

Hansen's Link to Tech

As of July 1, 2021: The Student Online Personal Protection Act, or SOPPA, is the student data privacy law that regulates student information by schools, the Illinois State Board of Education, and education technology vendors. What is SOPPA? Selecting Your Platform.

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

Edsurge

So declares the newest forward-looking publication from the higher-ed information technology association EDUCAUSE, “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.” In 2021, that pandemic-inspired uber trend is “remote work.” EDUCAUSE: “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.”

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests. Under his leadership, CCHS was one of the first schools to implement Samsung’s Flip 3 whiteboard in 2021.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

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. That could be a problem."

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