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College's Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds

Edsurge

It’s the latest in what will likely remain a contested area of edtech, as colleges struggle to preserve academic standards by deterring cheating while balancing the privacy rights of students. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons or property.

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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

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Edtech is a vital precursor to “work tech”—the tools that today’s students will need to leverage in college, career training and eventually the workplace. School, district, and state leaders make technology decisions every day that will affect student tech fluency, not to mention learning outcomes. Rapidly emerging technologies.

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K-12 and Higher Ed Institutions Lead Consortium to Advance EdTech Innovation and Trust

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Does your school district or higher ed institution use a learning management system (LMS), digital curriculum resources, learning tools, assessment applications, a badging platform, a single-sign-on application launcher or a student information system? In 2006 the consortium featured 50 member organizations.

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Why all screen time isn’t created equally

The Hechinger Report

With all its bells, whistles, apps and toys, technology also creates anxiety for both parents and educators, and research is going to have to follow the charge ahead. Guernsey is a big fan of reminding parents that technology can’t possibly replace other interactions that both teachers and parents might have with children.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed, and no parties offered further details. and Russia.

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Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

eSpark

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. Blended Learning. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. What are the emerging technologies in a library? What are the new trends in libraries?