EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

More than 50 percent of organizations reported a third-party data breach in 2022, and more than 70 percent found third-party breaches or cyberattacks in 2022 resulted from giving too much privileged access to third parties. The report’s authors note that while organizations…

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 28, 2022

To effectively address student data privacy, K–12 IT leaders need to understand the legal requirements. The main federal statute guiding student data privacy is FERPA, which stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 16, 2023

By Zach Vander Veen Part Three: Data is crucial In standards for Community Schools established by the Institute for Educational Leadership, data systems and protocols are in place to assure access to relevant individual and aggregate information and to assure transparency of decision-making.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2022

To support educators in accessing quality and relevant professional learning tools at the beginning of the pandemic, we curated a list of micro-credentials that could be earned with a remote or hybrid classroom. We believe that high quality must also mean accessible and equitable. Are the colors accessible?

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. If students have access, is technology being used for transformative instruction and having a real impact on how students think, communicate, and connect with the world?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

K–12 institutions face dual cybersecurity concerns: the need to protect student data, such as social security numbers, and ensure school-provided devices access only appropriate material.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

As a part of this initiative, MAP Growth data will transfer seamlessly into DMAC , enhancing this valuable tool used by Texas educators by providing quicker access to student data that supports instruction and student achievement. We’re excited to have MAP Growth available for ESC 7 districts. About MAP Growth.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students can access learning materials outside of school. One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. Educators and district leaders can use data to make informed decisions.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

The quantities were notable, researchers explained, because of well-documented parental concerns over other people having access to their children’s information. They were also concerned that access to Facebook data by third parties like government and police agencies may violate laws meant to protect student privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But there’s another need that K–12 administrators should also prioritize, experts say: data privacy. Most of these technology systems are in the cloud , and there is data being transferred back and forth, so that piece of the puzzle has to be fortified and secured.”.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 6, 2022

Data Privacy for Startups. Starting a new business can be challenging, but incorporating data privacy from its inception need not be. However, data privacy is rarely considered in the face of new ideas, marketing efforts, and other things. The following data privacy checklist is all you need for your startup.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing. choice board of options).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available We need data to be able to do that.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Due diligence in considering ways to harden cyber targets and protect student and institutional data is essential and to not do so in today’s environment would probably be willfully negligent. The FCC is currently soliciting public input on the potential change here until February 13, 2023.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start?

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

The number of open tech jobs far outpaces the population of traditionally qualified candidates—data projections have pointed to a global shortage of 85 million tech workers by 2030.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2020

Coupled with drastic funding cuts and an uncertain future for the return to in-person learning, the need for quick-access information is more critical than ever. Districts across the country have long struggled with the ways they extract and analyze data in PowerSchool.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2022

During the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts were quick to send devices home with students and to provide digital resources that may have been engaging, but may not have been as “data safe” as districts thought. Private equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s children.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Safeguard Student Data Beyond Graduation. So, what happens to the pile of data high school students leave behind when they graduate? Federal, state and district mandates dictate graduates’ data receive the same oversight and privacy protection required throughout their K–12 education. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Over the past few months, district and charter leaders from 11 districts participating in Digital Promise’s Data Ready 2021 cohort have created actionable data interoperability implementation plans centered on a high-need use case anchored in secure data use, data management, and data integration.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Achieving digital equity only just begins when students and teachers have sufficient access. A critical condition for an equitable education, digital equity spans a broader context than just access to sufficient devices and high-speed internet. A new report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway found that 28.2 Take action.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? This data allows the teacher to identify where students are struggling, where they are excelling, and where they need additional support. However, formative assessment data can be useful for teachers and students.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 23, 2023

Therefore, strategies for identifying and selecting accessible and inclusive tech should be top of mind. Consider taking the following steps, similar to what Jenks undertook, to launch a successful accessible technology initiative. For a person with a disability, accessibility means (according to the U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Opportunity Insights team garnered praise for the sheer size of the data set they built to reach their findings: Their Social Capital Atlas consists of a staggering 21 billion data points on connection, mined from de-identified Facebook data from 72 million users. But they risk a static approach to relationship data.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

They run on the same fuel: data , and lots of it. Netflix machine-learning algorithms, for example, leverage rich user data not just to recommend movies, but to decide which new films to make. Facial recognition software deploys neural nets to leverage pixel data from millions of images.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2020

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators, and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy, and interoperability. The data balancing act.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. They’re analyzing the properties of galaxies with data from telescopes. One strategy for doing that is investing in online degree programs.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The figure is based on data from public high schools in 37 states, a first for the report. “It Data shows those policies are working, Hendrickson says, and states that adopt more of them see computer science programs growing. Across 36 states, girls made up 31 percent of computer science students, according to the data.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

One way it can be used to transform teaching and learning is by providing students with access to a wealth of information, including multimedia resources, educational apps, and online databases. Another way technology can be used to transform teaching and learning is by enhancing engagement and motivation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

Teens may be more likely to reach out for help via text or chat compared to calling, advocates say, and data on the issue backs them up. That’s especially useful for young people who can’t afford or otherwise access mental health counseling because of their location.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C. The statistics regarding the need are clear and I believe that equity in access is one of the main issues facing school leaders today. EveryoneOn.org is a non-profit that works to support families in obtaining access at home.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you’re able to answer these, that’s how you teach data science to third graders—taking what seem like complex or abstract concepts and applying them to tangible elements in students’ lives. Each data story toolkit comes complete with an instructor’s guide, data, and slidedeck.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2020

How can educational researchers ensure continued data collection in the wake of COVID-19? Digital Promise’s Learning Sciences Research team is experiencing what many educational researchers are familiar with by now—an untimely intrusion by the COVID-19 pandemic that compromises data collection at the end of the school year.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

The coach opens up their coaching data dashboard and presents a series of charts, graphs, and meaningful information about what they have done during the school year complete with links to artifacts to projects they have worked on with both teachers and students. How can Data be Collected by Instructional Coaches? Does this make sense?

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

Cybercriminals are becoming relentless in their efforts to gain access to critical school networks that hold confidential student and staff data. According to the K12 Security Information eXchange, over the past six years, there have been 1,619 cyber incidents in K–12 schools in the U.S. How can we reduce these attacks?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

One answer lies in better communication between parents, students and schools through data interoperability. Data interoperability is the seamless, secure and controlled exchange of data between applications. In other words, unlocking the potential of data to help all students learn and thrive requires interoperability.

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