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Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Digital Promise

To help educators continue their professional learning during this time of social distancing, we have curated a library of micro-credentials which can be earned outside of the classroom and without students. Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times. Accessing reliable information.

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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

What can be done to improve security and protect student information? Discuss the risks associated with internet usage, social media, and online information; although a difficult conversation to be had, it allows parents to answer questions, share best practices, set parental controls, and limit internet usage. Conclusion.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

Edsurge

Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based based nonprofit, states have passed approximately 110 laws since 2013 concerning student data privacy. But what happens in these legislative halls are rarely visible to teachers, students and parents.

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16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens grew and I became aware of more organizations, as well as some of their supporting tools and resources. Free resources include ratings and reviews of apps, games, and websites, designed to help teachers find and use the best digital tools for their classrooms. URL: girlswhocode.com.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” (This is a good example of how ed-tech advocacy-posing-as-journalism operates – you get funded by an organization and then you get to “break the news” about that organization. ” “Do Voice Assistant Devices Have a Place in the Classroom?” ” asks Edsurge.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. The Flipped Classroom". He didn’t invent the idea of video-taping instruction to watch at home and doing “homework” in the classroom instead; but history don’t matter in Silicon Valley. And “free” doesn’t last. WTF is Unizin ?!

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