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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Over the past 20 years, she has helped lead the CHSM team to state and national honors including a Crystal Star Award for Dropout Prevention Schools, Civic Advocacy Award, Promising Practice Award, and being named a National School of Character. Website: www.usd266.com/chsm

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How Edtech Companies Blur the Lines Between Commercial and Research Data

Edsurge

Stories pointing to secretive consumer tracking policies and privacy violations from companies like Facebook and Google have stirred further outcries, and education companies are not immune to criticisms either. That’s a far cry from the research published from companies, says Martin. You need to call them what they are.

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Google Gets $170M Fine and Pledges to Protect Children on YouTube. Will It Matter?

Edsurge

At first glance, it seems like a hefty fine—and it’s what the Federal Trade Commission ordered Google to pay as a settlement over complaints that YouTube had violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, or COPPA. But is it really all that much? That was a $5.7 she raises hypothetically.

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Is This Video App Safe? Mozilla Privacy Report Offers a Look

Edsurge

A few days later the district switched to Google Meet, according to Ashley Boyd, whose two children—ages 9 and 12—attend school in Berkeley Unified. The report looks at 15 popular video-conferencing apps, some of which have been adopted for use by companies and schools, including Zoom, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams.

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19. EdTechTeam was recognized for the company’s achievements in helping schools implement and increase meaningful adoption of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

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Let’s Teach in Pajamas Forever

The Jose Vilson

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. They can turn in assignments whenever/wherever and just hope Google can give them the answers if their teacher isn’t online at the moment.

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Students Need More Financial Aid Than What They Applied for. A Free New Tool Can Help.

Edsurge

The nuanced world of college finances is one familiar to Seldin, who previously founded and sold College Abacus , a company that helps prospective college students and families calculate tuition, costs and what financial assistance is available at different institutions. I was often asking myself, ‘Am I doing this right?’’

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