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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

More than a million cases of child identity theft are reported every year and, as school districts continue to introduce students to new technology and advanced digital curriculum, Internet safety education is becoming an increasingly essential tool when preventing cybercrime. Educational IT infrastructure weaknesses.

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Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

Digital Promise

Kettle Moraine School District (KMSD), a member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools , is a suburban district in Wisconsin leading some of the most advanced competency-based education (CBE) efforts in the country. The post Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation appeared first on Digital Promise.

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

Digital Promise

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and educators have been tasked with shifting teaching and learning online, and many are seeking resources to support learning in this new environment. We recognize that while educators adapt to new realities, they remain dedicated to their students’ well-being and learning.

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PROOF POINTS: New research review questions the evidence for special education inclusion

The Hechinger Report

A new research review finds inconsistent benefits for students with disabilities who learn alongside general education peers. policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

Edsurge

Which technologies are collecting student data? How is that data being used? The results offer an “unprecedented look at data privacy,” said Adam Burns, chief operating officer at Edge Research, which conducted the surveys. With this skyrocketing growth in technology use, however, comes greater concerns around student privacy.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression?

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How ‘Climate Anxiety’ Affects Students — and What We Can Do About It

Edsurge

Continuing reverberations from pandemic-era remote learning, gun violence and social media to name a few. Designing for Climate Education Architects designed a rainwater collection system for Springdale Park Elementary School in Atlanta, where it is used as a teaching tool for the students. Do what you can with what you can.”

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