eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2018

Obligatory CYA note: This article is presented as an “insider’s look” at how SIS security works and the common pitfalls associated with the “convenience vs. compliance” dilemma. The author is not a lawyer and the piece should not be misconstrued as legal advice. It’s not sexy, but it gets the job done. So, we’re all good here, right?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

When Congress passed FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in 1974, school and district leaders could rely on once-a-year training and reviews to make sure they remained in compliance. Now, when educators could potentially add a new app with a few mouse clicks, managing student data privacy is a never-ending task.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. He is passionate about preparing students for a world that gets crazier by the day.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

When issues arise, in-person meetings are best. Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns. Whenever students are entering usernames, passwords, and other personal information, the administration needs to have extra protections. “You This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. I see the Chromebook App Hub as a bridge between developers and teachers and schools.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 19, 2017 The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb-March 2017) | Future of Privacy Forum → If you care about student data privacy, worth the read and worth signing up for the email newsletter.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Today, she is based in Los Angeles, California working as a public speaker, writer, and independent education consultant focused on supporting leadership, visioning and planning to meet the needs of today’s students. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The partnership will expand access to webinars, articles, and other resources designed to support teachers on how to best use technology for learning and teaching. Students are driven to succeed by QwertyTown’s gamification features, social motivation and engaging lessons and challenges.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Bill Gates dishes on his meetings with Donald Trump. National) Education Politics. More tonight at 8PM ET.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. fund to boost technology for kids | Belgrade News → The idea behind the initiative is to set up every student in the district with their own computing device. Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) Furthermore, at launch, Pokémon Go demanded users sign over a great deal of personal data and grant permissions to the app that, for a time , gave it access to a user’s entire Google account. .

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” (“…She’s unlikely to encounter local students when she’s there.”). Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um,

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

“The United States Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has found in a recent report that the department’s overall information technology security is ‘not generally effective’ in meeting several federal requirements,” Campus Technology reports. Presidential-Elect Donald J.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat ’s Colorado outlet: “Fate of Douglas County’s high-profile voucher program to be weighed at special meeting.” According to the article, it’s looking to sell off its two remaining schools, Arizona Summit Law School and Florida Law School. So much for democracy, I guess. Loss In 2016.”

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