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Making Sure Your Online Services Protect Your Students’ Data

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Kevin then moved on to work as an education technology specialist and headed a district’s student data privacy, internet safety, and security initiative. Analytics in Action is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net for school technology leaders, superintendents, curriculum and instructional leaders.

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

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With up-to-the-minute data analysis, districts can make informed decisions about critical components of edtech integration, including digital curricula, professional development, investment, and student data privacy. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

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He has started having small-group discussions with school principals to learn about key issues and what can help to resolve them. Meanwhile, the district is also moving forward with a professional learning program for educators that is focused on blended learning. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

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Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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Get to the root of the edtech issues with three key questions

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This can cause several issues from inequity in how students are taught to network issues as teachers access their personal playlists. In addition, PD leaders can’t possibly provide appropriate professional learning on using tools in the classroom when no two teachers have the same ones. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Reducing Online Security and Privacy Risk in Your School

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Last, understand why it’s important to care about these issues by having “the talk” with others about data privacy and security. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Bill Fitzgerald is a privacy advocate and technologist at Common Sense Media. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.