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K–12 IT Teams Use Phishing Simulations to Boost Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

According to research conducted by KnowBe4 , a security awareness training company, an average of 27 percent of simulated phishing emails are successful in the education sphere, THE Journal report s. KnowBe4 provided training to phishing-prone educators using simulation programs similar to those used by Symantec or Kapersky Lab.

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The K-12 Business Model: How to Innovate in an Ever-Changing Learning Environment

EdNews Daily

When you’re the company behind those classroom solutions that are either deemed essential or scrapable at the end of the year, it’s imperative to keep a finger on the pulse of those conversations districts are having on an annual basis. Don’t be the company that rests on its performance in the classroom from the year before.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

edWeb.net

Sown to Grow : Focusing on goal setting and assessment, this program scaffolds the setting of goals, the reflection, and the revision of a personal learning plan in an easy, accessible way that makes students more thoughtful about their learning and their learning journeys. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists.

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Reducing Online Security and Privacy Risk in Your School

edWeb.net

Defining and assessing levels of risk in the school is a crucial part of online security and privacy. Bill Fitzgerald, Director of the Privacy Evaluation Initiative for Common Sense Media, provided simple ways to assess online privacy and security in “ Online Security, Privacy, and Risk: How to Avoid Becoming a Headline.”

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Buying or Building Research-Backed Edtech? The Government Can Help

Edsurge

The only other education technology company present, out of 45 total recipients, is Agile Mind , which develops online math and science curriculum and assessments. Analytic Measures (reading assessment). Early Learning Labs (language assessment). Each year hundreds of companies apply; only a dozen or so win support.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) It revolves around a Montessori-like curriculum and bills itself as a hybrid tech company and education startup.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) It revolves around a Montessori-like curriculum and bills itself as a hybrid tech company and education startup.

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