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K–12 IT Teams Use Phishing Simulations to Boost Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

At a congressional hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, David Couch, CIO for the Kentucky Education Technology System at the Kentucky Department of Education , testified to the impact human error has on education security. “By Simulation Programs Help Educators Prepare for Phishing Attempts.

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Binge Watch the Top 25 edWebinars of 2019!

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“This was one of the best trainings I have ever attended—and I have been in education for many, many years.” Our programs covered a wide range of timely topics for early childhood educators, librarians, teachers, and administrators. The 25 programs below have been viewed by over 90,000 educators.

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

EdNews Daily

And therein lies the challenge for both educators and EdTech leaders – how can we best serve an industry that’s constantly evolving every nine months? But on the other, adding in a completely new mix of students you don’t yet know becomes more challenging for both educators and EdTech leaders. Measuring Success.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

edWeb.net

At Common Sense Education, the edtech reviewers have seen it all. And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Below are some of Higgin’s favorites.

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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

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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). 2016 SBIR Awardees. 3C Institute (SEL for autistic students).

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

Doug Levin

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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