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AI in Education: Privacy and Security

eSpark

Think of inputs as the information you enter into an AI system—anything from your side of a Google Bard conversation to the conversation you have with an AI transcription app to a large spreadsheet full of student assessment data. Are the new products compliant with state and federal student data privacy laws?

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

Apple and Google continue to up the ante in their quest to win adoption in classrooms. Former Google Design Ethicist: Relying on Big Tech in Schools Is a ‘Race to the Bottom’. Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? Google’s 12 Education Updates Include Classwork and a (Slight) Classroom Makeover.

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Tear Down That Wall? Why Data Walls May Cause More Harm Than Good.

Edsurge

educator Rebecca Vass, who teaches informational technology with science and social studies integration to fourth graders, uses a data wall so her students can track their progress on a quarterly benchmark assessment the district uses. That allows her to see data trends from one class to another.

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Meet Caliper, the Data Standard That May Help Us (Finally) Measure Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

This data could also let the teachers organize class work for students based on their online activities. For example, teachers might be interested looking at a group of the students that spent extra—or less—time on an assignment.

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Where Will You Go? Get Global with your Students

EdTechTeam

Some projects like Out of Eden Learn are focused on having students choose different ways to share their stories and perspectives while others have the sole purpose of encouraging student creativity like International Dot Day. Creating elements of students voice, choice, and self-assessment are key elements of global collaboration.

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OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

The Hechinger Report

Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. It is in everyone’s best interests to ensure that schools protect the digital rights of their stakeholders, putting the best interests of students and teachers at the center.”.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.