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How to assess your district’s digital readiness

eSchool News

How do you know if your school system is high performing in its use of technology? While there are many free, self-assessments, how do you get a rigorous, outside expert assessment? They include everything from legal compliance to responsible use policies to student data privacy policies, and much more.

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District Best Practices for Managing App Approvals and Creating an Approved App List

Lightspeed Systems

Student Data Privacy Educational apps often require access to student data, making it vital to ensure these apps comply with data privacy regulations like FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Develop Clear Criteria.

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Three Questions for Every School District About Their Student Data Security Practices

Doug Levin

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet. Image credits.

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Making Sure Your Online Services Protect Your Students’ Data

edWeb.net

There is also likely to be an assessment system that includes tests, rubrics, and analytics. To help educators evaluate and monitor the privacy protections of these types of systems and software, IMS has created a rubric and vetting process that was designed collaboratively and voted on by its members. About the Moderator.

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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

Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? So MIT researchers have been hard at work developing a new kind of assessment to measure all the things we say we care about—like curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire US Edtech Companies?

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Safety First

eSchool News

This includes assessing privacy policies, evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence, and addressing potential biases in educational. Proactive Measures: Rather than being reactive to incidents, schools should take proactive measures to mitigate risks and ensure the safety of students in the digital space.

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