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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 by Eli Zimmerman.

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

EdNews Daily

And with that type of model in mind, it leads us to wonder what effect annual student influx has on technology adoption in the classroom and the cultural effect on the ability to experiment and personalize. Let’s explore what makes K-12 unique and how to best leverage technology to drive the experience. The other is measurement.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

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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

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Tibbetts Award , an annual recognition of high-performing organizations funded by the federal government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) programs. Analytic Measures (reading assessment). Early Learning Labs (language assessment). 2016 SBIR Awardees. Planet 3 (STEAM game).

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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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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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