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5 Critical Guidelines for Student Data Privacy

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Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies.

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

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Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

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Help students and families find wifi to conserve LTE data and support other devices. With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Remind staff about student data privacy and security.

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Get to the root of the edtech issues with three key questions

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Starting from the early days of online education tools, teachers have been downloading their favorites and sharing them with students. Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

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The game was launched in July and despite mixed reviews, was downloaded some 10 million times the first week it was released. “The data we don’t store cannot be stolen from us,” founder Hadi Partovi wrote in a blog post. We could ask: it really necessary to collect all this education data on students? (We

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