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

Lightspeed Systems

However, with the vast array of educational apps available, it’s essential for school districts to establish clear guidelines and procedures for app approvals to ensure students’ safety, data privacy, and the alignment of apps with curriculum goals.

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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

edWeb.net

With up-to-the-minute data analysis, districts can make informed decisions about critical components of edtech integration, including digital curricula, professional development, investment, and student data privacy.

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Generative AI and Academic Integrity

Lightspeed Systems

Teachers and other stakeholders should also have considerable input into ethical considerations like student data privacy, potential bias, and misinformation associated with AI tools. Ensure Student Data Privacy and Digital Equity Expand the dialogue regarding AI applications to beyond what happens in the classroom.

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K-12 Leaders on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

edWeb.net

Privacy and Security Measures: Review your student data privacy policy and practices and how they relate when using AI tools. Reporting: Educate the school community about how to report incidents or concerns. Policies: Set policies to create a culture of safe and responsible use. David Miyashiro, Ed.D.,

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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

Nor did a district purchase the right to translate the language of the book into the language spoken by a student and/or their family. Update the examples and sample questions to improve student engagement or the quality of instruction? Correcting errors in the text? A desire to digitize some or all of the book?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. In 2015, former Star-Ledger education reporter Bob Braun posted a screenshot to his blog of an email by a New Jersey superintendent. And Braun’s blog post made everyone aware of that. Instructure.

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