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Four Student Data Privacy Issues Adults Should Be Aware Of

MindShift

.” Mike Goldstein, who works with education clients at the law firm Cooley, says there’s been an “explosion” of interest in privacy issues over the past five years. Everything from grade books to tests to entire academic programs, he adds, is being handled by third-party, for-profit providers.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

techlearning

Sancha Gray, Asbury Park (NJ) School Superintendent “We service 2,000 students—the majority qualify for free or reduced lunch. A second prong of individualized direct instruction, informed by the data provided from those “games,” was rounded out by a third rotation—reading books of their choosing at their level.

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Other educators, however, believe AI is simply an avenue for academic dishonesty and will harm students’ individual and critical thinking skills.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

To deal with these types of situations, the panelists emphasized the need for clear and easily understood privacy policies, and transparency about what students and their parents should expect from remote education. Linnette is a recognized expert in the youth and education sectors and speaks nationally on data privacy.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

Chromebook Idea Spark #1: Personalized Story Telling with Book Creator. Overview : “Teach students how to maximize their creativity by turning them into creators as they write, illustrate, and verbalize their own stories. Students need a platform to show who they are as authors. Created by Austin Houp. Khan Academy Kids.

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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. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).” They haven’t.).

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