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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Analysis of student data allows educators to identify at-risk students and implement further research into what does and does not work in the classroom. Currently, several companies lead the way with offerings that address the diverse infrastructure challenges of data collection through enhanced interoperability.

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

EdNews Daily

Each fall, teachers will get a new sea of smiling faces in their classrooms. 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. Continuous Listening and Improvement.

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K–12 IT Teams Use Phishing Simulations to Boost Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

According to research conducted by KnowBe4 , a security awareness training company, an average of 27 percent of simulated phishing emails are successful in the education sphere, THE Journal report s. KnowBe4 provided training to phishing-prone educators using simulation programs similar to those used by Symantec or Kapersky Lab.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

edWeb.net

And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Newsela : With leveled texts aimed at the classroom, this news platform addresses current events and trending issues.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

And this means that more classroom solutions are entering the market than ever before. Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student? Or they might be fresh out of college and using all kinds of tech in the classroom.

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Using Social-Emotional Learning to Combat Digital Stress

edWeb.net

This edWeb broadcast was hosted Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. The common threads across his career are the beliefs that learning is most powerful when it’s founded on a child’s experience outside of the classroom and engagement is most impactful when it fosters their digital identity. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

edWeb.net

Using it in the school is an opportunity to teach kids about digital citizenship and to prepare them for their life outside the classroom. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.