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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

One covers personal information collection for marketing to children, while another protects student education records. The third is the Children’s Internet Protection Act or CIPA. This is increasingly important as school 1:1 device use becomes more common in classrooms with younger learners.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. So, why and how should you use technology in your classroom? What Is the Proper Role of Technology in the Classroom?

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

And the companies that provide these tools aren’t always careful stewards of the sometimes-sensitive information they collect from students. For example: A review of how companies handle student data by Internet Safety Labs, a nonprofit that tests software products, showed that 96 percent of apps used and recommended by U.S.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

How Digital Natives Process Information in the Classroom. Prensky wrote that digital natives are used to receiving information quickly, and they are used to multitasking. Using Technology in the Classroom to Teach Digital Natives. Integrating technology into the classroom is a necessity.[1] Edutopia.org.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Complying with CIPA & COPPA While Still Protecting Student Data Privacy In using the internet in classrooms, the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires schools to monitor students’ online activity and educate them about appropriate behavior on the internet.

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World Password Day — It’s Today!

Ask a Tech Teacher

On January 1, 1983, when the Internet was invented, mankind agreed to a binary choice: Invent passwords or forever regret their absence. Without them, there would be no protection for your privacy, your online information, or even your personal identity. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety.

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6 Tips for Keeping the “Social” in Social and Emotional Learning

Edsurge

At that time, schools were not yet wired, and paper and pencil curriculum were de rigueur in the classroom. Decreased conduct problems and improved classroom behaviors. Get Into a Routine Don’t let them take advantage of the situation to turn in work that wouldn’t fly if you were in the actual classroom. Improved school climate.