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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

A notable new lawsuit against social media industry leaders by the Seattle school district has left legal experts divided on how the case will unfold. Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Everything else pales in comparison. Last month, a lawsuit was filed by California parents alleging another online monitoring software company illegally collected students’ personal data, including location data, without their consent and sold it to third-party vendors.

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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. It’s not fair to them — we know that. But it’s also not fair to the students who are relying on them to be focused on the classroom and to keep them going.”

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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

In comparison with a traditional classroom-based learning, a blended learning offers a teacher much more flexibility and shifts a teacher-centered classroom toward the student-centered one. More information about available LMS features can be found at the JoomlaLMS website or social media platforms. www.facebook.com/joomlalms.

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Infographics in Education with Eileen Lennon

The CoolCatTeacher

So I started with her, creating the social media guidelines for the New York City Department of Education. What do you think about that comparison? Eileen Lennon is part of the team that developed the social media guidelines and resources for the NYC Board of Education. They don’t want to read books or brochures.

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National Readiness Report: A Look at COVID-19’s Impact on Learner Readiness and How Institutions Can Improve Student Success

eSchool News

This year’s report reviews multiple comparisons of readiness levels within several demographic categories, a four-year comparison to determine the impact of the pandemic on learner readiness, and specifically how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted learner readiness over the quarantine period.

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Paying to Turn in Homework? ASU Prof's Viral Email Raises Questions About Online Textbook Model

Edsurge

That charge, by Brian Goegan, clearly struck a nerve with students around the country, leading to memes on social media portraying the professor as a hero fighting corrupt university officials, as well as t-shirts with the slogan: “ my homework was more expensive than this t-shirt.”

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