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Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here

EdTech Magazine

Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start?

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3 data management considerations for district leaders

eSchool News

After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? Here’s what school administrators need to know about making an informed decision when it comes to implementing a data solution.

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What If Colleges Treated Students as Data Users, Not Just Data Points?

Edsurge

The health crisis has introduced new forms of data collection into higher education, but these are largely changes of degree, not kind. For years now, tech companies have been selling colleges tools that collect information about how students learn, where they travel on campus and what they do online.

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Simplified K-12 cybersecurity streamlines student data access

eSchool News

And, after cell phones were born, remember when relocating across the country meant ditching a cell phone company, along with the number, because the new area of the country didn’t include the same coverage? Now, let’s apply this scenario to today’s school environment and student data. Wouldn’t that be a perfect world?

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

EdTech Magazine

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Last month, RealNetworks , the streaming media company that garnered attention in the ‘90s and early 2000s for developing the first audio streaming solution , announced it would offer its facial recognition software, SAFR , for free to over 100,000 school districts.

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Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

Also, data is teacher-entered and does not access existing SIS or LMS data so sensitive student privacy data is protected. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. How does TARA help Special Education Teachers Streamline?

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Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Each project is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking and comes with a downloadable ‘research assistant' guide, assessments, and even digital options for Google Classrooms and other Learning Management Systems (LMS). Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored blog post.”

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