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Chief Privacy Officers: The Unicorns of K-12 Education

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Denver Public Schools in Colorado and Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland have each hired a senior-level official who is responsible for the organization’s privacy policies and data governance. The education leaders created the “Data Protection Addendum,” a document that each district requires its vendors to sign.

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What Some School Tech Leaders Think of Your Edtech Pitch

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The nice thing about having those type of meetings is that the answer is, yes, people have been in that situation. Then there are teachers who go out and find resources to use but have no idea about the ramifications of connecting students to those services. People come in and say, ‘Hey, we’re looking for this.’

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Brainwave Headsets Are Making Their Way Into Classrooms—For Meditation and Discipline

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The company says it can help users meditate by offering real-time feedback on their brain state. Advertising for the device is tailored to adults, but researchers outside of the company want to know if the devices can help calm students down as well—and keep them out of the principal’s office. But the company would not share it.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Trump Administration Looks Beyond Traditional Servicers for Student-Lending Help.” ” Via Chalkbeat ’s Colorado outlet: “Fate of Douglas County’s high-profile voucher program to be weighed at special meeting.” The worst is definitely the Beloit Mindset List.)

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” That’ll definitely bring back the coal jobs. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of Phoenix ’s online enrollment plummets while Western Governors and Southern New Hampshire near 100,000 students as they vie to rule the roost.” The financial services company has raised $8.9 ”). .

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Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School

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Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers. So you don’t want to forget them. 1:47 Sure Thanks everybody for joining.

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