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What It’s Like Navigating the Strictest Student Privacy Law in the Country

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When kids and adults alike are downloading a new app, or creating an online account, they tend to click “I agree” and “Allow” without a second thought. But one good thing that’s come from the law, Nesmith says, is that in Louisiana, there’s no mistaking the importance of student data privacy—not anymore. Learn more here.

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Confronting K-12 Cybersecurity and the End of Innocence

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In discussions among educators and entrepreneurs about the importance of student data privacy, issues of information technology security risks and threats are often glossed over. While data breaches and technology vulnerabilities from companies such as.

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Practicing Privacy: Insights from Edtech Lawyer Gretchen Shipley

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University of California, Berkeley students filed suit against Google for illegally scanning their emails. Pokemon Go launched its wildly popular location-based and data-hungry augmented reality game. And at least 14 states have passed student data privacy laws, so far. But to do so, it uses student data.

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How Education is Becoming the Front Lines for Debating the Role of Algorithms

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Among them are concerns over what happens to data in learning management systems like Canvas , to questions over whether campuses should ban facial-recognition software. Please sign up and take the survey at [link] How aware were students about what role algorithms play as they can navigate the world of information these days?

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

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Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. It helps us understand What the most interesting and important topics for you are as well as the next steps to help you learn more.

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Get to the root of the edtech issues with three key questions

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They also said, though, that with the silos of information that still exist in many schools and districts, one of the most important pieces of data to collect is to find out what edtech resources are actually being used in your classroom. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy?

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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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