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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.

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

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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? All of them seem to be very aware of what was going on, and I think it’s because advertising has tipped the hands of these tech companies. Fister: It was quite high.

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Practicing Privacy: Insights from Edtech Lawyer Gretchen Shipley

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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. She co-chairs F3’s eMatters Practice Group, advising clients on the legal ramifications of implementing technology in California’s public schools.

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

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Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. Starting from the early days of online education tools, teachers have been downloading their favorites and sharing them with students. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy?

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Executive Briefs

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No matter how skilled, knowledgeable, passionate, or persistent school district employees are in building and attending to a student data privacy compliance program, the work simply cannot succeed without a leadership champion. However, they come at a cost.

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Making The Best Technology Purchasing Decisions

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In our next collaborative post, Shaelynn Farnsworth (@shfarnsworth) and I discuss how schools and districts can make the best technology purchasing decisions. The principal had been approached by a well-known technology vendor wanting to sell the school some hardware and software to help students in literacy and math.