Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

That’s important in an academic environment,” says Lisa Ho, campus privacy officer at the University of California, Berkeley. She and her colleagues are currently addressing an issue with Piazza , a company that provides an online conversation forum for classes. Threats to student data privacy existed long before the internet.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

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. What are the privacy implications?

EdTech 60

EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Software 60

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tracking usage data can further help leaders refine professional development and understand where there may be a disconnect between teachers and school leaders. Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact. Do you know how these applications are being used?

EdTech 40

EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Libraries 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Sony Global Education , a company affiliated with the Japanese electronics corporation, defines blockchain as a decentralized network technology in which the same data are recorded and maintained on multiple nodes–computers connected to a network–that are geographically isolated. Goodbye, Middleman?

Sony 40

Sony Digital Badges Khan Academy Education 40

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

The content industry blew up and atomized into millions of pieces when it used to be consolidated into a few mammoth publishers that pushed out lines of books with an internal structure and consistency to learning that was all mapped out for schools. An example is the distribution of iPads to all students. Refine Your Policy.

LMS 133

LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc. Emily Herring is a champion of students!

Education 116

Education Learning EdTech Data 116

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Heightened awareness, paired with a wealth of publicly available resources to help schools and districts address these concerns, is good news for educators, parents, and students. Links to webinars and other training materials from the model Student Data Privacy program run by the Utah State Board of Education ?

Student Data Privacy 60

Student Data Privacy Policies Data Training 60

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2017

Sloppy or Overly Aggressive Marketing Highly visible and sometimes provocative ads may attract the attention of potential students, but they also attract the attention of regulators, including possibly the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and, more often, state attorneys general and consumer protection agencies.

Student Data Privacy 63

Student Data Privacy Outcomes Education Data 63

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

However, the questions have largely stayed the same: Do technologies ensure quality learning and positive student outcomes? Do they help or hurt underrepresented students? Do they opens the door for companies to take the lead on how students learn and how their data is used?

EdTech 60

EdTech Student Data Privacy MOOC Policies 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52