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How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols

EdTech Magazine

As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . There is a vast array of platforms available to schools and educators, which can make it difficult to stay abreast of protocols for disclosing personal information, especially when using third-party applications. .

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe. by Eli Zimmerman.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

Edsurge

Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. In 1999, it merged with the Information Industry Association and took on its current name. All the big companies wanted to find out who the new ones were.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

Prospective CTE students and policymakers have no way of knowing. You can’t see that in most places,” said Daniel Kreisman, an economics professor at Georgia State University who helped launch an effort to inform CTE policymakers by compiling data and producing research. The rest keep school and work data separate.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition)

Doug Levin

The preliminary analysis of apps finds strong evidence of apps explicitly targeted at children sending private information to third-party services and advertisers - in apparent violation of COPPA. And it's up to tech companies to make that clear — not bury it in privacy policies no one reads. Will It Survive Trump’s FCC?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Now that very same data could be used to track them down. teachers and students?

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Now that very same data could be used to track them down. teachers and students?

EdTech 150