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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

As K-12 schools increasingly rely on online resources in day-to-day instruction, safety takes on new proportions. A web filter for schools is commonly used to provide this safety for everyone who uses devices connected to the internet. ✔️ Not all web filters are created equal nor are all web filter companies.

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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

In a 2021 study by McAfee, the cyber security software company, over three-quarters of American parents wished schools would do more to educate their children about online safety. I applaud him in this endeavor, but I also think that students must be made formally aware of the influence of social media. .

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How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12

EdTech Magazine

There are tools available to serve as internet guardrails until a culture of digital literacy and responsible use sets in. Create an Environment of Internet Safety. Knowing how to use the internet safely is crucial to good digital citizenship. But students can also benefit from these simulations.

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

NetRef offers powerful Internet monitoring software that I recommend for schools. Anne Collier – Bio As Submitted Anne Collier is founder and executive director of The Net Safety Collaborative, home to SocialMediaHelpline.com for K-12 schools. Register here.] Part 2 Will be posted on Monday, March 11 around 8 pm.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. Keeping a Safe Distance The companies that work with schools are aware of this concern.

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Are Schools Helpless, Hapless When it Comes to IT Privacy and Security?

Doug Levin

As we look to lessons learned about how schools responded to the issue of internet safety beginning some twenty years ago, my read is that the current set of solutions and responses being advanced today to address privacy concerns can only be kindly described as ‘in need of improvement.’

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Last month, a lawsuit was filed by California parents alleging another online monitoring software company illegally collected students’ personal data, including location data, without their consent and sold it to third-party vendors. We will always treat that data with the utmost security and privacy.