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A Real and Present Student Data Privacy Threat

Doug Levin

Student data privacy advocates should note well that this is neither an issue created by educational technology, nor associated with any technology company – and is allowable under current FERPA privacy protections. A singular focus by advocates on legislating company practice simply doesn’t serve to fully address the issue.

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Will Banning TikTok Make Kids Safer Online? It’s More Complicated Than That

Edsurge

The committee’s roughly 250-page report also made recommendations for governmental policies and future research on the topic. But the committee report says that keeping kids off social media isn’t going to solve any problems.

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How Ed-Tech Companies Use Research to Make Better Products

Digital Promise

While there is widespread support for ed-tech companies to use research when designing their products, there is still little information available about how companies actually do (or should do) this work. As a result, pioneering companies have had to adapt these methods as they strive to make products that are truly “research-based.”.

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9 EdTech Ideas to Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. I enjoy presenting at conferences and finding opportunities for students to be involved in sharing their work at student technology showcases, presentations and through blogging.

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Report: Gates Foundation’s College Advising Initiative Had Little Impact on Students

Edsurge

One of the more high profile efforts has been supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which in 2013 began providing grant funding to colleges and companies for its Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success initiative, or iPASS for short. The ultimate goal is to help more students persist and finish college.

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Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning

Edsurge

Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices.

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National Achievement Report Finds Varied Rates of Recovery from COVID-19 Impact

eSchool News

million students from all 50 states, Renaissance’s midyear How Kids Are Performing report provides targeted insights to help educators accelerate spring and summer learning. Each student’s observed performance was then compared to an expected score, with results presented by subject, grade, and subgroup. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

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