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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Student welfare is the mission that brought so many of us to the space. Everything else pales in comparison. Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

Edsurge

In response to academics’ concerns about the use of student data once Instructure went private, the company formed an advisory committee on student data privacy made partially of educators.

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Tear Down That Wall? Why Data Walls May Cause More Harm Than Good.

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“We need to be emphasizing what the child is doing right, and what the child is doing great, so that we can build on those strengths and help that child make progress, versus spending time with the comparisons,” Hall says. She has studied the use of data in schools, including data walls.

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Educators as Empowered Citizens (Unpacking the ISTE Standards for Educators)

Tech Helpful

Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. It is important for teachers to learn how to discern good resources for our students.

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Evaluating and Informing EdTechInvestments through ActionableInsights in Virginia Beach

Lightspeed Systems

However, it can also turn learning environments into the digital wild west, where teachers and students can venture into new, uncharted territories with digital learning apps that may not be effective or aligned with district curriculum or student data privacy policies.

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Common (and Avoidable) Legal Pitfalls for Coding Bootcamps and Alternative Education Providers

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Some providers are joining together to create a common set of “industry-standard” metrics to make comparisons easier; others are setting their own measures. But many states have enacted their own student data privacy laws and more are in the pipeline. Bottom line: advertised claims should be verifiable and accurate.