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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

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The company in the interim is led by Charles Goodman, an operating partner at Thoma Bravo and former CEO of Thoma Bravo portfolio company Frontline Education, which provides administrative tools to more than 12,000 educational institutions. The company is also on the search for a new CFO. Goodman will only lead the company temporarily.

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

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The practice is known as “data walls,” and is designed to serve as a motivational tool. Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. It doesn’t give them the actual tools to fix the problem,” she says.

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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. Modeling this active use of technology to grow myself is important to me.

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Evaluating and Informing EdTechInvestments through ActionableInsights in Virginia Beach

Lightspeed Systems

The Challenge When Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) began deploying its 1:1 initiative several years ago, the district’s instructional and technology teams worked closely together to ensure teachers had the support and professional development required to ensure the initiative was a success.

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

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Promoting (or Appearing to Guarantee) Student Outcomes While most alternative providers are not required to provide information on student outcomes, many do. Prospective students are demanding data on employment and salary outcomes, and the market is responding. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0