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The Checklist: 5 Steps to Secure Student Data

EdTech Magazine

Cloud technologies are growing in popularity in K–12 school districts, with IT decision-makers adopting collaboration tools, Software as a Service applications and cloud-based backups. However, despite the widespread use of cloud tools in K–12 education, only 23 percent of respondents are “very concerned” about data breaches or leaks, the…

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3 Insights to Share with Your School on Data Protection in the Cloud

EdTech Magazine

And that’s just with Software as a Service (SaaS), like Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Workspace. Schools are also finding benefits to transitioning their data centers to the cloud. Educators can provide feedback in real time, students can work together from anywhere and cloud technologies even help declutter classrooms.

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Vernier Software & Technology Offers Free Remote Learning Resources for STEM

Educational Technology Guy

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Students can perform their own analysis of the sample data and answer questions based on their results. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here

EdTech Magazine

Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start?

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Unlock Your Second Brain: A Guide to Choosing the Best Digital Notetaking App

The CoolCatTeacher

I'll also give you a peek at my first testing of Google NotebookLM. The Notetaking Apps I'll Cover The apps I'm covering in today's “Tech Tool Tuesday” include Evernote , Notion , OneNote , LogSeq , Apple Notes , and Google Keep as well as Google NotebookLM. First of all, let's talk about selecting your software.

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The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged

Ask a Tech Teacher

With this data, teachers can craft lessons in a way that will be more suited to the individual students. There are numerous educational apps and software that offer interactive and engaging learning experiences. Each student is unique, with their own set of interests and learning styles.

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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

The Hechinger Report

Students chat about the data analysis they’ve performed on their cellphone usage over a week, while Perizzolo walks around the room fielding their questions. The students came up with the project themselves and designed a Google form to track their phone time, including which apps they used most.

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