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How to Vet Schools' Apps for Student Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

While many educational software providers offer students helpful and engaging content, some can end up exposing student data. A December 2022 report from Internet Safety Labs confirmed that 96 percent of school apps shared student data with third parties, and 28 percent exposed kids to advertising.

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How to Use Data Driven Instruction in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Think data is just for statisticians or administrators? Think again! So if you want to elevate your teaching and empower your students, this episode is a must-listen.

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How to Communicate Student Data Privacy Protections to Families More Effectively

EdTech Magazine

Parents and guardians of K–12 students are rather aware and concerned about student data privacy, but a majority are lacking specific information from their schools. However, the same report shows that less than half of parents (4 in 10) say their child’s school has discussed with them how it protects student data.

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How to Protect Student Data When Using Online and Emerging Tech

EdTech Magazine

Schools need technology — a lot of it — to operate both remotely and in person. But there’s another need that K–12 administrators should also prioritize, experts say: data privacy. Administrators at many schools also are doing temperature checks, raising questions about medical data and HIPAA compliance.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

For enhanced device and data management of your school’s Macs, both Jamf and Claris Connect integrate seamlessly with Apple School Manager. Claris Connect automates the import of student information system (SIS) data and creates Managed Apple IDs at scale, giving students and teachers access to necessary technology and tools.

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Tech Tip #57: How to Create a Chart Really Fast

Ask a Tech Teacher

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Collect class data. Highlight the labels and data and push F11. Each Tuesday, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused.

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How to Collect Coaching Data and Create A Dynamic Data Dashboard

TeacherCast

The coach opens up their coaching data dashboard and presents a series of charts, graphs, and meaningful information about what they have done during the school year complete with links to artifacts to projects they have worked on with both teachers and students. How can Data be Collected by Instructional Coaches?

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