EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. Shockingly poor data hygiene. Why K–12 Students’ Data is Valuable to Cyberattackers . Data Security Starts with Simple but Essential Steps.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. Shockingly poor data hygiene. Why K–12 Students’ Data is Valuable to Cyberattackers . Data Security Starts with Simple but Essential Steps.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. Shockingly poor data hygiene. Why K–12 Students’ Data is Valuable to Cyberattackers . Data Security Starts with Simple but Essential Steps.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There’s no question that a district should monitor online activity, but the technology raises other questions,” CoSN Board Secretary Donna Williamson told EdTech in an interview. Some alerts from the technologies require administrators to react at once. How do you determine what you filter and flag? At what age? by Tommy Peterson.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Public data breaches, such as the massive compromises at Equifax , Target and other companies, have increased awareness, Abshire said. Technology has shifted and changed and redirected the way we use data. K–12 Data Privacy Policies Must Catch Up to Technology Use. 5 Threats to Keep on the Data Protection Radar.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

While this blog is based on verifiable data, some readers may be unhappy with my interpretation. Social media has not shown an ability to “self correct” perhaps because by its very nature, the responses can only be positive and thus, there is no self-correcting mechanism built into its algorithm. Source: Wired.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Augmented data analysis, blended digital tools and connected networks will reign among technology innovations in the coming year, according to IT analyst group Gartner’s top 10 tech trends of 2019. . The top ten digital technology trends are all about building the intelligent digital mesh,” says David W. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Classroom for assignments and communicating with students, Calendar for organizing, Blogger for this blog, Sites for technology resource sites and classroom sites. Social Media - Google+ , Twitter , and Facebook - Google+ is my go to for education and technology resources, connections and sharing.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Teachers and administrators at K–12 schools recognize the positive impact of parent engagement on student achievement, so many schools and districts now leverage technology to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. . Take Advantage of Social Media. Use Data to Show Student Progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2021

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. You MUST install these to protect against malware and secure your personal data. If you have social media, let them notify you of activity once a week instead of daily. Update software. Clean out your temp files.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

While it is believed that the barrier to district leaders and classroom teachers using more data is that they don’t have time to look at it, 33% of districts and teachers say the real challenge is that information is in too many places for them to access. Data Analytics. Data Privacy.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Before we go ahead and look at some practical steps I thought it would be useful to sketch in some background on how technology is actually being used in classrooms across the US, in an effort to create some necessary context. Starting a social media account. The problem then is data and home access. Making a spreadsheet.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. classrooms, it’s critical to keep student data safe. Current Federal Laws Guiding Student Data Protection. Hawes added that there are a number of state , local and tribal data privacy laws for districts to consider as well. “At Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2019

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. You MUST install these to protect against malware and secure your personal data. If you have social media, let them notify you of activity once a week instead of daily. Update software. Clean out your temp files.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Powering their devices is a robust network and state-of-the-art cloud technology. The best security measures are in place, too — content filtering, data privacy and more. While it’s important to make sure teachers and students are ready to use technology in the classroom, it’s equally urgent to keep parents engaged , too. .

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

For educators, the new school year is a prime time to set technology-related goals for their district, school or classroom. . Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. Get Smart About Data Privacy. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 09/18/2019 - 11:12.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These are devices that are designed specifically for reading digital books and magazines on a screen. Track and analyze the performance and feedback of their eBooks using data analytics tools. Build a loyal fan base and community using social media platforms around their eBooks.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

Using data, stories, and observations collected during research done by Project Tomorrow, Evans talked about the three phases of online learning during K-12 school closures. Lastly, lean on your support system, engage in social media communities, and utilize resources and publications. Three Phases of Online Learning.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. He's a writer, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all-around digital guy.

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techlearning

MARCH 15, 2018

Social Media. Data Privacy. In a recent report by Innovative Educator Lisa Nielsen, she writes, “Successful adoption of technology into the curriculum requires a happy marriage between curriculum and technology. The key to staying out of divorce court is remembering that it’s not about technology.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Bill Demirkapi: I saw a little over 34,000 immunization records on Blackboard’s database, and it was concerning to see how much data the school had on a database, and what they trusted Blackboard with. Wired Magazine, which is where we first heard about the story , reached out to both companies. At least he tried to. It is common.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2018

In a small school district, an IT leader is more than just the steward of technologies. “ I wear a bunch of different hats and have several jobs throughout the day , many of which aren’t even IT-related,” said Maureen Chertow Miller, technology director for Winnetka (Ill.) Public Schools District 36. Tell your story around that.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

To support science and STEM teachers in delivering quality instruction to their students at the start of, and throughout, the school year, Vernier Software & Technology is offering an abundance of free professional learning resources, support tools, grant opportunities and more.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

A second prong of individualized direct instruction, informed by the data provided from those “games,” was rounded out by a third rotation—reading books of their choosing at their level. Achievements are touted on social media, changing the tone of the district’s story to engage the public positively.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 9, 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis has forced schools to close their buildings and move online, inequities in access to technology, books, and even food have become more apparent. He has been featured in Education Week, Brooklyn Magazine, and Teaching Tolerance Magazine. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Let’s take a deep-dive into meaningful technology integration supported by our favorite Google tools. We are going to talk about three classroom strategies to help you go Beyond the Tool, storytelling, research, and data. I prefer to think of technology integration like a continuum where we progress from one end to the other.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. The mLearn tour is sponsored by a company called Telco Technology Services who specialise in supporting teachers in New Zealand schools with technology training and provision.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Common Sense's We All Teach SEL series looks at the ways you can incorporate SEL-friendly digital tools into various subjects, and this article from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine offers three ideas for weaving SEL into your curriculum. Find balance with technology -- inside and outside the classroom.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Image and data credits are listed at the bottom of this post. Let me make sure I’m clear here – I’m interested in the “push,” in the stories we tell about machines more so than the technology underpinning the machines themselves. You can find the slides here. ” These machines are all kin, of course.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2016

The second annual Student Technology Conference, a free one-day online event bringing together students, educators and innovators from around the world, is tomorrow, Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm US-EST. We invite all to attend! Times are US-EST, see the schedule for your own time zone and any updates.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 24, 2018

As I’ve perused the internet, I’ve noticed the increase of conversations around vision boards (I actually think my first introduction was from a Gabrielle Union magazine article). As an instructional technology coordinator, my colleagues and I work with all of the teachers in our district. This year, I thought – let’s try it.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2016

(A version of this post was published in NEA Today Magazine - 5 Super Geeky Tips -So honored to have been invited to write again for them! Get Cloudy Goodbye flash drives and external drives - the future of data storage and hosting is in the cloud. Never vent about administrators or students via social media! The real me.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

During this time they sorted through all of their questions and discovered three major topics that stood out: how kids learn best, types of learning technology, and the organization of space. While some studied robotics and social media, others dived into different learning disabilities and schools around the world.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Free solutions in education are usually relatively simple technology. Support for school or district wide reporting and data analysis is absent. Sometimes there’s no data sharing of assessment results into your online gradebook. The feature set is designed to minimize support costs instead of supporting sound pedagogy.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 22, 2018

A few days back I kinda jumped on a social media bandwagon reposting the Jimmy Kimmel video, Can you name a book? The research identified demographic traits correlated with non-book reading and noted that the numbers have fluctuated since Pew began collecting data about non-book reading in 2011. But I did it anyway.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Simply put, media balance means using screens in a way that feels healthy, useful, and proportional. Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making. See Google's cookie information for details.

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