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There Is a Heightened Awareness Around Student Data Privacy. Here’s What Schools Are Doing About It

Digital Promise

During the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts were quick to send devices home with students and to provide digital resources that may have been engaging, but may not have been as “data safe” as districts thought. Private equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s children.

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What Some School Tech Leaders Think of Your Edtech Pitch

Edsurge

I look at outside resources and edtech organizations like CETPA , CUE , iNACOL and ISTE , for example, to connect with people who have tried the products to see if they could be a solution for our teachers. Whether or not they are compliant with COPPA, FERPA or CIPA or any of the student data privacy laws is not always clear.

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

Tech Helpful

Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency. Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Critical examination of online resources. Media fluency.

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Where Will You Go? Get Global with your Students

EdTechTeam

While many global collaboration projects teach a variety of skills and concepts, it’s best to narrow down your project to one content area with a definitive timeline. Once you’ve found your purpose, it’s time to narrow down your focus. Last but not least, trying a new project like this can be exciting but overwhelming all at once.

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Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School

Lightspeed Systems

Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! While I can’t actually fit 100 ideas into this blog post and podcast episode, I can offer you a FREE Google Chromebook resource that is loaded with ideas, lessons, apps, and more! Click To Tweet.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’ll definitely bring back the coal jobs. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S. EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin has launched The K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. Billion People?”