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Get to the root of the edtech issues with three key questions

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Starting from the early days of online education tools, teachers have been downloading their favorites and sharing them with students. Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy?

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How Education is Becoming the Front Lines for Debating the Role of Algorithms

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Brian, back when you were a student at the University of British Columbia, in 2016, you pressed your university to release all the data they tracked on you as a student using the course-management system, as a way to bring awareness to student data privacy.

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

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Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

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Evaluating and Informing EdTechInvestments through ActionableInsights in Virginia Beach

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Now that the district has successfully made the digital leap, VBCPS leaders are asking themselves what’s next in terms of leveraging their digital learning tools, devices, and data to further impact and enhance learning. As VBCPS discovered, technology can unlock an infinite number of opportunities for students.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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In addition, CatchOn helps district administrators mitigate student data privacy risks associated with unknown tool usage. ClassLink Analytics helps administrators sort and compare schools, download reports, and modify their dashboard view so they see the most important details, and it also features a downloadable mobile app.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” Don’t just download the latest app — help design it. And “free” doesn’t last.

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