Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

There is a concern that data is now a strategic resource, and that acquiring companies for their large data sets could be a means by which China could undermine the strategic influence of the United States. We don’t have a straight answer about what we can and cannot do and to be honest I don’t think Facebook has one as well.

Student Data Privacy 136

Student Data Privacy Company Data EdTech 136

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

Public schools are online just as much as their students, it seems, with profiles across social media. Their Facebook pages contain not just announcements but photos from events on campus—graduations, Christmas band concerts, chess team tournament victories, spirit week—where students take center stage.

Data 195

Data Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook 195

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition).

EdTech 150

EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). CHATBOT CHAMPIONS: AdmitHub , a Boston-based edtech startup that creates conversational AI to help students through college, has some numbers to back up its college-expert chatbots. Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? Who Said What?

Tools 69

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 69

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Included in these resources are the Connect Safely Guide to Student Data Privacy , tips for success, and additional resources like the Be Internet Awesome program (Google’s Digital Citizenship game and curriculum), as well as parent guides and other online safety resources. 20+ PDF Downloadable Study Material.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Because students have never been able to share notes or study together until this moment in history.

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40