Edsurge

JULY 22, 2021

Officials from the company, which makes the Canvas learning-management system used at many colleges and schools, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, marking its IPO. That’s because even with the IPO, Thoma Bravo will maintain majority ownership of Instructure, notes Phil Hill, an edtech consultant and blogger. “I

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Phil has led the charge for his district to develop and implement Student Data Privacy systems in the State of Illinois and recently presented at ISTELive22 on these protocols and processes. Phil Hintz has been approved by the D219 Board of Education as the next Chief Technology Officer for the 2023-2024 school year.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Yet there are aspects of the new law that K–12 schools should be aware of, especially because students generate enormous amounts of sensitive data online. DISCOVER: Find out how to address data privacy during remote learning. How CCPA Reinforces Student Data Privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

Yet there are aspects of the new law that K–12 schools should be aware of, especially because students generate enormous amounts of sensitive data online. DISCOVER: Find out how to address data privacy during remote learning. How CCPA Reinforces Student Data Privacy.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 25, 2023

Overview OVERVIEW With a strong focus on data governance, Fayette County Public Schools partners with Lightspeed Systems® to effectively manage their edtech ecosystem—in and outside of the classroom. However, Fayette County knew that ensuring student data privacy on the school-issued devices was going to be a challenge. “We

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 25, 2020

Yet there are aspects of the new law that K–12 schools should be aware of, especially because students generate enormous amounts of sensitive data online. DISCOVER: Find out how to address data privacy during remote learning. How CCPA Reinforces Student Data Privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. New resources on student data privacy.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

That can prove tedious and inefficient—especially with most districts now running more than 500 edtech products per month. Even efforts to rate and review products’ privacy features have been stymied, with so much competing, contradictory information now available. But a coalition of K-12 privacy leaders promises a better solution.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2019

At the start of the last decade, professors were just beginning to have their say in the design of the newest tech at the time: the Learning Management System. It is this second shift—the move to data—that will define the shift in edtech over the next decade. Already, educators and students are asking good, hard questions.

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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).

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet. Image credits.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Student Data Privacy Educational apps often require access to student data, making it vital to ensure these apps comply with data privacy regulations like FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Provide Training.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2019

In order to measure how effective a technology is, it is important to have enough data to see how well students are using certain tools and what they are using them for. . Many schools send out surveys or use current Lightspeed systems to collect and analyze technology impact and use. .

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

While a Learning Management System may be used to collect and provide information about classes, calendars, and assignments, there may also be a separate Student Information System that holds the data on each student’s schedules, grades, and other records. Kevin Lewis Sr. Kevin Lewis Sr. Reg Leichty.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

And that creates data that can be shared. There have been efforts to create a data standard for measuring student activity before, mostly notably xAPI (also called “Tin Can”). Today, a growing number of edtech companies are also signing on to use Caliper, which offers improved data architecture and ease of implementation.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2020

The pending $2 billion sale of one of the largest learning management systems to a private equity firm has raised questions about what happens to the trove of student data held in the company’s courses. But until actual actions are taken, we won’t stop fighting for what we need to protect our students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2018

Student data privacy and security are top priorities for edtech leaders. Here are five practical steps that every school or district employee should take to keep student data from being compromised. Check with your IT department before using apps or software.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

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. Sessions will showcase techniques from Lightspeed Systems experts and include time for Q&A.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. By asking three key questions, leaders can get a better sense of their K-12 edtech ecosystem. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

The learning management system provider—best known for its Canvas product popular among colleges—is officially under private equity ownership. So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

It’s not just edtech companies and app developers who have to think about complying with COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which was designed to protect the privacy of kids under 13 years of age. School districts and schools bear part of the responsibility as well—and navigating the federal law can be tricky.

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techlearning

JULY 23, 2018

and the MLB All Star game were the backdrop for the inaugural CoSN Student Data Privacy Workshop. This seal program is the “nation’s only data privacy seal for school systems” that recognizes school districts’ commitment to high standards around student data privacy. Washington, D.C.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There’s perhaps no other edtech topic discussed more these days than student data privacy. Because keeping your students’ data safe is important to everyone here at Gaggle, we decided that our next webcast should focus on what school leaders and edtech companies can do to protect student data.

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eSpark

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Where does the privacy conversation start? Think of inputs as the information you enter into an AI system—anything from your side of a Google Bard conversation to the conversation you have with an AI transcription app to a large spreadsheet full of student assessment data. What safeguards are in place to protect it?

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

I love edtech. I love finding awesome tools that engage students and get them thinking critically and collaborating. And I love reviewing privacy policies -- not! To date we've completed 300-plus evaluations of popular edtech apps. We want educators to be privacy aware, not privacy scared.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

CETL, Director, Educational Technology Spring Branch ISD (TX), reminds us what is truly the most urgent and present concern for all edtech leaders. Key Takeaways: Collaborative Approach: Ensuring student safety online requires a collaborative effort between technology services and academic teams within the school system.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And, unless yours is a very fortunate system, technology staff hasn’t increased at a rate commensurate with the reliance on, and the complexity of, technology that supports school operation and education of students. Who are your district’s building-based edtech coordinators? There are almost too many options!

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

When we rolled out our classroom tech demos, parents were pulling me aside, saying how much these programs (Read180, System 44, iRead, Math180) would have helped, how they wished they had this tech as kids. READ 180, System 44, iRead, MATH 180 ? Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? TECH USED

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