Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Few of us can argue that the internet and its connected technology has changed the global educational landscape for the better. More students than ever before now have access to a quality education, no matter where they live. Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students.

Learning 254

Learning Student Data Privacy Data Software 254

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

The Student Privacy Pledge for K-12 school service providers outlines a set of clear and concise expectations that parents and education officials have for safeguarding student data. In its role as a K-12 school service provider, Blackbaud has committed to: • Not sell student information. •

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Industry Software 40

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1.

Industry 158

Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 158

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

2) AI in Education The advent of Generative AI presents an unprecedented opportunity for K-12 institutions. The AI in Education Community , along with resources, blogs and webinars, serves as a platform for discovering innovative strategies for schools and districts. (All registrants will receive a recording of the Webinar.)

EdTech 96

EdTech Resources Student Data Privacy Data 96

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

2) AI in Education The advent of Generative AI presents an unprecedented opportunity for K-12 institutions. The AI in Education Community , along with resources, blogs and webinars, serves as a platform for discovering innovative strategies for schools and districts. (All registrants will receive a recording of the Webinar.)

EdTech 90

EdTech Resources Student Data Privacy Data 90

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 151

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 151

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

More than a million cases of child identity theft are reported every year and, as school districts continue to introduce students to new technology and advanced digital curriculum, Internet safety education is becoming an increasingly essential tool when preventing cybercrime. Educational IT infrastructure weaknesses.

Data 150

Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. Educational institutions are very careful to promote physical safety, but what about cyber safety?”

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Absent an ethical framework to guide our decisions, I am increasingly of the mind that the answers to the important questions about educational technology are ‘turtles all the way down.’ That we go through elaborate theater to suggest that this is NOT true of online testing says more about education policy than technology.

EdTech 150

EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. LTG will maintain the existing Blackboard student data privacy policy.

Blackboard 83

Blackboard LMS Moodle Student Data Privacy 83

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? The degree of privacy a student gets should not be dependent on that student’s socioeconomic status. The concerns raised in the report are not hypothetical nor without merit.

Social Media 120

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 120

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

Lively debates are breaking out these days about algorithms and how they should be used in education. Among them are concerns over what happens to data in learning management systems like Canvas , to questions over whether campuses should ban facial-recognition software. How did you go about the study?

Education 99

Education Data Company Student Data Privacy 99

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Was their children’s private data going to be safe even outside the district’s hands? Baltimore County has become a leader in student data privacy and security, and is one of only 13 districts in the nation to earn a Trusted Learning Environment seal from CoSN, the membership group representing the nation’s K-12 school technology leaders.

Data 64

Data Digital Learning Student Data Privacy Learning 64

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

No commentary this week (not for a lack of things to say, just time), but one quick update: TV news reports of school cyber incidents are quite telling: sometimes for what they report, sometimes for how they report, sometimes for what they omit. Nonetheless, they contend that its killer app will be education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Student Data Privacy Industry 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

No commentary this week (not for a lack of things to say, just time), but one quick update: TV news reports of school cyber incidents are quite telling: sometimes for what they report, sometimes for how they report, sometimes for what they omit. Nonetheless, they contend that its killer app will be education.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Student Data Privacy Industry 150

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

EdSurgents captured these tidbits in our reporter notebooks—take a look below. LEAVING THE AMAZON: At last year’s SXSWedu, Amazon’s Education team and the company’s General Manager of K-12 Education, Rohit Agarwal, launched the " Inspire " platform, with promises to support the open education resources space.

Tools 70

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 70

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Last week undergraduates at Harvard University raised concerns about the institution handing over their data to an anti-affirmative action group as part of a lawsuit. Universities are going to have to start selling students on the notion that they’re doing all that they can to protect their data,” Litton says.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

“The first line of defense in protecting student privacy are our teachers, and we’re not making sure that they have the tools to keep that data safe,” said Amelia Vance, policy counsel for the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum. Bill Fitzgerald, director of the privacy initiative, Common Sense Education.

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. You are entitled to know everything about the district’s plans.”

Company 140

Company Social Media Policies Student Data Privacy 140

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

A recent Digital Promise report found that, for the most part, teachers and principals play a modest role in needs assessment and procurement, and that district administrators serve as the gatekeepers for school-level technology. They’re charged with considerations like scale, compliance, and student data privacy.

Broadband 57

Broadband Student Data Privacy Survey Assessment 57

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Last month, the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published a report arguing schools and districts should go the way of other industries and hire a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee their organization’s privacy policies and practices. Jim Corns is helping steward the data of nearly 115,000 students.

Student Data Privacy 142

Student Data Privacy Data Education Policies 142

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. ACER CHROMEBOOK TAB 10 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 will be used in classrooms to expand and enhance student learning. AVER INFORMATION INC.

Robotics 41

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In the edLeader Panel “ Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI: Empowering a Deeper Conversation ,” three innovative superintendents and the executive director of the Indiana CTO Council discussed the challenges of effectively navigating the use of AI and generative AI in K-12 education.

Policies 114

Policies Guidelines Training Report 114

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That’s a critical question now that many, if not most, of the nation’s 51 million students are learning online at least some of the time. That’s because there’s no federal requirement for school districts to report data breaches. However, Levin’s own analysis of the data he shared with the GAO arrived at different totals.

Pearson 145

Pearson Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 145

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! And for Seage, the best has yet to come.

Education 112

Education Learning EdTech Data 112

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. million K-12 students. Wash your spirit clean.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. million K-12 students. Wash your spirit clean.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Adoptions, non-adoptions, civics, SEL, career-ready education, and the possible recession. Report highlights. More important, teachers are stringing together groups of supplemental resources to create their curricula. Of course, states are investing in technology devices and infrastructure, but also in data-driven learning.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! Here’s how Google describes it : “ The Chromebook App Hub , an online resource to help educators, administrators and developers work together to learn about Chromebook apps and activity ideas for schools.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms.

Chromebook 48

Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 48