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Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

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Micro-credential COVID-19 Library. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and educators have been tasked with shifting teaching and learning online, and many are seeking resources to support learning in this new environment. Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times.

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Instructure Is Back on the Stock Market, But Not Much Change Expected For Canvas Users

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Today’s move is expected to have little impact on the company’s strategy, meaning little will change for educators who use Canvas. Meanwhile, some educators worried that the company was cashing in by selling out the privacy of its users. They’re clearly not pushing the claims that their former CEO was pushing,” he adds.

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K-12 Leaders Unite for ‘Check the Privacy,’ a One-Stop Shop for Safe Classroom Tech

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For years, the privacy community has been urging educators to be more intentional—and careful—about introducing new tech tools in their classrooms. But expecting teachers to wade through the legalese of every vendor’s privacy policy may be too much to ask for. We’re all trying to solve the same problem.”

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How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

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Help students and families find wifi to conserve LTE data and support other devices. With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Remind staff about student data privacy and security.

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How Librarians Hold the Key to Future Ready Schools

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In June, I began working formally with the Alliance for Excellent Education as Lead for Future Ready Librarians. Thanks to a partnership with Follett, I am now collaborating with national educational leaders to connect librarians and libraries to the strategic work of districts. the answer is coming back: “Heck Yeah!”.

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Making Sure Your Online Services Protect Your Students’ Data

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Reg Leichty provided an overview of the two key federal regulations regarding student data and privacy, starting with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). There are exceptions for studies, evaluation by state and federal agencies, and health or safety purposes. Identifying Trusted Apps.

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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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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