eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Key points: More and more steps have become essential to protect critical data How to maintain secure access and data privacy 4 ways to improve your district’s data privacy For more news on data protection, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub Protecting our privacy and security is challenging. Really challenging.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols. As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how data privacy concerns are expanding with education technology use. Evaluate Technology Tools for Effective Data Privacy.

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Securly

APRIL 2, 2024

Read on to learn more about AI in education and how this new solution thwarts the associated challenges. The State of AI in K-12 Education The use of AI in schools is presenting both opportunities and challenges for K-12 educators. Almost all teachers agree that at least some AI education is needed.

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PlagiarismCheck

MAY 4, 2023

The Ethics of Using Plagiarism Checkers in Education: Balancing Privacy and Academic Integrity While plagiarism checkers are very helpful in maintaining academic integrity, their use raises ethical considerations. Plagiarism detection ethics and correctness play an extremely high role in the entire educational system.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 29, 2018

Common Sense, a nonprofit that rates ed-tech products, evaluated the privacy policies of 100 popular educational apps and online services, finding deficiencies in most. The post Most Ed-Tech Products Don’t Meet Minimum Criteria in Their Privacy Policies, Report Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Rider oversees career and technical education in Allen Parish, a region of rural Louisiana known for pine forests and the state’s largest casino. About 85 percent of high school graduates in 2019 had taken at least one course in career and technical education, or CTE. Louisiana bet big on career education.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 6, 2022

Data Privacy for Startups. Starting a new business can be challenging, but incorporating data privacy from its inception need not be. However, data privacy is rarely considered in the face of new ideas, marketing efforts, and other things. The following data privacy checklist is all you need for your startup.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2023

After I share the information with you in this post, you'll be even more concerned, but perhaps will find some ways that you can work with students until we have AI to help us with this problem (which will be used by education when it is invented.) Perhaps this is why Open AI produced the Educator Considerations for Chat GPT.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning and operational efficiency. However, the integration of AI into higher education also raises concerns about its ethical use , including data privacy, security and the potential for bias in algorithms.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Impact: How Educational AI is Making the Grade. Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “ Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022 ” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:25.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

A large part of CoSN’s mission is to participate in edtech-related policy discussions at both national and state levels. Their agenda includes: Ensuring ample funding for educational technology, enhancing the effectiveness of the E-rate program, safeguarding the privacy and security of student data, and fostering digital equity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

What should teachers be expected to know about student data privacy and ethics? Was that information included in codes of education ethics? Very few state standards have anything about protecting privacy, or even much about data,” she says, aside from policies touching on FERPA or disposing of data properly.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

educational institutions shared that data with third parties. To observers, this threatens to amplify the data privacy problem faced by K-12 schools, which have become a big target for hackers. And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. But many companies aren’t being as careful.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging AI, the influence of this technology on educational ecosystems is undeniable. Periodic reassessments should be conducted.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI. These partners will help shape three key outputs of TeachAI: 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

With ISTE, Digital Promise, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, the World Economic Forum and many more , these organizations state they are coming together to create policy recommendations, revise the K-12 CS Framework to include AI teaching with AI, and engage diverse stakeholders.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

As schools across the nation shift to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some educators are trying out new mobile apps, free trials of software, and other tools that promise to enhance or at least support their efforts. As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Within K-12 education, there is no greater priority than student welfare. Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. Student welfare is the mission that brought so many of us to the space.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial intelligence is the top conversation among educators everywhere. It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Let's do this!

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

Federal, state and district mandates dictate graduates’ data receive the same oversight and privacy protection required throughout their K–12 education. . RQS scans paper records and uses Laserfiche software for formatting and privacy protections , says Tebbenkamp. That’s not just for grads, that’s for all our students.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2023

Edtech has become inseparable from the education system. But how prepared are K-12 districts to handle the thorny privacy and security issues that these tools raise? Previous studies of policies around student information have revealed that edtech companies often don’t disclose their data practices.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2018

The change: I’ve previously documented that state department of education and school district websites appear to be lagging other sectors in offering HTTPS (and other important secure browsing features) to their users. American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF). Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA). Education Post.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

TCEA 2019: As Ed Tech Expands, So Do Privacy Concerns. Educators and IT leaders gathered on Wednesday to talk about privacy in education — or, as Sheryl Abshire put it, “the things that keep you up at night.” What’s the state of privacy in education today? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 02/06/2019 - 16:40.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Unlike mythical unicorns, though, some of these school privacy officers actually exist. Well, yes and no. But mostly no.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Understanding FERPA: How K–12 Schools Can Update Their Data Privacy Approach. Administrators and educational staff at schools around the country understand the importance of protecting student privacy. FERPA is well known within the educational community, but it is often misunderstood. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Hawes added that there are a number of state , local and tribal data privacy laws for districts to consider as well. “At eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key points: Administrators would like help creating comprehensive classroom AI policies What’s the latest on AI in education ? “Our survey reveals a critical opportunity for shaping AI’s role in education. AI: Can it think like your students do?

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So valuable is this data that criminals will pay as much as $350 for a student record on the black market , Melissa Tebbenkamp, co-chair of the Consortium for School Networking ’s working group on student data privacy, tells Education Week. . Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

The committee’s roughly 250-page report also made recommendations for governmental policies and future research on the topic. Reich, a professor of education at the University of California, Irving, School of Education. Not only that, any policy directives have to come with funding and support, the committee urges.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

The health crisis has introduced new forms of data collection into higher education, but these are largely changes of degree, not kind. They want privacy. Some educators and institutions are listening, and responding. I believe strongly in privacy. We should have a right to privacy.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI holds much promise for the future of education AI tools can offer personalization and targeted interventions Discover more about what AI in education holds for teaching and learning Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

As schools across the nation shift to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some educators are trying out new mobile apps, free trials of software, and other tools that promise to enhance or at least support their efforts. As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

As schools across the nation shift to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some educators are trying out new mobile apps, free trials of software, and other tools that promise to enhance or at least support their efforts. As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Google recently announced that Jamboard is winding down in 2024 (Details here) and educators across the world are now in search of viable alternatives. In this post, we provide suggestions and resources for three powerful white boarding alternatives that integrate seamlessly with Google for Education.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 1, 2015

Only 25% of colleges that collect disciplinary information have formal written policies to guide their use of it. Only 37% of high schools maintain formal, written policies regarding disclosure of student disciplinary records to colleges.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2019

When Kathleen Sutherland took the helm as Chief Privacy Officer for the University of Colorado in 2003, there weren’t very many people in higher ed she could turn to for guidance and advice. And that’s led more universities to create designated roles for chief privacy officers (CPOs) who are taking on an ever-evolving responsibilities. “I

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