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AI in Education: Privacy and Security

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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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Confronting K-12 Cybersecurity and the End of Innocence

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In discussions among educators and entrepreneurs about the importance of student data privacy, issues of information technology security risks and threats are often glossed over. While data breaches and technology vulnerabilities from companies such as.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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Apple and Google continue to up the ante in their quest to win adoption in classrooms. Former Google Design Ethicist: Relying on Big Tech in Schools Is a ‘Race to the Bottom’. Google’s 12 Education Updates Include Classwork and a (Slight) Classroom Makeover. First, let’s get down to business.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

techlearning

Monthly webinars will tackle topics such as Student Data Privacy: A Priority and Essential Commitment (October 8th) and Cyber Security: A Critical School District Priority (November 12th). Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? Seesaw —Student-driven digital portfolio ?

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Educators as Empowered Citizens (Unpacking the ISTE Standards for Educators)

Tech Helpful

Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. Learning how to critically look for resources on the internet is a valuable tool.

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Meet Caliper, the Data Standard That May Help Us (Finally) Measure Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

This sharing of data between different social apps is possible because they have a standard way of exchanging this data. So far, data sharing capabilities are fairly limited in today’s education technology tools, because there is no standard agreement on how to share data between them.

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Pursuing Academic Freedom and Data Privacy Is a Balancing Act

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The company’s software can be used to manage who gets to see what data, allowing a help desk employee to access student enrollment records but not financial aid, for example. 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.

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