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How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols

EdTech Magazine

To offer some insight, the National Cyber Security Alliance offers guidance on using technology that adheres to the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how data privacy concerns are expanding with education technology use. schools. .

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

From unencrypted browsing during a class activity to embedding videos into presentations, schools can inadvertently compromise student privacy by exposing them to tracking cookies, according to a recently issued report from the Consortium of School Networking. Find more best practices for maintaining student data privacy!

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As Instructure Changes Ownership, Academics Worry Whether Student Data Will Be Protected

Edsurge

“We need to make sure that in this sale, student data is not going to be sold—that it’s not going to be monetized,” said Cristina Colquhoun, an instructional developer at Oklahoma State University’s libraries, who coordinated the letter-writing effort, which was jointly edited by many in the edtech community using a shared Google Doc.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition)

Doug Levin

A day late perhaps, but here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It is important that we address the need for changes to privacy/security policy and practice based on rigorous, replicable analysis and methods.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

At this time of the year, some businesses are busy filing expenses and reports. 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’. Many adults are frantically filling stockings.

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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). They trained volunteers to access Lexia’s reports and use the data to adjust direct instruction. TECH USED ?

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Pursuing Academic Freedom and Data Privacy Is a Balancing Act

Edsurge

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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