Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

After four months, Pounce had exchanged nearly 200,000 messages with 3,100 students on questions around tuition, student housing, financial aid and more. A (VR) TRIP TO PAKISTAN: PenPal Schools, an Austin-based online learning organization, announced Monday the release of its latest course: VR Field Trip to Pakistan.

Tools 71

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 71

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.

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

EdSurge: Barbara, your group, Project Information Literacy, recently published a report where you sat down with professors and students to talk about algorithms and how they’re impacting our lives. Short: I underwent that very formal legal process to try to get my data. How did you go about the study?

Education 98

Education Data Company Student Data Privacy 98

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! Colorado vendors and school districts are required by the state to facilitate safe online learning experiences. Listed here in the order in which their nominations were received are program finalists.

Education 120

Education Learning EdTech Data 120

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Additionally, leaders can reduce inequity through closing the digital divide while protecting privacy, and scale up the good practices of special educators, a standout from their peers, to protect all students. The recommendations were shaped by surveys and focus groups commissioned by CDT. View the findings here. “It

Student Data Privacy 71

Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Survey Data 71

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) However, the questions have largely stayed the same: Do technologies ensure quality learning and positive student outcomes? recommendations for the edtech industry to protect student data privacy.

EdTech 60

EdTech Student Data Privacy MOOC Policies 60

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Career Training Groups Encouraged by Trump Pick for CTE Job.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Via LJWorld.com : “KU student who hacked computers and changed his grades is convicted of 4 felonies.”

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. Students have been utilizing Chromebooks and other high-tech tools as they gain their education, and now Kindles have been added to the curriculum.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.” “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. No doubt, some of these videos helped highlight the violence that students — particularly students of color — face at the hands of disciplinarians. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. Elsewhere in for-profit higher ed: “ Veterans Groups Seek a Crackdown on Deceptive Colleges,” The New York Times reports.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52