Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Few of us can argue that the internet and its connected technology has changed the global educational landscape for the better. More students than ever before now have access to a quality education, no matter where they live. Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students.

Learning 254

Learning Student Data Privacy Data Software 254

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Check out the Cybersecurity Leadership Game , a valuable group cybersecurity professional development tool. 4) 2023 Driving K-12 Innovation CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation 2023 series continues to provide trend reports that support the integration of emerging technologies in education. Preview the CoSN TLE Seal Application.

EdTech 124

EdTech Resources Student Data Privacy Data 124

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

Industry 151

Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 151

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Check out the Cybersecurity Leadership Game , a valuable group cybersecurity professional development tool. 4) 2023 Driving K-12 Innovation CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation 2023 series continues to provide trend reports that support the integration of emerging technologies in education. Preview the CoSN TLE Seal Application.

EdTech 122

EdTech Resources Student Data Privacy Data 122

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

More than a million cases of child identity theft are reported every year and, as school districts continue to introduce students to new technology and advanced digital curriculum, Internet safety education is becoming an increasingly essential tool when preventing cybercrime.

Data 150

Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 151

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 151

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Students are particularly vulnerable to data theft and breaches because they have “clean” data — unblemished credit reports and pristine Social Security numbers — that cybercriminals want to exploit. But there are some easy and basic fixes to help students become better digital citizens.

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Absent an ethical framework to guide our decisions, I am increasingly of the mind that the answers to the important questions about educational technology are ‘turtles all the way down.’ That we go through elaborate theater to suggest that this is NOT true of online testing says more about education policy than technology.

EdTech 150

EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. LTG will maintain the existing Blackboard student data privacy policy.

Blackboard 83

Blackboard LMS Moodle Student Data Privacy 83

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? The degree of privacy a student gets should not be dependent on that student’s socioeconomic status. The concerns raised in the report are not hypothetical nor without merit.

Social Media 112

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 112

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

No commentary this week (not for a lack of things to say, just time), but one quick update: TV news reports of school cyber incidents are quite telling: sometimes for what they report, sometimes for how they report, sometimes for what they omit. " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Student Data Privacy Industry 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

No commentary this week (not for a lack of things to say, just time), but one quick update: TV news reports of school cyber incidents are quite telling: sometimes for what they report, sometimes for how they report, sometimes for what they omit. " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Student Data Privacy Industry 150

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Was their children’s private data going to be safe even outside the district’s hands? Baltimore County has become a leader in student data privacy and security, and is one of only 13 districts in the nation to earn a Trusted Learning Environment seal from CoSN, the membership group representing the nation’s K-12 school technology leaders.

Data 63

Data Digital Learning Student Data Privacy Learning 63

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

Our guests include: Barbara Fister, a longtime academic librarian who is also serving as a scholar in residence at Project Information Literacy, where she just worked on a report called “Information Literacy in the Age of Algorithms.”. Sarah, what is it about facial recognition technology that is raising some concerns?

Education 95

Education Data Company Student Data Privacy 95

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

EdSurgents captured these tidbits in our reporter notebooks—take a look below. For instance, at last year’s conference, only 3 percent of the 350 panels explicitly addressed the role that technology plays in widening or closing the opportunity gap. KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS about the news, reports Common Sense Media.

Tools 69

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 69

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Privacy and data-security themes are also woven into Raytown’s professional development workshops, curriculum planning sessions and even parent-teacher conferences. It’s become part of our school culture,” said Melissa Tebbenkamp, Raytown’s director of instructional technology. “If

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Today, we’re seeing a growing number of new ed-tech solutions being adopted directly by teachers, prompting an opportunity to revisit who should be making decisions when it comes to which technologies are used in schools. They’re charged with considerations like scale, compliance, and student data privacy.

Broadband 75

Broadband Student Data Privacy Survey Assessment 75

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Last week undergraduates at Harvard University raised concerns about the institution handing over their data to an anti-affirmative action group as part of a lawsuit. 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.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

. — Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? A Facebook group, Amazing Educational Resources, has compiled a spreadsheet of more than 400 free offerings. Pitches about new products could add to the noise.

Company 129

Company Social Media Policies Student Data Privacy 129

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology. They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show.

Robotics 41

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sponsored by ClassLink While artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new technologies, recent leaps in the technology driving these tools are rapidly transforming our day-to-day lives. Reporting: Educate the school community about how to report incidents or concerns.

Policies 115

Policies Guidelines Training Report 115

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Last month, the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published a report arguing schools and districts should go the way of other industries and hire a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee their organization’s privacy policies and practices. Jim Corns is helping steward the data of nearly 115,000 students.

Student Data Privacy 134

Student Data Privacy Data Education Policies 134

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That’s a critical question now that many, if not most, of the nation’s 51 million students are learning online at least some of the time. That’s because there’s no federal requirement for school districts to report data breaches. However, Levin’s own analysis of the data he shared with the GAO arrived at different totals.

Pearson 145

Pearson Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 145

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. That could be a problem."

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. That could be a problem."

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests.

Education 128

Education Learning EdTech Data 128

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Report highlights. More important, teachers are stringing together groups of supplemental resources to create their curricula. No matter what the subject, though, every publisher should be ready to share their student data privacy standards for their digital tools.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held. Lloyd Doggett, (D- Texas).

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Overview : “Teachers can struggle with teaching ratio and proportion concepts to students. Encourage students create a doll of themselves by using ratios, proportions and technology. Students will work in groups of two. Students complete homework or classwork assignments through the ASSISTments platform.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This K-12 ‘data switch’ uses proprietary and open standards to talk to a wide variety of data sources, and merges data into a single store to provide a unified view of educational data - such as achievement, attendance and students at risk - in real time.

Chromebook 48

Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 48

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released a new report — with accompanying survey findings — that reflect the urgent need to provide improved student privacy support to teachers, parents, and students. The recommendations were shaped by surveys and focus groups commissioned by CDT.

Student Data Privacy 89

Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Survey Data 89