eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. As an Education Technology Specialist at one of Colorado’s fastest-growing districts, District 49, I was tasked 5 years ago with the responsibility to ensure our district complied with federal and student data privacy laws.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies. Rather than creating policies and compliance guidelines from scratch, start with what works and adapt it for your school. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

Often that means getting third-party certifications that accentuate user privacy, such as the Future of Privacy Forum’s student privacy pledge. For example: ClassLink, a company used by districts to manage sign-on information, currently displays on its website 17 such pledges, badges and guidelines.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 28, 2015

For those who care about the privacy of student information, it is equally important to address issues of IT security – for even the best privacy policies and laws are meaningless if student data is left exposed to unauthorized personnel on school computers or out on the internet. Image credits.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

In addition, large disparities exist among student subgroups, particularly by ethnicity and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. An extension of Lightspeed Digital Insight , the Digital Equity module takes the guesswork out of understanding how students are using digital tools off-campus.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Educational apps have become valuable tools for educators to engage students and streamline classroom activities. Third-Party Vetting: Encourage district staff to confirm privacy policy compliance using vetted third-party directories.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

Often that means getting third-party certifications that accentuate user privacy, such as the Future of Privacy Forum’s student privacy pledge. For example: ClassLink, a company used by districts to manage sign-on information, currently displays on its website 17 such pledges, badges and guidelines.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

During the edLeader Panel, “ Leadership Challenges and Solutions Regarding Data Privacy in Technology-Enriched Learning Environments ,” three district leaders discussed the five critical guidelines for ensuring data privacy in the use of technology in their districts.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use. Establish Transparent, FERPA-Compliant Policies DO: Locate and review your school or district's social media guidelines. Next Steps Check out our Protect Student Data Privacy page.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

No matter how skilled, knowledgeable, passionate, or persistent school district employees are in building and attending to a student data privacy compliance program, the work simply cannot succeed without a leadership champion.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Although it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when dealing with privacy and security issues, you can start tomorrow with simple solutions like finding out what your school’s breach notification plan is, and if your school doesn’t have one, start the conversation. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

When Congress passed FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in 1974, school and district leaders could rely on once-a-year training and reviews to make sure they remained in compliance. Now, when educators could potentially add a new app with a few mouse clicks, managing student data privacy is a never-ending task.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The group shared guidelines from the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, which were created to help school leaders implement policies to address AI/generative AI in schools. Privacy and Security Measures: Review your student data privacy policy and practices and how they relate when using AI tools.

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Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Develop and Communicate Clear Guidelines for AI Use It’s essential to develop clear guidelines and policies to ensure students, teachers, and other staff fully understand the proper and responsible use of generative AI. Like with other guidelines, AI policies should not be created in a vacuum.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. I think that was a really smart use of the data that you all did have at your disposal. Outside of school hours.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Highlights include new reader functionality in Destiny Library Manager, offline access on Chromebooks and support for exporting eBook notes to Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive documents, web accessibility guidelines update to Destiny Discover, QoL updates to the Lexile Reading Program Service and Resource Manager, and more.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2017

Neglecting Student Data Privacy and Security Safeguards Most alternative providers aren’t subject to the restrictions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the well-known federal law that safeguards student data from kindergarten on up. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. “Dean Dad” Matt Reed responds to Senator Alexander’s proposal to limit student loans. ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ Rockhurst University is sued over data breach in phishing scam.”

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