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Instructure Is Back on the Stock Market, But Not Much Change Expected For Canvas Users

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Officials from the company, which makes the Canvas learning-management system used at many colleges and schools, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, marking its IPO. And Instructure’s latest prospectus doesn’t mention big plans to use data or algorithms, notes Hill.

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K-12 Leaders Unite for ‘Check the Privacy,’ a One-Stop Shop for Safe Classroom Tech

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Called Check the Privacy , the initiative, announced Wednesday, aims to provide a one-stop shop for educators searching for safe, secure tools to use with their students. A screenshot of Check the Privacy's searchable library of more than 7,000 edtech products.

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Making Sure Your Online Services Protect Your Students’ Data

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While a Learning Management System may be used to collect and provide information about classes, calendars, and assignments, there may also be a separate Student Information System that holds the data on each student’s schedules, grades, and other records. Reg Leichty. About the Moderator.

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

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The pending $2 billion sale of one of the largest learning management systems to a private equity firm has raised questions about what happens to the trove of student data held in the company’s courses. But until actual actions are taken, we won’t stop fighting for what we need to protect our students.

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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5 Critical Guidelines for Student Data Privacy

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Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies.

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Get to the root of the edtech issues with three key questions

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Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. Schools and districts need to have a system that collects data on all programs being used so that leadership can get a clearer picture of what’s happening in the classroom. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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