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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

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What can be done to improve security and protect student information? Discuss the risks associated with internet usage, social media, and online information; although a difficult conversation to be had, it allows parents to answer questions, share best practices, set parental controls, and limit internet usage. Conclusion.

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Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers

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Social media is an increasingly important part of students' lives; in fact, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media. To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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The solution allows teachers to conveniently create and grade tests aligned with Learning Objectives, review student and class performance based on Benchmarks, generate analytical reports and export grade books pre-formatted for LMS input, and much more.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Tagged on: April 20, 2017 OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in | The Princetonian → Princeton University is moving to 2FA authentication for student LMS logins.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Tagged on: April 20, 2017 OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in | The Princetonian → Princeton University is moving to 2FA authentication for student LMS logins.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. . ” The Pew Research Center on “ Activism in the Social Media Age.”

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

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Instructure, for example, undertook its fifth annual security audit this year to identify possible vulnerabilities in its LMS Canvas. ” Unfortunately, too often education technology companies and educators are willing to trade security and privacy for the sake of convenience in the classroom. Under surveillance by police.

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