Digital Promise
MARCH 30, 2020
Create learning resources and activities that can be done offline. Students without wifi can download videos and activities while connected and access them later when offline. Here’s a list of ideas for offline resources from Verizon Innovative Learning Schools. Remind staff about student data privacy and security.
Digital Promise
APRIL 16, 2020
In the last month, our teaching and learning environment has been upended. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and educators have been tasked with shifting teaching and learning online, and many are seeking resources to support learning in this new environment. Collaborating with peers and colleagues.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Among the key findings: K-12 teachers and parents have apparently not been deterred by the hurried transition to digital learning during the pandemic. For both groups, 76 percent support increased levels of online learning even after students return to school full time.
Edsurge
MARCH 16, 2020
Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. The Case For Shutting Schools Down Instead of Moving Classes Online.
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. Bill Fitzgerald, director of the privacy initiative, Common Sense Education.
Edsurge
MARCH 8, 2017
LEAVING THE AMAZON: At last year’s SXSWedu, Amazon’s Education team and the company’s General Manager of K-12 Education, Rohit Agarwal, launched the " Inspire " platform, with promises to support the open education resources space. The company’s President and CEO, David Levin, says that the tool is currently available outside of the U.S.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 13, 2018
Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. It is in everyone’s best interests to ensure that schools protect the digital rights of their stakeholders, putting the best interests of students and teachers at the center.”. Related: Psst!
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