article thumbnail

Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Digital Promise

Parents are also increasingly worried about what their children may access or be exposed to online. Student data privacy should not be a victim to tumultuous times. COVID-19 is the first social media pandemic. COVID-19 is the first social media pandemic. Accessing reliable information.

article thumbnail

How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

Digital Promise

Remind staff about student data privacy and security. You should not record or snap photos of your remote classroom with student images and then post on social media. Review the Staff Responsible Use policy in your employee handbook and remember that the policy still applies to working from home.

How To 428
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

article thumbnail

Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

Edsurge

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.

article thumbnail

Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

Edsurge

“That means services for medically fragile students and other vulnerable children, an emergency support plan for all first responders and healthcare workers to support child care and other needs, access to appropriate testing and care, feeding programs, and learning packets and specific guidance for online learning.”

Company 139
article thumbnail

Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

Edsurge

But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). CHATBOT CHAMPIONS: AdmitHub , a Boston-based edtech startup that creates conversational AI to help students through college, has some numbers to back up its college-expert chatbots. but will eventually be brought to the U.S.

Tools 71
article thumbnail

16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens grew and I became aware of more organizations, as well as some of their supporting tools and resources. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed. URL: makered.org.