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Data Privacy in a Pandemic? Parents Are Concerned, But Still Welcome More Tech

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The nonprofit CDT therefore classifies student online and data privacy as a “mid- to low-level” concern for parents. Still, parents further answered that they are equally responsible (52 percent) for their studentsdata privacy as their child’s school administrators are.

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5 ways our district streamlines edtech ecosystems

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Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. However, since COVID-19 shifted schools and classrooms online, it’s not surprising that tech usage has reached an all-time high. Tech-enabled learning is here to stay.

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5 ways our district streamlines edtech ecosystems

eSchool News

Student data privacy has been at the forefront of district leaders’ minds well before the pandemic. However, since COVID-19 shifted schools and classrooms online, it’s not surprising that tech usage has reached an all-time high. Tech-enabled learning is here to stay.

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

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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.

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Overcoming security and privacy concerns with e-learning

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It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. Without modern technology and near-constant connectivity, online learning wouldn’t be possible. How students can help secure their personal data. Cybersecurity is everyone’s business.

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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

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Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? New edtech accountability tool CatchOn launched on Tuesday. The tool is currently available on Chromebooks, but the company promises an iOS version soon. FOR THE ELL'S: McGraw-Hill today launched ELLevate English , a customizable online course for English Language Learners in grades 7-12.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

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The company in the interim is led by Charles Goodman, an operating partner at Thoma Bravo and former CEO of Thoma Bravo portfolio company Frontline Education, which provides administrative tools to more than 12,000 educational institutions. The company is also on the search for a new CFO. Goodman will only lead the company temporarily.

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