eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Key points: More and more steps have become essential to protect critical data How to maintain secure access and data privacy 4 ways to improve your district’s data privacy For more news on data protection, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub Protecting our privacy and security is challenging. Really challenging.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

To observers, this threatens to amplify the data privacy problem faced by K-12 schools, which have become a big target for hackers. And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. Looking at a company’s privacy policy will give you a sense of whether the company understands privacy, Lewis says.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 29, 2018

Common Sense, a nonprofit that rates ed-tech products, evaluated the privacy policies of 100 popular educational apps and online services, finding deficiencies in most. The post Most Ed-Tech Products Don’t Meet Minimum Criteria in Their Privacy Policies, Report Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 6, 2022

Data Privacy for Startups. Starting a new business can be challenging, but incorporating data privacy from its inception need not be. However, data privacy is rarely considered in the face of new ideas, marketing efforts, and other things. The following data privacy checklist is all you need for your startup.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols. As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how data privacy concerns are expanding with education technology use. Educators Should Take Responsibility for Student Data Privacy.

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Securly

APRIL 2, 2024

Beyond its impact on academic integrity, AI use in schools also raises issues about student data privacy and digital citizenship. AI Chat also gives you complete visibility into how students are interacting with it, so you can adjust policies as needed to guide your students toward productive and responsible AI use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2023

They state in this paper “We recognize that many school districts and higher education institutions do not currently account for generative AI in their policies on academic dishonesty. Recommendation: Consider writing into policies that all written work can and will be "spot checked" with conversations about the written work.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

To observers, this threatens to amplify the data privacy problem faced by K-12 schools, which have become a big target for hackers. And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. Looking at a company’s privacy policy will give you a sense of whether the company understands privacy, Lewis says.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

A large part of CoSN’s mission is to participate in edtech-related policy discussions at both national and state levels. Their agenda includes: Ensuring ample funding for educational technology, enhancing the effectiveness of the E-rate program, safeguarding the privacy and security of student data, and fostering digital equity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

What should teachers be expected to know about student data privacy and ethics? Very few state standards have anything about protecting privacy, or even much about data,” she says, aside from policies touching on FERPA or disposing of data properly. What is privacy? Mandinach and a colleague were tasked with answering.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

Federal, state and district mandates dictate graduates’ data receive the same oversight and privacy protection required throughout their K–12 education. . RQS scans paper records and uses Laserfiche software for formatting and privacy protections , says Tebbenkamp. That’s not just for grads, that’s for all our students.”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Policy Development: Establish clear policies around the responsible use of AI, keeping in mind to align them with existing federal guidelines and best practices. Data Governance and Privacy: Make sure you have robust data governance policies in place and that you are compliant with privacy regulations.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. While never far from being top of mind for school district leadership and parents, recent news has brought the issue of student data privacy to even greater prominence.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy. You obviously have all of the privacy concerns that carry over from the use of ed tech generally,” says Amelia Vance, director of education privacy for the Future of Privacy Forum. “Is

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PlagiarismCheck

MAY 4, 2023

The Ethics of Using Plagiarism Checkers in Education: Balancing Privacy and Academic Integrity While plagiarism checkers are very helpful in maintaining academic integrity, their use raises ethical considerations. Are students’ honor, dignity and privacy the highest values while plagiarism verification?

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI. AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

With ISTE, Digital Promise, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, the World Economic Forum and many more , these organizations state they are coming together to create policy recommendations, revise the K-12 CS Framework to include AI teaching with AI, and engage diverse stakeholders. We need to keep them safe — something we've not done very well.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2023

But how prepared are K-12 districts to handle the thorny privacy and security issues that these tools raise? Not very, according to “Uncovering Privacy and Security Challenges In K-12 Schools,” a new study of how districts handle privacy and security issues from researchers at the University of Chicago and New York University.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Finally, the Gmail viewer functionality no longer meets the requirements of the Hāpara ethical monitoring policy. This policy emphasizes transparency and student privacy. Since viewing student Gmail outside of instructional hours is not necessary, it would go against the spirit of this policy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Unlike mythical unicorns, though, some of these school privacy officers actually exist. Well, yes and no. But mostly no.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

TCEA 2019: As Ed Tech Expands, So Do Privacy Concerns. Educators and IT leaders gathered on Wednesday to talk about privacy in education — or, as Sheryl Abshire put it, “the things that keep you up at night.” What’s the state of privacy in education today? K–12 Data Privacy Policies Must Catch Up to Technology Use.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Hawes added that there are a number of state , local and tribal data privacy laws for districts to consider as well. “At This isn’t just about privacy.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

AI technologies used in education must protect student privacy and data. Partnering with teachers, parents, and students will be critical to improving educational outcomes, protecting privacy and civil rights, and understanding of these technologies. At the event, Sen. Department of Education and Alberto M. How is it Made?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Understanding FERPA: How K–12 Schools Can Update Their Data Privacy Approach. Administrators and educational staff at schools around the country understand the importance of protecting student privacy. MORE FROM EDTECH: Biometrics may be a boon for physical security, but some experts have concerns over data privacy. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So valuable is this data that criminals will pay as much as $350 for a student record on the black market , Melissa Tebbenkamp, co-chair of the Consortium for School Networking ’s working group on student data privacy, tells Education Week. . Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

They want privacy. They’re communicating more clearly about how and why they use data and recruiting students to help create tech policies and tools. I believe strongly in privacy. We should have a right to privacy.” They want a say over how their information is used. Institutions are going to benefit from that.”

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Lawmakers, school officials meet over facial recognition technology in schools – By Kathleen Shannon, Montana Public Radio State lawmakers studying facial recognition technology expressed concerns about student privacy when the tech is used in schools. The post Your Weekly News Briefs first appeared on EdNews Daily.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 1, 2015

Only 25% of colleges that collect disciplinary information have formal written policies to guide their use of it. Only 37% of high schools maintain formal, written policies regarding disclosure of student disciplinary records to colleges. Quite simply, this practice must cease.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy. You obviously have all of the privacy concerns that carry over from the use of ed tech generally,” says Amelia Vance, director of education privacy for the Future of Privacy Forum. “Is

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

As they work to move instruction online, administrators and other educators should not deprioritize privacy. You obviously have all of the privacy concerns that carry over from the use of ed tech generally,” says Amelia Vance, director of education privacy for the Future of Privacy Forum. “Is

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Our district technology director mentioned Google''s impending privacy policy change to me weeks ago, but I was not paying too much attention until this last week. A pretty significant privacy policy change takes effect March 1st (tomorrow). digital citizenship google privacy' Hope this is helpful to you!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key points: Administrators would like help creating comprehensive classroom AI policies What’s the latest on AI in education ? AI: Can it think like your students do? ” The results are encouraging when it comes to analyzing how AI might improve teachers’ day-to-day experiences.

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Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Advocates would have us believe that school districts are incapable of making responsible decisions about technology-related privacy and security issues affecting students. Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. and compliance.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

The committee’s roughly 250-page report also made recommendations for governmental policies and future research on the topic. The 13-year-old threshold isn’t based on developmental research, Reich’s area of expertise, but was set by the lawmakers who created the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. “In

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Now they ask teachers to check the tool’s data privacy policy and age requirements when making a request, so they have a better understanding of why a tool is—or isn’t—a good fit. As the executive director of curriculum and instruction for Union County Public Schools, a district of over 41,000 students outside Charlotte, N.C.,

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

APRIL 3, 2022

Link to Privacy Policy Link to Terms of Service. Seating Chart Slides by Alice Keeler takes a list of student names in a Google Doc™ and sends each name to a tile in Google Slides™. This collects no user data. The post Seating Chart Slides by Alice Keeler appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. Due to student privacy concerns, a number of states fail to connect their K-12 school and workforce data sets.

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