Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

And that creates data that can be shared. There have been efforts to create a data standard for measuring student activity before, mostly notably xAPI (also called “Tin Can”). Today, a growing number of edtech companies are also signing on to use Caliper, which offers improved data architecture and ease of implementation.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Data analytics tools give the visibility school districts need to transform data into meaningful and actionable insights. Mike Schwab has spent his career in finance, enterprise software sales and edtech.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2020

“We need to make sure that in this sale, student data is not going to be sold—that it’s not going to be monetized,” said Cristina Colquhoun, an instructional developer at Oklahoma State University’s libraries, who coordinated the letter-writing effort, which was jointly edited by many in the edtech community using a shared Google Doc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

2016 has been a busy year for data privacy advocates. University of California, Berkeley students filed suit against Google for illegally scanning their emails. Pokemon Go launched its wildly popular location-based and data-hungry augmented reality game.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2018

For three days in March (12-15), almost 1,000 edtech leaders will descend on Washington, DC to connect, learn, network, and share solutions. Starting with an international focus, CoSN/UNESCO Global Symposium will highlight the essential digital-citizenship skills needed by students to be successful in today’s global environment.

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eSpark

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Where does the privacy conversation start? Think of inputs as the information you enter into an AI system—anything from your side of a Google Bard conversation to the conversation you have with an AI transcription app to a large spreadsheet full of student assessment data. What safeguards are in place to protect it?

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

According to a student data privacy law passed there a few years ago, anyone who collects or shares students’ personally identifiable information (or PII, as the shorthand goes) can be punished by up to six months in prison or $10,000 in fines. After all, they ask themselves, what’s the worst that could happen?

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? Seesaw —Student-driven digital portfolio ? TECH USED ?

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Mentor students in safe, legal, and ethical practices with digital tools ad the protection of intellectual rights and property. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. I am an avid edtech blogger. Protect student data privacy.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

The budgeting team needs to understand the many roles of edtech as well. Edtech needs sustained funding over time because once tech initiatives are started, they can’t be stopped. Online assessments will always raise student data privacy concerns. When issues arise, in-person meetings are best.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! While I can’t actually fit 100 ideas into this blog post and podcast episode, I can offer you a FREE Google Chromebook resource that is loaded with ideas, lessons, apps, and more! Click To Tweet.

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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.”.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Despite the headlines , Google Duplex did not defeat “the Turing Test.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S. Edtech Companies?” ” EdScoop on the Wildflower chain of schools : “What happens when student-tracking technology meets Montessori ’s century-old teaching style?

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” ” The head of the OECD ’s education division, Andreas Schleicher, writes in The Hill about “Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution.” May Be About to Fire Its President.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” Education in the Courts. million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” The Information reported that Rubin was “involved in an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate while he was at Google.” ” Maha Bali writing for Prof Hacker : “Against the 3A’s of EdTech: AI , Analytics , and Adaptive Technologies in Education.” “When Is The U.S.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

“ Will Trump care about student data privacy? ” “Where to Find Money for Your School’s Edtech Purchases ,” [according to Edsurge](Where to Find Money for Your School’s Edtech Purchases). Google has acquired Quiklabs , a tech training company. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. Arguably, the closure of Google Reader was not just a blow to news consumption; it was a blow to blogging as well. And “free” doesn’t last. The TED Talk.

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