eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2021

With schools planning for the 2021-2022 school year, a threat already impacting districts across the country is on many district leaders’ minds. Ransomware is proving to be a thorn in the side of the federal government, healthcare institutions, IT organizations, and school districts. .

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2021

To achieve this, education leaders can provide school-based services–like confidential telehealth. In addition to academics, schools are a place for students to socialize. Creating safe, supportive spaces where every student can thrive is a critical goal for most educators. The pandemic’s impact on LGBTQ+ students.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2023

ROCHESTER, NY (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Counslr , the text-based mental health support platform, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Athena High School of the Greece Central School District. Athena High School is the second of many high schools to recently partner with Counslr.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

These detailed reviews allow school districts to easily compare instructional materials and choose the best in order to deliver a robust educational program for students. It is the perfect complement to the four other titles we have developed for Texas high school science programs (including AP and IB).

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2015

To assist schools grappling with making the digital leap, three large, national professional education associations offer practical guidance, best practices and examples of model technology-enabled schools. in which confidential student data was sold. in which confidential student data was sold. Where does it all begin?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

You’d be hard-pressed today to find a school that doesn’t consider safety a high priority. We go to great lengths to keep those inside school walls safe, running drills and spreading awareness in case of threat. To start, here are the top five cybersecurity threats schools face and how you should prepare: 1.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at why education is so vulnerable and how school administrators can implement preventative and restorative measures to curb long-term effects. United School District (LAUSD) suffered a ransomware attack in September 2022. For example, the L.A.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2024

Funds For Learning , the leading E-rate compliance services firm for schools nationwide, launched its 14th annual E-rate survey last month. The survey enables applicants to provide confidential feedback about essential aspects of the federal E-rate program, which can help shape its future direction.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

ClassFlow received the following certifications: FERPA : The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that applies to all schools that receive funds from the U.S. Department of Education. About iKeepSafe.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Through his expertise as a professional development strategist, he has supported districts in the implementation of Generative Artificial Intelligence in their schools. To ensure data privacy, legal standards such as FERPA and IDEA have been designed, which require schools to limit the access to the students’ PII. 2024, January 23).

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

Cybercriminals are becoming relentless in their efforts to gain access to critical school networks that hold confidential student and staff data. According to the K12 Security Information eXchange, over the past six years, there have been 1,619 cyber incidents in K–12 schools in the U.S. How can we reduce these attacks?

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

School looks vastly different today. For many students, it requires using a school-issued device to continue learning from home. But as school leaders start to think about long-term plans for online learning, it’s even more imperative to prepare for the inevitable: increasing cyberattacks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2018

As the stewards of student data and information, our school district doesn’t take that role lightly. While participating in one of CoSN’s working groups, I began identifying which student-data-privacy principles were really important to us as school districts and what it meant to be a district as an exemplar in that area.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Key points: AI helps reduce workload and pressure on special education staff Enhancing learning through AI and human educators 5 critical priorities for AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Technology has long been viewed as having the promise to make schools more effective and educators more efficient.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

Cybersecurity is arguably one of the biggest priorities in K-12 school districts across the country. Roberts School District (PA) Key takeaways and insights from the roundtable include: Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is absolutely critical to your school district’s cybersecurity strategy. It’s our responsibility.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2015

Bridg-it School streamlines how schools report, review and resolve bullying and harmful situations for more positive outcomes and safer school communities. Bridg-it has launched Bridg-it School, an online school safety solution that addresses the lifecycle of an incident, from reporting through resolution.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

Cybercriminals are relentless in their efforts to gain access to as many organizations’ critical infrastructure systems or precious, confidential data as possible. This is especially true for the education sector, where school district data is essentially low-hanging fruit that can be sold on the dark web. Here’s how district IT…

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2021

It prepares high school and first-year college students with proper cyber etiquette skills by informing them on ways to protect personal identity, school data, home devices, and all networks. The three pillars of cybersecurity: confidentiality, integrity and availability; ?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

COPPA has a number of requirements, but some key ones are that tech companies making apps, websites, and online tools for kids under 13 must: provide notice and get parental consent before collecting information from kids; have a “clear and comprehensive” privacy policy; and keep information they collect from kids confidential and secure.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

By pairing Vivi’s emoji-based polling ability with Headspace’s mindfulness practices, teachers can administer a quick, confidential, whole-class check-in to get a temperature read on how students are feeling about the day or lesson, and then offer targeted support to those students in need.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) has selected Care Solace to expand access to community mental health care providers and substance use treatment for students, staff, and their families. We are proud to support IUSD in prioritizing the wellbeing of its school community by providing timely access into mental health care services.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a result of this increased investment in technology, schools are generating more valuable data than ever—but much of that data isn’t readily available and actionable because it’s siloed in systems that aren’t connected to each other.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2017

The employee falls victim to the fake email, shares confidential information and the damage is immediately done. Regardless of size, geographical region, level of education (secondary and higher ed), we’re seeing school employees across the board fall victim. Next page: How institutions and schools can protect against W-2 fraud).

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

The inaugural report aims to uncover timely factors contributing to the current teen mental health crisis as described by the app’s users—middle and high school students. The study utilizes anonymized data from over 30,000 confidential sessions teens held on the AI-powered app during the 2023-24 school year.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2017

Just a few short years ago, Apple was the undisputed king of tech in schools. To improve on that security, school IT probably also use a secure web gateway appliance and a firewall to protect students and staff from web-borne threats. If you didn’t have iPads in your classroom, you were planning to get them soon. Cyberbullying.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2017

K-12 Schools. It is important to use caution when handling confidential information while implementing the design. With more personally identifiable student information available from both the school district and edtech products, privacy of edtech usage data has become a higher concern. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In particular, many students, for whom these efforts intend to protect, are still unaware of their rights when it comes to how their online footprints are tracked—whether by third-party companies or sometimes the school districts themselves. However, he also expressed reservations about schools monitoring students online. “I

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2016

Technology, family involvement and communication are key to executing school data privacy best practices, according to a new white paper from communication service provider West Corporation. Maintaining student confidentiality requires a comprehensive set of school data policies and practices.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

After high school, every student has their own unique preferences, path, and aspirations for education, career, and life choices,” PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati said in a prepared statement. schools and districts. That’s a new market for PowerSchool.” Both companies are currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

That “clear violation of FERPA” is one of many he’s seen throughout the years, and he says it’s not just trash that schools and educators have to worry about. Be Careful with Vendors Rooker warns that under FERPA, schools are responsible for what their vendors do with data. However, there are exceptions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

This could expose confidential student data, compromise work communications, and even jeopardize the safety of those around you. By gaining entry to your email account, for instance, bad actors could assume your identity and target your students, school, and loved ones for various scams.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

There are some very specific do’s and don’ts that, once we learn them, can make a huge difference in how these kids experience school. The good news is that some schools are already on their way to supporting these kids. And I think when school communities only focus on their legal responsibilities, everybody loses.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s no secret that school districts are a gold mine for hackers, who can exploit all of the confidential student, parent and employee data available for financial gain or to assuage a personal grudge. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Here are some cybersecurity tools K–12 schools should have to protect against ransomware.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s no secret that K–12 schools are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Beyond confidential payment information, education records contain a wealth of other information that could pay dividends for hackers on the dark web and lead to secondary crimes.

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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. Related EdSurge article on this topic: Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? .

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

Anonymous Alerts helps students in the Croton-Harmon School District report their concerns quickly using anti-bullying and safety-reporting app. Using the mobile app technology, students can now quickly and anonymously report urgent or sensitive information to authorized school officials.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Like moths to a flame, curious and tech-savvy students have always pushed the limits of what educators deem ‘acceptable use’ of school technology. When students break school rules related to the acceptable use of school technology, they are subject to being disciplined. This is in no way a new phenomenon.

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