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How digital books connect vulnerable students with reading

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At Title I schools, where students are often at a disadvantage from the start, measuring success can look different depending on the student and the circumstance. So when it comes to reading, sometimes success can look like a student simply picking up a book. In my classroom, students generally read below grade level.

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Creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students through telehealth

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This access is especially critical for LGBTQ+ students. Creating safe, supportive spaces where every student can thrive is a critical goal for most educators. To achieve this, education leaders can provide school-based services–like confidential telehealth. The pandemic’s impact on LGBTQ+ students.

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Promethean Announces iKeepSafe Student Data Privacy Certification in the U.S. for ClassFlow Software

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The certifications for FERPA, COPPA, and California (Student Privacy – CSPC) mean that ClassFlow has been assessed by iKeepSafe and meets iKeepSafe’s rigorous standards. Promethean’s ClassFlow enhances remote learning as a cloud-based lesson delivery service with advanced collaboration tools for student engagement. About iKeepSafe.

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School’s (locked) out: Defending against the new ransomware threat

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With control over school networks, they steal or threaten to leak confidential student data. When bad actors attack educational institutions, they can prohibit system access or even render basic system functions inaccessible. If these attacks are successful, they can grind both school systems and classroom learning to a halt.

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How to find an LMS that supports student privacy and data security

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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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Education must keep pace with evolving ransomware

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Administrators and IT leaders across the education sector need to leverage modern innovations like AI and machine learning (ML) to ensure data protection for faculty, staff, students and the institution as a whole. United School District (LAUSD) suffered a ransomware attack in September 2022.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

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CoSN approached him to discuss the importance of data privacy and the different approaches towards creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring student data privacy. Protecting the data of students with disabilities is crucial for several reasons. References: Microsoft Education Team. 2024, January 23).