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Edtech gone rogue? Tackling “Dirty Stream” attacks amidst uncontrolled app overloads

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When students own the device in question, the situation gets a little trickier. Of course, digital learning also depends heavily on internet access. With personal devices, finding the right balance between protecting a students privacy and securing data is crucial. However, open access can lead to unsafe browsing.

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4 possible COVID learning realities

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Pandemic Planning for Distance Learning: Scenarios and Considerations for PreK–12 Education Leaders , a report from New America, asks just those questions. District leaders work closely with local government and health officials to monitor health, CDC guidance, and reopening procedures.

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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

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It’s certainly something that I hear all all the time and there’s no question that people being aware of. 1 is to sort of know what you have facing the Internet. So we certainly encourage folks to get onto a faster patching cadence and particularly for security patches for Internet facing systems. Some threat actors.

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7 things K-12 IT teams can do now to manage OT risks

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Before we can identify vulnerabilities in OT, we need to ask the tough question: Who owns OT in our K-12 school districts? IT teams provide networking and, in some cases, security oversight for OT that is connected to the campus networks and the internet. Defining and identifying the vulnerable OT in education.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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Context matters, and we have to ask the questions to understand the context for each and every student. Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Through one of our internet providers, families can also get internet access for $10 per month. Without question.

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Districts put DEI into action

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Context matters, and we have to ask the questions to understand the context for each and every student. Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. Through one of our internet providers, families can also get internet access for $10 per month. Without question.

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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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It can answer questions about school safety, disciplinary actions taken against certain student groups, graduation rates, attendance and academic performance. percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. percent of homes don’t have internet subscriptions.)