Online Safety

Classroom Technology 'Scary Clowns' Hysteria, Fueled by Social Media, Force Schools to Adjust
Rumor about 'scary clowns' seeking to harm children have swirled online and led some schools to lock down their facilities.
Evie Blad, October 13, 2016
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Privacy & Security Cyberbullying More Common with Teens' Current or Former Friends, Study Says
Students are more likely to be cyberbullied by people they know than strangers, new research shows.
Jason Kazi, August 24, 2016
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Personalized Learning Florida Virtual Schools and Knewton to Collaborate Using Analytics
One of the country's best-known providers of online education hopes that advanced data analytics will raise the quality of its offerings.
Leo Doran, January 19, 2016
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Classroom Technology Complaint Accuses Google of Breaking Student-Privacy Pledge
A prominent nonprofit that supports digital privacy filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that the tech giant has strayed from a pledge to protect student privacy.
Leo Doran, December 4, 2015
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Classroom Technology FBI Online Game Combating Youth Extremism Draws Ire of Muslim Groups
The bureau's online game, titled "Don't Be a Puppet," is intended to counter recruitment of youths to radical extremist groups via the Internet.
Leo Doran, November 16, 2015
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Curriculum New Guidance on 'Screen Time' Coming From Pediatrics' Group
The American Academy of Pediatrics to date has recommended that young children watch no more than a couple hours of television per day.
Sean Cavanagh, October 2, 2015
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Privacy & Security Wyoming to Consider Privacy Protections for Students' Social Media Accounts
A bill that would protect K-12 students from sharing their social media accounts with school officials made it through a special task force in Wyoming's legislature.
Leo Doran, October 1, 2015
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Privacy & Security Fla. Closes Probe Into Attacks on State Testing Without Suspects, or Leads
Florida law enforcement officials end their investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted statewide testing earlier this year.
Leo Doran, September 24, 2015
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Curriculum Social Media Not a Priority for Classroom Teachers, Survey Finds
Just 13 percent of K-12 teachers today have integrated social media into classroom instruction, finds a poll from the University of Phoenix.
Sean Cavanagh, September 2, 2015
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Curriculum Amplify's MOOC Gets a New Owner, and a New Name: Edhesive
Amplify's massive, open, online AP computer science course, which is used by individual students and entire schools, will be rebranded as Edhesive.
Sean Cavanagh, August 24, 2015
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Ed-Tech Policy 'Homework Gap' for Hispanics Targeted in New Broadband-Awareness Initiative
A new partnership between Univision and Common Sense Media aims to help Hispanic households access broadband service and information on safe Internet usage.
Benjamin Herold, August 11, 2015
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Privacy & Security Common Sense Media Evaluating Privacy Policies of Ed-Tech Products
Common Sense Media is working with over 20 districts to establish a rating system for the privacy policies and security of ed-tech products.
Michele Molnar, May 8, 2015
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Privacy & Security After Initially Holding Out, Google Signs Student-Data-Privacy Pledge
Google, a company that has been criticized for its privacy policies, has signed a pledge to protect students' online information endorsed by President Obama.
Sean Cavanagh & Michele Molnar, January 20, 2015
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Privacy & Security Social Media Threats at School Taken Up by U.S. Supreme Court
The justices take up a case that includes a Facebook reference to shooting up a school. Was it a true threat, or a "therapeutic" vent?
Mark Walsh, December 2, 2014
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4 min read
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