'Landmark' Student-Data-Privacy Law Enacted in California

Good news: "California's new law is unique in putting the responsibility for ensuring the privacy of student data on industry." 



'Landmark' Student-Data-Privacy Law Enacted in California - Digital Education - Education Week:



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Academic Skills on Web Are Tied to Income Level

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/us/academic-skills-on-web-are-tied-to-income-level.html?ref=education&_r=2&referrer=

I agree with the last thought in this article.  I believe that some teachers do not realize that students do not know how to research effectively online. I think they feel like students are tech savvy and they don't need to address these skills. But, that's not true. What do you think?

SignUpGenius Service

Genious! I haven't used this service, but it looks really cool. And, since tomorrow is the Parent Teacher Conference day in our district, this just jumped out at me. I have also been exploring how to allow parents to sign up for a conference on a Google Calendar. You can find out more about how to do that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is34v6aKT7c#t=10

SignUpGenius: How It Works

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