The benefits of virtual assistants for individuals with disabilities have many special educators eyeing these tools for their potential use in the classroom.
Like many districts, the Southeast Polk Community School District in Iowa monitors the web usage of students on district-provided computers for inappropriate activity, and uses a service that sends emails to parents summarizing student internet search history. This raises some difficult issues because we know that young people need space away from adults for healthy development.
Many U.S. states are enacting biometric information privacy laws. These rules will have important implications for companies that collect biometric information as well as for public schools that adopt the technology. The Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois captured headlines when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation that a […]
Biometric identification uses automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic, including face, fingerprint, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retina and voice.
The ever-increasing need for school safety and surveillance, as well as a desire for more accurate record-keeping, is driving wider adoption of biometric technology in school districts.
The latest K-12 edtech news from the nation's capital, including studying the impact of tech on students, bolstering E-rate support and increasing children's online privacy.
Social Solutions Global, in partnership with Ballmer Group, announced that Kansas City Public Schools joined their national initiative to allow districts and local nonprofit organizations to share data for increased program integration, collaboration and support for students.
