Benjamin Herold reports: The National Science Foundation earlier this month awarded a $4.8 million grant to a coalition of prominent research universities aiming to build a massive repository for storing, sharing, and analyzing the information students generate when using digital learning tools. The project, dubbed “LearnSphere,” highlights the continued optimism that “big” educational data might be used…
Category: Youth & Schools
Ca: Cellphone privacy takes back seat in school division lawsuit
Chelsea Laskowski reports: Guardianship is the principal point of a lawsuit that brought up the issue of cellphone privacy, according to closing arguments made by the plaintiff’s lawyer. On Thursday, both sides closed their case in a lawsuit trial revolving around a March 2010 incident where a sixth grader’s cellphone was confiscated and his texts…
UK Teacher Shows Student’s Swimsuit Photo From Facebook To Class Assembly To Teach Her A Lesson
It’s deja vu all over again. Timothy Geigner writes: I would imagine that if a teacher wanted to convince children that the internet — which is not especially dangerous for kids — actually is especially dangerous for kids, there must be a myriad of ways to go about it. One could, for instance, simply assign a Law & Order SVUmarathon…
MO: Authorities Investigate Possible Invasion of Privacy at Fair Grove High School
Lindsay Clein and John Gerding report: Police and school leaders in Fair Grove are investigating a possible invasion of privacy during band practice. A few students have been accused of using an electronic device to record girls changing clothes. Because this is a sensitive case involving minors, officials aren’t saying much. Authorities did, however, tell…