Miguel Guhlin 🦉 🇵🇦 🇺🇲 @mguhlin@social.cleverlibre.org

Patent and Trademark Office Launches Free Invention Platform for K–12 Teachers and Students

By Kate Lucariello

https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/12/15/patent-and-trademark-office-launches-free-invention-platform-for-k12-teachers-and-students.aspx #stem #patents #trademarks #invention #uspto #steam #equlphq #science #technology #edtech #teachers #students #schools #k12

"A whopping 96% of the apps used in U.S. K-12 schools share children’s personal information with third parties — including advertisers...

"Nearly a quarter of the apps recommended or required by schools included ads and 13% included retargeting ads, which allow digital advertisers to pinpoint visitors based on previous website visits." https://www.cyberscoop.com/apps-expose-student-data-privacy/ #EdTech #Education #K12

The #FCC is considering the addition of #cybersecurity services to #ERate, the program that provides discounted/free #broadband connectivity and infrastructure to educational institutions. Specifically, the proposal would add "advanced or next-generation firewalls and services, as well as other network security services,” to its eligible services list. This is a critical enhancement to the program and I encourage anyone who agrees to send a message of support during the public comment period, due by Feb. 13. More info here:
https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/12/15/fcc-invites-comments-on-proposals-to-add-cybersecurity-services-to-erate-program.aspx?s=the_it_151222&oly_enc_id=4291J6399167D6I

#education #edutooters #networksecurity #edpolicy #educationpolicy @edutooters

@edutooters

Some additional info:
1. The "reply comment" period referenced in the article is another chance to comment, but you are supposed to be commenting on someone else's comment. It's basically a chance to "upvote" or "downvote" others' comments. If for some reason you can't make the Feb 13th comment deadline, you can still submit your support for the proposal during reply comments, due MArch 30.

2. I'm not sure if COSN has a presence in the fediverse, but I'm guessing they'll be putting forth some statements and/or resources that could be helpful to the field on areas for comment. @douglevin is a great person to follow on here for all things cybersecurity in #edtech.

3. I am available on a consulting basis to help with preparing comments -- contact me via DM or link in bio

25,000+ People Get Their #EdTech Tips This Way
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/12/25000-people-get-their-ed-tech-tips.html

Recording this morning w/ journalist @andykopsa on her latest @inthesetimesmag investigation into one Iowa school district's shift to #restorativepractice. Here’s what happens when a school rethinks punishment:

#edchat #k12

https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-city-that-kicked-cops-out-of-schools-and-tried-restorative-practices-instead

This one is not on our demo page yet. But we did a few videos with Austin in Physics and will be adding them to the Demo page soon.
https://youtu.be/CpbzqfY2d_A

I shared a @wakelet collection for "Lost Media" https://wakelet.com/wake/xKWdLax2V1pZo9c8A-zDT

(broken links / media no longer available online) #edutooter #MediaLit

YELLOW, there! The time is RIPE for a new Zipper drawing challenge. It's an aPEELing banana!

Get it free at https://shapegrams.com/banana

#STEAM #edtech @edutooters #edutooter #GoogleEdu #teaching

❄️ Day 8 of "The 12 Days of Chrome-mas" - Incognito Mode in Google Chrome
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2022/12/incognito-mode-in-google-chrome.html

🕶️ Launching & using Incognito Mode
💻 Using a different account or computer
❌ Troubleshooting browser problems
🔗 Testing sharing problems
⛔ Protecting your privacy

All 12 Days of Chrome-mas at https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2022/11/the-12-days-of-chrome-mas-2022.html

#ControlAltAchieve #edtech #GoogleEDU #edutooter @edutooters

Trashed lithium-ion batteries caused three garbage truck fires in California https://arstechnica.com/?p=1903346

Woah!

“I told the AI that I wanted to write a software in Swift, I wanted it to find all Microsoft Office files from my MacBook and send these files over HTTPS to my webserver. I also wanted it to encrypt all Microsoft Office files on my MacBook and send me the private key to be used for decryption. It sent me the sample code, and this time there was no warning message at all, despite being potentially more dangerous than the phishing email.”

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/experts-warn-chatgpt-democratize/

⚠️75% of firms have more than 1 in 4 assets that can be easily exploited & 19% have at least 3 in 4 ⚠️ If you’re looking for ways to squeeze the most risk reduction from your #VulnerabilityManagement efforts, this @KennaSecurity report is for you: https://learn-cloudsecurity.cisco.com/kenna/prioritization-to-prediction-volume-8