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fromTechCrunch
1 hour ago
Privacy professionals

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches | TechCrunch

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1 day ago
Information security

Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice | TechCrunch

Information security
fromtheregister
1 day ago

Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline

Instructure confirmed two Canvas intrusions, caused Canvas downtime, and reported stolen user and course metadata while stating core learning data was not compromised.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Schools negotiate with hackers following Canvas data breach

ShinyHunters claims to have stolen large volumes of Canvas data and schools are contacting the hackers to prevent public release during exam periods.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 hour ago

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches | TechCrunch

House Homeland Security Committee lawmakers demand Instructure testimony about repeated cyberattacks, stolen student data, response actions, and coordination with CISA.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice | TechCrunch

Instructure reached an agreement with ShinyHunters after two Canvas breaches, with evidence provided that stolen data was destroyed and customers would not be extorted.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago

Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak

Instructure reached an agreement with a cyber extortion group after a Canvas breach, returning stolen data and confirming destruction to protect impacted customers.
Information security
fromtheregister
1 day ago

Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline

Instructure confirmed two Canvas intrusions, caused Canvas downtime, and reported stolen user and course metadata while stating core learning data was not compromised.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Schools negotiate with hackers following Canvas data breach

ShinyHunters claims to have stolen large volumes of Canvas data and schools are contacting the hackers to prevent public release during exam periods.
Information security
fromtheregister
23 hours ago

Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom

US Congress summoned Instructure CEO Steve Daly to explain two Canvas breaches, including data accessed, containment, notifications, and coordination with federal law enforcement and CISA.
#cyberattack
fromFortune
4 days ago
Education

Student hackers get revenge on final exams as 'ShinyHunters' takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software | Fortune

Higher education
fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Canvas System Is Online After a Cyberattack Disrupted Thousands of Schools

A cyberattack disrupted Canvas, locking students and faculty out of course materials and grades, prompting schools to reschedule finals while access was restored.
Information security
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals

A cyberattack disrupted Canvas during final exams, exposing personal data, prompting schools to postpone or reschedule exams, and restoring the platform after investigation.
Education
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Canvas education platform back online after cyberattack

Canvas access was restored after a major cyberattack disrupted student access worldwide during final exams.
Education
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Canvas cyberattack disrupts final exams for colleges nationwide. Here's what to know

Canvas outage disrupted exams, course materials, messaging, and grades during finals, with most access restored after a cyberattack claimed by ShinyHunters.
Education
fromFortune
4 days ago

Student hackers get revenge on final exams as 'ShinyHunters' takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software | Fortune

Canvas returned online after a cyberattack disrupted grades, assignments, and course materials for schools and universities during final exams.
Education
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

A Canvas learning platform outage during a ShinyHunters cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools, exposing education’s reliance on technology and enabling data theft threats.
#data-breach
fromTNW | Data-Security
6 days ago
Information security

ShinyHunters breach Instructure Canvas LMS, claim 275M users and 3.65TB of student data from 9,000 schools including 44 Dutch institutions

fromTechCrunch
5 days ago
Information security

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch

Information security
fromTNW | Data-Security
6 days ago

ShinyHunters breach Instructure Canvas LMS, claim 275M users and 3.65TB of student data from 9,000 schools including 44 Dutch institutions

Hackers exploited Instructure’s Canvas systems, stealing 3.65TB of student and staff data from 275M users across thousands of institutions, including private messages.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch

Hackers defaced Canvas login pages for multiple schools and threatened to publish stolen student data unless Instructure reaches a settlement.
Information security
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools - Engadget

ShinyHunters claims it stole data from 8,809 schools via a breach of Instructure’s Canvas, threatening to leak records unless a settlement is negotiated by May 12.
Information security
fromWIRED
5 days ago

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Canvas was placed in maintenance mode after a breach and extortion attempt, disrupting school operations nationwide and exposing user data at affected institutions.
#elearning
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
2 weeks ago

AI Is Not Killing The Online Course Industry. It's Killing The Old Version Of It.

AI tools are transforming the eLearning industry by providing personalized, real-time learning experiences, shifting demand from traditional courses to transformation.
fromeLearning Industry
10 months ago
Online learning

Effects Of Active Vs. Passive Screen Time On Early eLearning In US Classrooms

Active eLearning enhances student engagement by promoting interaction and critical thinking, crucial for digital classrooms.
fromeLearning Industry
11 months ago
Online learning

eLearning For Small Schools: Challenges, Opportunities, And The Tools That Make It Possible

Small schools have unique advantages that enable them to thrive in eLearning despite facing significant challenges.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
2 weeks ago

AI Is Not Killing The Online Course Industry. It's Killing The Old Version Of It.

AI tools are transforming the eLearning industry by providing personalized, real-time learning experiences, shifting demand from traditional courses to transformation.
Education
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Bring research and evidence into classroom products

Bridging the gap between learning science and classroom tools is essential for empowering educators and enhancing student learning.
#personalized-learning
Education
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The future of AI in schools isn't personalized learning

Personalized learning through AI often results in device-mediated instruction, lacking the essential role of teachers in student development.
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago
Education

Data-Driven Learning: How Analytics And Gamification Are Personalizing Education

Analytics enables personalized, adaptive learning by using student data to tailor instruction, resources, and engagement to individual strengths and needs.
Education
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The future of AI in schools isn't personalized learning

Personalized learning through AI often results in device-mediated instruction, lacking the essential role of teachers in student development.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Adobe launches Acrobat Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students | TechCrunch

With the launch of Acrobat Spaces, Adobe aims to provide students with a comprehensive tool for creating study materials, competing with existing AI solutions like Google's NotebookLM and Goodnotes.
Online learning
#ai
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Leveraging AI And Automation To Streamline CTE Content Creation And Localization

AI-powered automation enhances CTE content creation, enabling rapid curriculum development and alignment with industry standards while reducing operational strain.
fromBusiness Matters
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Why Traditional Note-Taking Can Be Tough?

AI tools can significantly improve the note-taking and study process for students, particularly those facing difficulties like dyslexia or multicultural backgrounds.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Leveraging AI And Automation To Streamline CTE Content Creation And Localization

AI-powered automation enhances CTE content creation, enabling rapid curriculum development and alignment with industry standards while reducing operational strain.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Genius Group (GNS) Dumps All Bitcoin Holdings To Clear Debt

Genius Group sold all Bitcoin reserves to repay $8.5 million in debt, shifting focus to education technology and future Bitcoin accumulation.
Education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

'Vibe coding' may offer insight into our AI future - Harvard Gazette

Vibe coding allows users to create software by describing functionality in plain English, reducing the need for coding knowledge.
Women in technology
fromFortune
1 month ago

Enter Melania Trump, escorted by humanoid robot: 'I'm Figure 03, a humanoid built for the United States of America' | Fortune

Melania Trump introduced a humanoid robot, Figure 03, at a global summit focused on empowering children through education and technology.
NYC parents
fromGothamist
1 month ago

New digital hall passes track bathroom breaks, gather data in NYC schools

New digital hall passes in NYC schools increase surveillance of students' bathroom use, sparking concerns over privacy and micromanagement.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Are We Entering The Era Of Outcome-Driven Learning Platforms?

Outcome-driven learning platforms are emerging as essential for assessing the effectiveness of digital education and improving learner outcomes.
fromTreehouse Blog
2 months ago

Ultimate Guide to Ethical AI Scalability in EdTech

Bias risks: AI can amplify inequalities, like mislabeling non-native English writing as AI-generated. Privacy concerns: Schools face rising cyberattacks, and data misuse risks are high. Accountability: Human oversight is crucial to prevent over-reliance on AI.
Higher education
Education
fromZDNET
2 months ago

I wish the $500 MacBook Neo saved me from my Windows PC nightmare in college

The $599 MacBook Neo makes quality laptop access feasible for students, though performance falls short of older MacBook Air models.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The hidden cost of letting AI make your life easier

AI is designed to make people not think. But why study philosophy at university if you don't want to think - if you don't want to sharpen your critical abilities - and instead outsource them to a mindless AI program? In these moments, both his students' studies and his own role as a teacher feel less meaningful.
Philosophy
Education
fromeLearning Industry
3 months ago

ClassDojo Releases 2026 District Communications Playbook

Districts must modernize communication through systemwide frameworks emphasizing visibility, family engagement, and safety to build trust and consistency across schools.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
3 months ago

UK names first AI town, declines to comment on jobs impact

Barnsley will become the UK's first designated Tech Town, integrating AI across local services, education, and businesses with government and industry support.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
3 months ago

Why Traditional Training Businesses Struggle To Scale Digitally

Traditional training institutions face a major digital scaling gap: many attempt transformation but lack processes, infrastructure, and skills to implement it successfully.
Higher education
fromAlleywatch
3 months ago

Nerd Apply Raises $3.2M to Help College Counselors Guide Students with Real Admissions Data Instead of Guesswork

Nerd Apply aggregates 100,000+ de-identified admissions outcomes to help counselors benchmark applicants and make data-driven college-list and family conversations beyond ultra-selective schools.
Online learning
fromBusiness Matters
3 months ago

Top 9 Tools Every Modern Student Needs in Their Kit

Essential digital tools—writing software, reliable laptops or tablets, and supportive accessories—make studying more efficient, organized, and effective for students.
#generative-ai
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
4 months ago

Step-By-Step Guide To Choosing And Setting Up Budget-Friendly Gadgets For Online Learning

Effective, budget-friendly online learning setups are achievable by matching device type and specifications to the student's specific learning tasks and performance requirements.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

Op-ed | Using technology to better communicate with all New Yorkers amNewYork

New York City will install language apps on over 100,000 city-owned devices and update policies to expand translation technology for residents and officers.
fromMedium
5 months ago

ChatGPT talks too much and it's ruining learning

Ask any instructor what helps students learn, and it's unlikely any of them will answer "a really big wall of text". It's incredible to me, as both a university instructor and a UX designer, that the army of people working at OpenAI are not imagining better tools for our students. I want to walk you through a design pattern in ChatGPT that, despite its good intentions, might be creating unintended hurdles for students.
Education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 months ago

House Hearing Highlights Potential of Skills Transcripts

Republicans and Democrats showed rare agreement in a House committee meeting on Wednesday, putting their support behind digital skills transcripts that they say will make the economy more efficient and make education more skills-centered. "This is a game changer," said Rep. Burgess Owens, the Utah Republican who chairs the subcommittee. The hearing shined a spotlight on the wonky world of learning and employment records, or LERs, and explored how to ensure they are available nationwide.
US politics
Education
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths | TechCrunch

Find Your Grind empowers youth to explore nontraditional careers and will expand U.S. career-readiness programming after a $5M Series A led by Echo Investment Capital.
Education
fromFast Company
5 months ago

The classroom lab I still remember

Authentic learning requires inquiry, persistence, agency, purpose, curiosity, and productive struggle, not rote recipes, and technology can help expand such experiences.
Education
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

McCloskey: Too many kids can't read. Blame a lack of spelling tests.

Declining explicit spelling instruction in schools undermines literacy by weakening orthographic mapping, early word recognition, and long-term reading development.
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

These 20-year-olds have grown their AI note-taking app for students by 5 million users in 6 months

"I could never take notes and pay attention to the teacher at the same time," Dhawan said.
Startup companies
#artificial-intelligence
fromeLearning Industry
6 months ago

How Smarter Scheduling Elevates Learning Efficiency For Training Providers

L&D programs are becoming more complex. Many learning and Instructional Designers manage hybrid, remote, and in-person training sessions all at once. Sending reminders, handling cancellations, and coordinating schedules can quickly become overwhelming. Inefficient scheduling in training programs doesn't just waste time; it also undermines the effectiveness of the program. It can lead to missed sessions, instructor conflicts, and underutilized resources. These issues affect both learners and the success of your programs.
Online learning
fromWIRED
6 months ago

The AWS Outage Was a Nightmare for College Students

When Abby Fagerlin tried logging into Canvas, a popular educational technology platform, to check on her assignments Monday morning, she couldn't get in. That meant the 19-year-old college sophomore, who is studying physics at Pasadena City College, was unable to access materials she needed for her three classes, which were hosted on or linked through the learning management system. After searching online, she realized the Amazon Web Services outage that crippled much of the internet Monday had also temporarily taken down Canvas.
Online learning
Education
fromFast Company
7 months ago

States are rethinking student cellphone use, but digital devices are still essential in classrooms

Cellphones are driving growing restrictions in U.S. schools due to distraction, mental health concerns, and impacts on academic performance.
Education
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
8 months ago

Mayor Adams Launches Chromebook Initiative to Equip 350,000 NYC Students | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

New York City will provide 350,000 free LTE/5G-enabled Chromebooks to public school students in 2025-2026 to close the digital divide.
New York City
fromBronx Times
8 months ago

Adams announces free Chromebooks for 350,000 NYC students this school year - Bronx Times

350,000 NYC public school students will receive free internet-enabled Chromebooks with LTE/5G in 2025-2026 to reduce digital inequity.
Education
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago

What A Plagiarism Checker Can Reveal About Student Writing

Reliable plagiarism checking quickly identifies potentially copied content so educators can focus time on authentic student work, planning, and professional development.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago

Teachers, Trainers, And Tech: Why eLearning Makes Educators More Powerful, Not Redundant

Technology amplifies and frees teachers to focus on understanding, inspiring, and personalizing learning rather than replacing them.
#ai-in-education
Education
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago

ClassDojo Announces New Privacy Agreement With The Education Cooperative

ClassDojo joins the TEC Standardized Data Privacy Agreement to streamline adoption of edtech tools while ensuring high standards of student data protection.
Education
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago

New National Poll Reveals Widening Communications Gap In K-12 Schools

There is a significant disconnect between district priorities for family engagement and the available tools to achieve them.
Online learning
fromZDNET
9 months ago

I used ChatGPT's Study Mode to tutor me for free - and you can too

ChatGPT Study Mode enhances active learning by guiding students to solutions instead of just providing answers.
E-Commerce
fromTheregister
9 months ago

Chromebook sales surged in Q2 thanks to Japanese schools

Chromebook demand has surged due to Japan's GIGA School Program, but future growth remains uncertain beyond mid-2026.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

From Chaos to Control: Building a Standardized Dev Environment for 1,000+ Students | HackerNoon

ArTEMiS is a highly scalable, automated assessment management system, programming language independent, and expects test runners to produce results adhering to the Apache Ant JUnit XML schema.
Online learning
Digital life
fromTheregister
9 months ago

Google tangled up in $600m Chromebook corruption probe

Indonesia is investigating corruption in a $600 million education program involving Chromebooks that were ineffective due to unreliable internet.
#language-learning
Online learning
fromThe Verge
10 months ago

Google is opening its NotebookLM AI tools to students under 18

Google Classroom introduces new Gemini features for teachers, enhancing lesson planning and tracking student performance.
Apple
fromTheregister
10 months ago

Lenovo debuts first Chromebook packing Kompanio Ultra SoC

Lenovo's Chromebook Plus 14 combines advanced AI features with standard hardware, but lacks standout specifications.
fromForbes
10 months ago

Learn High-Income Skills Faster In 2025 With These AI Tools

AI tools revolutionize professional development by offering cost-effective, up-to-date learning options that refine skills needed for high-income jobs across various fields.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
11 months ago

JAMF puts AI inside Apple device management

This makes a lot of sense on a roadmap to further AI deployment, as well as for anyone attempting to manage and deploy large Apple fleets.
Digital life
European startups
fromresund Startups
11 months ago

StudyBee Acquired by Unikum to Enhance Learning Tools for Swedish Schools

StudyBee and Unikum's merger aims to create modern educational tools for Swedish schools, enhancing learning through data-driven development.
fromHackernoon
11 months ago

GPT Models for Sequence Labeling: Prompt Engineering & Fine-tuning | HackerNoon

Prompt engineering involves designing input prompts to guide GPT models in generating desired outputs; it optimizes the model's ability to identify praise in tutor responses.
Online learning
Online learning
fromHackernoon
11 months ago

Automated Explanatory Feedback for Tutor Training with GPT Models | HackerNoon

Automated feedback systems enhance learning by providing explanatory feedback, but delivering real-time, nuanced responses remains a challenge.
Online learning
fromTechCrunch
11 months ago

US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students | TechCrunch

A Massachusetts student has pleaded guilty to hacking and extorting an education tech company, compromising millions of personal records.
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

Can Virtual Reality Stop Bullying in Schools?

By immersing users in simulated environments, VR can dramatically reduce psychological distance, the mental gap we feel from events or people who seem distant or abstract to us.
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