Teachers are the front line in protecting student data.
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Privacy Policy Red FlagsWhen looking at privacy policies of new ed tech products, use these simple guidelines as red flags. It is always recommended that you consult an instructional technologist or nonprofit website for more information.
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By better understanding what these tools are collecting you can make better choices about what products to bring into your classroom- and what products you can use in your own life. Informed decisions allow us as consumers to understand what we need to give companies and what they can do with that information.
Below are a list of resources that support safe product selection for the classroom and help educators understand some of the federal and state guidelines set in place. If you have additional resources or find a broken link please visit the contact page.
Below are a list of resources that support safe product selection for the classroom and help educators understand some of the federal and state guidelines set in place. If you have additional resources or find a broken link please visit the contact page.
DATA PRIVACY RESOURCES
- https://privacy.commonsense.org/ Leading organization on ed tech resources and research
- https://ikeepsafe.org/ Vetting process with certified products.
- https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/stc/stc-chatting-with-kids-accessible.pdf DHS literature covering talking points with kids about online safety
- https://privacy.a4l.org/ Student Data Privacy Consortium
- https://www.tasb.org/services/legal-services/tasb-school-law-esource/business/documents/technology_in_the_classroom.pdf Texas Association of School Boards resource page for data privacy
- https://schools.utah.gov/studentdataprivacy/videoresources Utah's Ed Board with great, and entertaining, videos explaining some of the acronym puzzles we all encounter.
- https://studentprivacycompass.org/ Nonprofit organization with resources for understanding federal policies and protections
- https://studentprivacy.ed.gov. The feds take on student data privacy, including federal policies such as FERPA, PPRA, etc.