Online Teacher and Staff Resources

Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Requirements and Best Practices. 

 

This document is provided by the US Department of Education, and it addresses privacy and security considerations relating to computer software, mobile applications (apps), and web-based tools provided by a third-party to a school or district that students and/or their parents access via the Internet and use as part of a school activity. Examples include online services that students use to access class readings, to view their learning progression, to watch video demonstrations, to comment on class activities, or to complete their homework. This document does not address online services or social media that students may use in their personal capacity outside of school, nor does it apply to online services that a school or district may use to which students and/or their parents do not have access (e.g., an online student information system used exclusively by teachers and staff for administrative purposes). Many different terms are used to describe both the online services discussed in this document (e.g., Ed Tech, educational web services, information and communications technology, etc.) and the companies and other organizations providing these services. This document will use the term “online educational services” to describe this broad category of tools and applications, and the term “provider” to describe the third-party vendors, contractors, and other service providers that make these services available to schools and districts.   List of Educational Services and tools provided within this page are for teacher exploration & to get ideas as to what is available.  Please contact TIS to assist with the review of any new software or educational resource before it is approved for use. 

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FERPA and COVID-19

The purpose of this guidance from the US Department of Education is to answer questions that school officials & staff may have had concerning the disclosure of personally identifiable information from students’ education records to outside entities when addressing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

FERPA and the Coronavirus

 

FERPA and Virtual Learning
This US Department of Education document addresses issue related to virtual learning.
 
FERPA and Virtual Learning
 
Resources for Student Online Safety Education
 
Education and Training Students, teachers, staff, and families can also be educated on online safety.
 
Three sources of information are the following:
  1. Stop.Think.Connect. U.S. Department of Homeland Security) is a national awareness campaign that provides resources such as videos, a toolkit, and blogs to help raise the awareness of cyber threats and how to be safer online.
  2. NetSmartz® National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® [NCMEC]) provides resources for parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement with the goal of educating, engaging, and empowering children to recognize potential Internet threats, talk to adults about risks, prevent themselves from being exploited, and report victimization to adults. Separate Websites and resources are available for kids, tweens, and teens.
  3. OnGuard Federal Trade Commission) provides instructional material for elementary and middle school teachers, high school teachers, and community educators and resources for parents on how to talk to their children about being online.
Examples of some popular online resources. (Source: www.cde.ca.gov). 
 

 

If you are considering a new software program, please contact TIS for review and approval. 

 

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