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

Institution	Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) (ED)
Titel	Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Requirements and Best Practices
Quelle	(2014), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Privacy; Information Security; Online Systems; Internet; Computer Software; Computer Oriented Programs; Student Records; Best Practices; Educational Legislation; Parent Rights; Disclosure; Student Rights + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privatsphäre; Online; Computerprogramm; Schülerakte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Elternrecht
Abstract	Today's classrooms increasingly employ on-demand delivery of personalized content, virtual forums for interacting with other students and teachers, and a wealth of other interactive technologies that help foster and enhance the learning process. Online forums help teachers share lesson plans; social media help students collaborate across classrooms; and web-based applications assist teachers in customizing the learning experience for each student to achieve greater learning outcomes. Early adopters of these technologies have demonstrated their potential to transform the educational process, but they have also called attention to possible challenges. In particular, the information sharing, web-hosting, and telecommunication innovations that have enabled these new education technologies raise questions about how best to protect student privacy during use. This document addresses a number of these questions, and presents some requirements and best practices to consider, when evaluating the use of online educational services. Additionally this document 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. A list of additional resources and a glossary are included. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Privacy Technical Assistance Center. Tel: 855-249-3072; e-mail: PrivacyTA@ed.gov; Web site: https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01