Safety of Student Data

By

GwenSwanson

Schools around the world adopting cloud computing to support adaptive learning, promote cost savings, and encourage collaboration

What is cloud computing?

Horizon Report : 2014 K-

12 Edition

                                                                                       

SAFETY of education data has long been a

CONCERNin K-12

- U.S. National Security Agency and FBI have extracted data from leading internet companies such as google, Microsoft, facebook

google

U.S.A.

federal family educational rights and

privacy act

European schools

SafeGov

In response to growing safety

concerns:

Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) partnered with Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society to develop a school district privacy toolkit as a PD resource for educators

educate staff and students about how to select technologies and systems that are secure

Fayette County Board of Education, created “Web 2.0 Tools, Ages, and Terms of Use” webpage, features the most widely used applications with details on terms of service, age limits, parental permission requirements

Teachers can inform their students about available resources to help them be more aware of their digital footprint or better yet teach it!

NetSmartz Workshop, 12 NetSmartzKids, 123 and PBS Kids, Webonauts, and Internet Academy 124 are a few websites teachers can use to show students how to stay safe while online

Canada

MB. Ed. Notification Statement

Personal information collected by the school about your children/our students is protected by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only for the purpose for which it was collected and for activities directly associated and consistent with school business

Thompson

Data is taken updated by Sarah Gazan

Nelson House

•Schools block social sites•Block any sites that promote hate, sex, drugs

Parents

Monitor internet use

Know who your children are

talking to

Preview the Apps they wish to purchase

For Further Reading:

• Cloud Computing, Regulatory Policy and Student Privacy by Steve Mutkoski

• go.nmc.org/regulatory• Maine Bill Would Ban Companies from Selling Student Data• go.nmc.org/maine• Top 5 Ways Schools Can Protect Student Privacy in the Digital Age• go.nmc.org/topfive• UK School Opinions of Cloud Services and Student Privacy • go.nmc.org/ukop• U.S. Education Department Issues Guidance on Student Data Privacy• go.nmc.org/edept

ATTRIBUTIONS

• http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2014-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf pages 26 & 27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

Pictures: Gwen Swanson, selfie – Safety Poster, https://tli2010.wikispaces.com/Internet+Safety+Education – google is watching you by Patrick Barry – facebook logo by AJ Cann – Microsoft logo by SpainDescargas – monitor internet by Beryl Byrd – internet chatting cartoon by Athanasios Kasampalis - internet apps by Richard Girard