Author: Emily Ensign

Chateau Meddybemps Earns iKeepSafe COPPA Privacy Badge

Posted on June 30th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

Chateau Meddybemps® has been awarded the iKeepSafe COPPA badge in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe's guidelines surrounding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As part of this achievement, Chateau Meddybemps will display the iKeepSafe COPPA Assessment badge and…

Colorado Passes Student Data Transparency and Security Act

Posted on June 27th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

New Governance Requirements Created for Tech Vendors This June, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that will significantly change the way student data is governed in the state. HB 16-1423, also known as the Student Data Transparency…

SchoolMessenger Communicate from West's Education Group Earns iKeepSafe Privacy FERPA Badge

Posted on June 14th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

SchoolMessenger Communicate from West Corporation's Education group has received the FERPA privacy badge in recognition of its alignment with iKeepSafe's FERPA guidelines. SchoolMessenger Communicate (and its related InfoCenter app) are tools that help educational agencies and districts deliver school notifications…

Quizlet Earns iKeepSafe Privacy FERPA Badge

Posted on May 12th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

May 12, 2016 - iKeepSafe announced that it will be awarding a FERPA privacy badge to Quizlet Inc. Quizlet is a digital learning platform hosting free study tools and games, including millions of user-generated study sets. iKeepSafe's FERPA badge is…

Developing Healthy Cell Phone Habits

Posted on March 11th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

by Stacie Muñoz Do you know how many minutes you’ve spent using your smartphone today? How about how many times you’ve picked up your phone to check for notifications? Would you admit the answers to those questions if you could?…

EdProtect Earns iKeepSafe FERPA Privacy Badge

Posted on March 10th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

March 10, 2016–iKeepSafe™, a leading digital safety and privacy nonprofit, announced that it will be awarding a FERPA privacy badge to EdProtect, a product of Education Framework Inc. Education Framework is a technology company that creates digital tools that facilitate…

San José Public Library's Virtual Privacy Lab

Posted on October 28th, 2015 by Emily Ensign

Privacy. Pause for a few seconds to think about what that word means. What emotions does it evoke? Are there specific images or moments in time that pop into your mind? Now think about online privacy. Does your definition change?…

iKeepSafe Expands Digital Literacy Initiative with New Curriculum for Middle School Students

Posted on October 21st, 2015 by Emily Ensign

Washington D.C., October 21, 2015 – The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe), a nonprofit alliance committed to helping children thrive in the digital space, announced today the launch of its new middle school curriculum—the latest installment in a series of…

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