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What is Your Role in Safeguarding Student Privacy?

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Rachel Anderson

From helping to personalize learning to targeting resources to making sure our schools are preparing students for college and career, education data (i.e., any information that helps people make good decisions for students) is an incredibly powerful tool to support…

Be Internet Awesome — Google’s New Program Teaching Kids to be Safe Online

Posted on July 6th, 2017 by Emily Ensign

Last month, iKeepSafe partnered with Google, Family Online Safety Institute, and ConnectSafely to launch a new multifaceted program designed to teach kids how to be safe and confident explorers of the online world. With school out and summer break giving kids…

8 ways your technology product might trigger COPPA.

Posted on June 26th, 2017 by Felicia Rateliff

If your website, app, game or online service attracts kids under the age of 13, your technology product could trigger COPPA. According to the FTC, “The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule seeks to put parents in control of what information…

3 Top Benefits to Data Privacy Certification

Posted on June 14th, 2017 by Felicia Rateliff

When it comes to protecting the privacy of student data, US Federal and state laws require stringent due diligence from both technology vendors and schools. In many states, educators can neither use nor form valid contracts with vendors whose products…

Q by Aequitas Solutions Earns iKeepSafe California & FERPA Privacy Badges

Posted on November 21st, 2016 by Emily Ensign

Novembers 21, 2016 — Aequitas Solutions, Inc. and its Student Information System Q have been awarded the iKeepSafe FERPA and California Privacy badges in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe’s best practice guidelines for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy…

Learning Genie Earns iKeepSafe California Privacy Badge

Posted on July 15th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

Learning Genie has been awarded an iKeepSafe California Privacy badge in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe’s program guidelines surrounding California student privacy law. Learning Genie is a cross-platform app that enables early childhood educators to easily create portfolios and…

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…

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