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Promethean Software Safeguards Children’s Personal Information

Posted on April 19th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

ClassFlow Software Complies with Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (SEATTLE – April 19, 2018) Promethean, a global education technology leader, was recognized by iKeepSafe, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, for the compliance of ClassFlowTM with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…

iKeepSafe Presents at UCET Annual Conference

Posted on April 13th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

Last month, iKeepSafe Founder and Chair Jackie Leavitt was invited to present at the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET) annual conference. It is the mission of UCET to promote the cooperative development and effective use of information technology in…

World Backup Day: How To Teach Students About Safe Data Storage

Posted on March 30th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

In today’s digital world, schools are more plugged in and reliant on tech than ever before. In fact, 98% of schools have one or more computers in the classroom, 81% of teachers agree that tablets enrich classroom learning, and 90%…

SchoolCity Earns iKeepSafe FERPA, COPPA, and California Student Data Privacy Certifications

Posted on March 26th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

March 26, 2018 —iKeepSafe is pleased to announce that SchoolCity has earned the iKeepSafe FERPA, COPPA, and California Student Data Privacy Certifications. These certifications signify that the program has been proactively and independently assessed by iKeepSafe, an experienced privacy protection organization. iKeepSafe…

Edlio’s Sangha App Earns iKeepSafe FERPA and California Student Data Privacy Certifications

Posted on March 22nd, 2018 by Emily Ensign

March 22---iKeepSafe is pleased to announce that Edlio’s parent interaction app, Sangha, has earned the iKeepSafe FERPA and California Student Data Privacy Certifications. These certifications signify that the program has been proactively and independently assessed by iKeepSafe, an experienced privacy…

Op-ed: New FERPA ruling supports student privacy rights

Posted on February 28th, 2018 by Jacalyn Leavitt

[caption id="attachment_22135" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Adobe Stock via Deseret News[/caption] It took outraged parents and the U.S. Dept. of Education five years, but the DOE ruled on the side of families and protecting youth. A new FERPA judgment clarifies children’s digital…

Safer Internet Day: Bringing Parents & Educators Together To Keep Our Students Safe

Posted on February 6th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

Today is Safer Internet Day, an international education and awareness-raising effort. iKeepSafe has partnered with Safer Internet Day USA to help ensure individuals everywhere are able to reap the wonderful benefits of a connected Internet age, where creativity and technological…

Data Privacy Day 2018

Posted on January 26th, 2018 by Emily Ensign

On Sunday, we will celebrate Data Privacy Day—an awareness event focused on educating and arming individuals with the tools necessary to protect their online data and information from cybercriminals and hackers. As long as millions of users connect to the…

Last Year's Education Data Privacy Legislation Trends

Posted on January 17th, 2018 by Rachel Anderson

Over the past four years, student data privacy has been a hot topic for state legislators. In 2013 there was only one state bill explicitly focused on student data privacy. Since then there have been over 500! In 2017 alone,…

Keeping the Private Anonymous: 6 Keys for Protecting the Privacy of Your Students

Posted on January 17th, 2018 by Michael Luchies

This guest blog was submitted by After School--a social platform network for teens. In August 2017, a single error by an employee at a school in Cottage Grove, MN resulted in the release of the private information of over 9,000…

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