Category: Privacy and Security

Safer Internet Day 2023

Posted on February 15th, 2023 by Emily Ensign

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an annual event celebrated globally to raise awareness about online safety and to promote the responsible use of digital technology. This year, SID fell on Tuesday, February 7th. iKeepSafe was proud to celebrate with the…

Along Earns iKeepSafe COPPA and FERPA Privacy Certification

Posted on August 30th, 2022 by Emily Ensign

August 30, 2022 —— Along—a teacher-student connection builder provided for free by Gradient Learning, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—has been assessed and awarded the iKeepSafe FERPA and COPPA Privacy badges in recognition of its alignment with iKeepSafe’s best…

TickTalk Earns iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor Certification

Posted on July 25th, 2022 by Emily Ensign

July 25, 2022 —— TickTalk has been assessed and awarded the iKeepSafe COPPA badge in recognition of its alignment with iKeepSafe’s guidelines surrounding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The iKeepSafe COPPA Assessment badge assists parents and guardians in easily…

Polygon Earns iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor Certification

Posted on May 19th, 2022 by Emily Ensign

May 19, 2022 —— Polygon has been assessed and awarded the iKeepSafe COPPA badge in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe’s guidelines surrounding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The iKeepSafe COPPA Assessment badge assists schools to easily identify…

InPlay’s OSCAR Platform Earns iKeepSafe Privacy FERPA Badge

Posted on February 22nd, 2022 by Emily Ensign

February 22, 2022--iKeepSafe announced that it has awarded a FERPA privacy badge to InPlay’s OSCAR Platform. OSCAR is an innovative text message-based registration system that connects hard-to-reach, underserved K-12 students with quality summer and after-school programs. Now, more than ever,…

QoreInsights’ Classroom Education Plan Earns iKeepSafe FERPA Certification

Posted on January 25th, 2022 by Emily Ensign

January 25, 2022—iKeepSafe announced that it has awarded a FERPA privacy badge to QoreInsights’ Classroom Education Plan®. QoreInsights' Classroom Education Plan® (CEP®) is the first classroom tool to apply learning engineering through a decision support system to equitably guide teachers…

iKeepSafe Grants COPPA Safe Harbor to iRobot Root Coding Robot and Companion iRobot Coding App

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by Emily Ensign

November 30, 2021 — iKeepSafe today announced that it has granted its COPPA Safe Harbor to the iRobot Root Coding Robot and its companion iRobot Coding App in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe’s guidelines surrounding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection…

Campus Suite Earns iKeepSafe Privacy FERPA Badge

Posted on November 9th, 2021 by Emily Ensign

November 9, 2021- iKeepSafe announced that it has awarded a FERPA privacy badge to Campus Suite. Campus Suite provides school districts with a unified school-home messaging digital platform that promotes measurable parent engagement. iKeepSafe's FERPA badge is the first independent…

Launched: Free Cybersecurity Curriculum!

Posted on October 18th, 2021 by Emily Ensign

Parents, teachers, and caring adults can all agree that youth need to learn the skills to safely explore the digital world. In many ways, the Internet is like a big city with great places to go. It can be a…

Protecting kids' privacy in the classroom and beyond

Posted on May 20th, 2020 by Olga Garcia-Kaplan

Educational technologies are always changing and this poses a great challenge to parents and educators as our main interest is to keep children safe but encourage the technology we think shall best support our young learners. The effective and cautious…

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