Good afternoon,
If you are going to the CASL-CECA Conference Monday, come to the session on student privacy (Ballroom 2H, 10:30 AM) or the Ask the Expert sessions at 11:30
to learn about the law and what our Commission is doing to support districts. We have launched a site to support vendors and districts here:
For a quick summary of what vendors must do to comply with our law, see the CT Student Data Privacy Pledge (www.bit.ly/CTSDPP),
which we are asking vendors to sign to indicate compliance at our CT Educational Software Hub (http://connecticut.learnplatform.com). They also need to update their terms to abide by the requirements listed
in the above Pledge and can use that language as the basis for an addendum to their current privacy terms to achieve compliance.
From: HENNESSEY, MARGUERITE [mailto:MARGUERITE.HENNESSEY@new-haven.k12.ct.us]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 9:13 AM
To: Bill Derry <billderry@optonline.net>; casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Impact of new student data privacy regulations on cloud-based software use
Hi Bill!
I had thought that when students used their district emails, that it would comply with data privacy (it’s district info, not personal information). Is there still
a distinction, or is that no longer an option?
Rita Hennessey
Library Media Specialist
Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School
150 Kimberly Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Tel: 475.220.5330
https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/bramslmc/
From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Bill Derry
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:02 PM
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] Impact of new student data privacy regulations on cloud-based software use
At a workshop on Friday I discovered that many districts are unable to use cloud-based software such as Scratch and TinkerCad due to the new student data privacy regulations (FERPA) -http://www.ct.gov/ctedtech/lib/ctedtech/StudentDataPrivacyToolkit_V1.pdf
It appears as if districts must BEGIN to have written contracts protecting student data with each company starting in July of 2018, though some districts have already implemented the privacy regulations for student data.
I noticed at least one district has listed Scratch as an approved software (https://sites.google.com/a/bethel.k12.ct.us/bethel-blended-learning/home/httpssitesgooglecomabethelk12ctusbethel-blended-learninghomet/bethel-software-services-contracts)
An alternative to using the cloud-based version of Scratch is to use the older downloadable version. There does not seem to be a downloadable version of TinkerCAD.
Are you in a district that has come up with a solution to this problem?
Do you have an alternative (besides Sketchup) to TinkerCad for 3-D design software that is not cloud-based?
What other cloud-based software are you no longer able to use?
Please reply to me directly and if I get enough feedback that might help others, I will share the responses.
Thanks!
Bill
Bill Derry
Playsultant - Tinkering, Making, Life-long Learning