Ethical Considerations and Responsibilities of Using Technology in the Classroom

Podcast title: Tech Talk in Education

Welcome to Tech Talks in Education, Today, we will be exploring the impact of technology in the classroom. We will be discussing the important topic of: ethical considerations and responsibilities that come with using technology in the classroom. Our focus will be on student privacy, child safeguarding, digital citizenship and equitable access.

• Student Privacy Let’s start with student privacy. In today’s tech-driven learning environments, data is constantly being collected—login records, assignments, browsing activity, even biometric data in some cases. But who has access to that data? And how is it being used? Educators and administrators have a responsibility to choose tools and platforms that comply with privacy laws like FERPA and COPPA ...