Making Sure It’s Not “Too Good To Be True” – Vetting EdTech Tools

Making Sure It’s Not “Too Good To Be True” – Vetting EdTech Tools

This white paper by the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) and the Access 4 Learning Community (A4L) describes the challenges faced by schools and districts seeking to rapidly and responsibly adopt online educational tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides additional resources from the SDPC community, student privacy legal experts, and edtech industry coalitions.

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