Rachel Feld guest hosts this week’s WELSTech as we take a deep dive into student privacy and FERPA. There are concerts and Apple/Microsoft news and rolling robots along with a good dose of common sense in this week’s episode as well. Plus we learn about “Mobiles in Ministry” from the One Latin America mission field.

The discussion:

Protecting Students – As our month-long focus on digital security wraps up, Martin Luther College Professor and WELSTech semi-regular classroom technology correspondent Rachel Feld shares information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its impact on schools.

• Protecting Student Privacy – U.S. Department of Education site
  • Model Terms of Service Checklist
• Martin Luther College Masters of Science in Education with Leadership Emphasis
• Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship curriculum

WELS now:

• Christmas concerts schedule
  • Martin Luther College – Dec. 2 @ 7:30 pm & Dec. 3 @ 4 pm
    • Streamed at livestream.com/mlc-streams
  • Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary – December 10 @ 3 & 7 pm –
    • 3 pm concert
    • will be streamed at livestream.com/WLSLive/Christmas2017
• Donate while you shop

News in tech:

• Apple Support now has a YouTube Channel – Check out Apple Support on YouTube
• Microsoft Office Arrives on Chromebooks

Picks of the week:

• Sphero Mini
• DailyFreeBooks.com from Find Infinite Free Kindle Books
  • Kindle Fire 8″
• Hover.com

Ministry resources:

Common Sense Education

Community feedback:

• Mobiles in Ministry overview (video)
• Why Socrates Thought Writing Was a Bad Idea

Featured video:

Learn about Student Privacy 101: FERPA for Parents and Students on the WELSTech Presentation/Teaching Videos playlist.

 Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 526 – Tune in as Martin and Sallie talk about planning for the new year using awesome tech tools. Release date: Wednesday, December 6.

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