Student Data Privacy
Apps that change privacy policies at least once per year
Hours saved PER app review
With the proliferation of apps comes risk—of exposing student data and exposing your network
With bad actors increasingly seeking out vulnerabilities to expose student data, schools must act now. But with so many apps (many of which IT teams don’t even know about) and so little time, app review and vetting processes can fall by the wayside in even the most diligent districts.
Inefficient or ineffective student data privacy practices can cause real problems:
- Wasted staff time. A thorough review of each app can take hours.
- Network security at risk. Unvetted and unapproved apps put student data and your network security at risk.
- Lost money. Whether you’re paying ransoms or increasing cybersecurity insurance premiums, remediating a breach costs money better spent on critical efforts.
- Bad publicity. Schools want to be in the news for great outcomes, not for a data breach.
Student Data Privacy Made Easier
We needed this ability to see what is approved or not approved in conjunction with our data privacy policies and those of the OHSPA. Now we can view whether something is being used and whether it is something we are paying for.
How Lightspeed Can Help
As a company, Lightspeed is committed to student data privacy and has been at the forefront of privacy best practices, exceeding even the strictest standards. In addition, we have solutions to help you vet and manage all the other vendors in your ecosystem.
Uncover unapproved apps and assess risk
Teachers are implementing new tools every day; ensuring these apps are following data privacy regulations is crucial. With Lightspeed Digital Insight, leaders gain a comprehensive overview of applications used on their network and devices, across all OS, and identify apps that need to be reviewed, ensuring that teachers can safely pilot applications and get visibility into what’s approved.
Easily manage third-party privacy policy changes
Streamline data privacy management with the only edtech management tool to provide policy scanning with change notifications, side-by-side versions, and highlighted changes, so leaders can proactively protect students’ personally identifiable information (PII) from getting into the wrong hands.
Identify apps and tools you can trust
Enhance your application screening process with Lightspeed Digital Insight’s integrated 1EdTech and Student Data Privacy Consortium badges. These badges offer transparency into app usage across multiple schools and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations such as GDPR, FERPA, and COPPA.
Streamline collaborative app approval processes
Effective student data privacy management requires collaboration between IT and educators. Our integrated platform lets teachers see approved apps and request new apps right in Lightspeed Classroom Management, kicking off workflows for IT within Lightspeed Digital Insight. Together, they break down silos and simplify app approval processes.
Provide parents and other stakeholders with visibility
Increasingly, parents want (and are sometimes required to have) visibility into the apps their students are using and the student data that is shared with them. Lightspeed Digital Insight makes it easy to publish a public apps list for parents and other stakeholders, ensuring compliance with NY Ed Law 2-D, TX SCOPE Act, and more.
Partner with a vendor you can trust
At Lightspeed, data protection and privacy by design are integral to everything we do. We have dedicated security and compliance teams, who are committed to keeping your information safe and secure. Lightspeed Systems employs strict policies and procedures to ensure availability, integrity, and confidentiality of customer data. Learn more about why Lightspeed is a vendor you can trust.
We Integrate with Third Parties to Put the Data You Need in One Place
Quickly access third-party app reviews, and leverage 3rd party badges to improve application vetting (via 1EdTech and Student Data Privacy Consortium [(SDPC]), all within Lightspeed Digital Insight’s reports and app profiles.
Managing Student Data Privacy is hard. We make it easier.
See for yourself with a free 30-day App Audit
App Audit includes:
- Comprehensive review of apps in use over 30 days
- Report on unvetted “rogue” apps
- Report on top apps with data privacy risks (SDPC-aligned)
- List of apps without state/district DPAs
We take student data privacy as seriously as you do
Learn more about our Student Data Privacy products
Lightspeed Digital Insight™
The comprehensive visibility, app insights, and workflows you need to simplify student data privacy.
Lightspeed Classroom Management™
Give teachers visibility into approved apps, and automated ways to request new apps.
Related Resources
Lightspeed Trust
System StatusWe know you rely on Lightspeed Systems solutions to do amazing things, so we continuously monitor our services internally and through 3rd-party services. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S.
The K-12 Privacy Policy Guide: How to Quickly Spot Red Flags
Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle
Within K-12 education, there is no greater priority than student welfare. Student welfare is the mission that brought so many of us to the space. Everything else pales in comparison.
The Student Data Privacy Landscape: How To Set Yourself up for Successful SDP Management This Year
Student data privacy remains a top priority for senior technology leaders.
Fayette County Public Schools Leverage Lightspeed Engagement and Impact to Streamline Edtech and Data Privacy Management
With a strong focus on data governance, Fayette County Public Schools partners with Lightspeed Systems® to effectively manage their edtech ecosystem—in and outside of the classroom.
We now have a committee that meets every month to evaluate apps from curriculum, privacy, and technology perspectives.
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