In the article, With
Tech Taking Over in School, Worries Rise, the author writes about technology
companies collecting a large amount of data about students because of the rise
in the technology industry, with little control on how the data can be used.
This has become a concern for many across the United States and many are beginning
to take action to secure that the information that students give electronically
is personal and not for any other purposes. The state of California was the
first state to pass a law restricting educational sites, apps and cloud
services used by schools from selling or disclosing personal information about
students from kindergarten through high school, using the children’s data to
market them, and collecting records on them. After California passed this law,
many other states started to take action on making sure the students’
information is secure. With technology rising, parents across the country have
started challenging the industry’s information privacy and security practices. Personal
information should be only used for other purposes with consent from the
student.
I think that this article is a great eye-opener for many
people to show them how the technology industry is booming and how important it
is to keep everyone up to date but also keep personal information confidential.
As a teacher it will be important for me to assure to the parents that all of
the work online will be on protected sites with good security systems. Keeping
students updated with the latest technology is important so they will be able
to keep up with the outside world, but I also think it will be important to
show them other methods besides technology so they don’t rely on it for
everything and can still be sociable with one another. Technology is a great
tool, but it can also be a dangerous tool.
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