These applications may not be used with students in Seminole County Public Schools. The reason shown is the district's public explanation.
ABC mouse Other
ABCmouse is an interactive, curriculum-based online learning platform designed for early childhood education, targeting students ages 2 through 8. The program offers a comprehensive digital curriculum covering reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and art through thousands of learning activities, including games, books, and puzzles. Educators and students use the platform to reinforce foundational academic skills and support personalized learning pathways in the classroom.
Why: Not aligned to Standards.
Behavioral or contextual advertising is displayed.
Data are collected by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Data are used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
Third parties can use data to create ad profiles, data enhancement, and/or targeted advertisements.
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ABCya Other
ABCya! is an educational platform that provides over 400 interactive, teacher-approved games and apps for children. Designed for Pre-K through 6th grade, these activities cover essential subjects such as math, reading, and writing to support classroom instruction. It serves as a valuable content delivery tool to engage elementary students in self-paced learning.
Why: Unclear whether data are sold or rented to third parties.
Data are shared for advertising or marketing.
Behavioral or contextual advertising is not displayed.
Data are collected by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Data are used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
Requires Parental/Guardian Consent.
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Acadly Other
Acadly is a student engagement and attendance tracking platform designed to facilitate active learning in physical, online, and hybrid classrooms. It allows educators to automate attendance tracking using mesh-network technology, host interactive polls, share content, and manage real-time Q&A and discussions.
Why: Teachers should not use this or any software without a district privacy agreement. Utilizing the platform without a formal district agreement bypasses vital legal safeguards, leaves students operating under consumer terms rather than protected student terms, and removes the school's ability to easily manage and destroy student data at the end of the school year. If a teacher wishes to purchase this application, they should contact their principal to have a request for an agreement submitted.
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Active Hy-Tek Other
Team Manager for Swimming is an administrative and performance tracking tool designed for managing swim team rosters, meet entries, and results. It helps school coaches and athletic departments track athlete performance, manage workouts, and streamline meet registration and scheduling. The software also features a parent portal to easily coordinate meet attendance and communication with student families.
Why: Active Hy-Tek Team Manager 8 is not currently recommended for school use without a district-approved Data Processing Agreement (DPA) because it lacks the necessary legal safeguards required by Florida Statute 1006.1494. While the software is designed for sports administration, its standard commercial license does not explicitly guarantee that student data will be protected from unauthorized profiling, nor does it provide the school district with mandatory control over the deletion of a student’s record once they leave the program. Because this application handles identifiable student information, failing to have a signed DPA means there is no binding, legally enforceable commitment from the vendor to prohibit the sale or improper sharing of student data, or to comply with state-mandated timelines for data destruction. To ensure student privacy is protected, the district must verify that the vendor contractually agrees to these specific educational privacy standards before the application is utilized for any school-sanctioned activities.
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Adobe Other
Create impactful social graphics, web pages, and short videos in minutes with Adobe Spark
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America in the 20th Century - Media Rich Learning Other
America in the 20th Century is an educational video series and streaming resource designed by Media Rich Learning for social studies classrooms. The platform provides high-quality historical video programs that bring 20th-century American history to life for students. It serves as an engaging multimedia tool for educators to supplement their curriculum and enhance student understanding of key historical events.
Why: Vendor will not sign our DSPA. Parental/Guardan consent is required prior to using with students. De-identified data should be used with this application.
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Animationish Other
Animationish is an intuitive creative platform designed for K-12 classrooms to help students discover the power of digital storytelling. The application enables students to express their ideas, demonstrate understanding of curriculum concepts, and build spatial and visual reasoning skills through drawing and animation.
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Animoto Inc. Other
Create impressive videos in minutes with Animoto’s drag-and-drop video maker. No video editing experience necessary.
Why: Without a formal Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) in place with the district, Animoto may not be approved for classroom use because its standard terms and privacy policy do not provide the legally binding assurances required by Florida Statute 1006.1494. Regarding collection and usage, while Animoto advises teachers to avoid submitting personally identifiable information (PII) for students, the platform’s standard terms still allow for the collection of technical and behavioral data, and the company has historically declined to sign standardized DPAs, leaving the district without a guarantee that data will be used exclusively for educational purposes. In terms of storage, while Animoto employs standard security measures like encryption, a DPA is essential to formally mandate adherence to state-specific breach notification timelines and security audits that go beyond their general commercial policy. A significant concern for parents and teachers is re-disclosure; Animoto’s terms permit the use of third-party service providers and, in some contexts, targeted advertising, which fails to meet the strict "no-share" and "no-advertising" requirements mandated for student data under Florida law. Finally, regarding destruction, although Animoto allows users to request the deletion of data, their policy does not commit to the automatic, verified, and permanent destruction of all student-related data upon the conclusion of the educational contract, which is a mandatory requirement for compliance with state and federal student privacy protections.
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AstroReality Other
An interactive augmented reality application that pairs with physical 3D models of celestial bodies to teach astronomy and planetary science. Students can explore detailed topographies, histories, and scientific data of the Earth, Moon, and Solar System in an immersive visual format.
Why: Vendor has been unresponsive to attempts to renew the privacy agreement.
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BackChannel Chat Other
Backchannel Chat is a real-time classroom discussion tool designed to engage students and foster digital collaboration during lessons. It provides a safe, teacher-moderated environment that allows students to ask questions, share ideas, and participate in class discussions simultaneously.
Why: This service does not have a mechanism to ensure compliance with educational record retention requirements. The terms clearly state that the service is governed by the laws of Australia, not the United States. As a result, the service should not be used with students in Seminole County Public Schools.
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Bakpax Other
Bakpax is an AI-powered grading assistant that automatically interprets and grades handwritten student work. It provides educators with near-instant feedback on student performance and highlights specific learning gaps, significantly reducing time spent on manual grading.
Why: Without a formal Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) in place with the district, Easel by TPT (formerly Bakpax) may not be approved for classroom use because its standard student privacy policy does not provide the legally binding assurances required by FERPA, COPPA, and Florida Statute 1006.1494. Regarding collection and usage, TPT’s digital tools collect student names, assignment responses, and authentication information; while the company commendably states it does not sell student data or display targeted advertising, a DPA is necessary to legally guarantee that data usage strictly aligns with district-approved educational purposes. In terms of storage, TPT employs strong security measures—including data encryption and maintaining IMS Global TrustEd Apps certification—but a localized DPA is essential to formally mandate adherence to state-specific breach notification timelines and district security audits. A concern for parents and teachers regarding re-disclosure is that standard terms allow sharing student data with internal staff and third-party service providers; a customized agreement ensures these transfers are strictly limited under FERPA's "school official" exception. Finally, regarding destruction, while TPT explicitly notes that they routinely sign DPAs with districts upon request, relying solely on their standard public policy does not guarantee the automatic, verified, and permanent destruction of all student-related data upon the conclusion of the educational contract, which is a mandatory requirement under Florida privacy law.
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Bingo Baker Other
Bingo Baker is an online tool that allows educators to quickly create, print, and play customized educational bingo games. It serves as an interactive and gamified review tool for students to reinforce vocabulary, math facts, and other key concepts.
Why: Without a formal Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) in place with the district, Bingo Baker may not be approved for classroom use because its highly limited public terms do not provide the legally binding assurances required by FERPA, COPPA, and Florida Statute 1006.1494. Regarding collection and usage, while the site functions primarily as a lightweight, account-free tool for students to play virtual bingo, joining a game via URL still inherently involves the automatic collection of technical identifiers like IP addresses and cookies; without a DPA, there is no contractual guarantee that this data is restricted strictly to district-approved educational purposes. In terms of storage, Bingo Baker offers basic visibility settings for created cards (e.g., Public, Hidden, Private), but as an independent web utility, it lacks the formal commercial provisions necessary to mandate adherence to state-specific breach notification timelines and the rigorous district-level security standards required by Florida law. A significant concern for parents and teachers regarding re-disclosure is the absence of a comprehensive policy that legally binds the platform to FERPA's strict "school official" exception, meaning the district cannot formally govern or restrict the sharing of this technical data with third-party web hosts or analytics services. Finally, regarding destruction, the site does not provide mechanisms or contractual commitments ensuring the automatic, verified, and permanent destruction of student-associated technical data or user-generated content upon the conclusion of the educational interaction, which directly conflicts with the strict data retention and deletion mandates of Florida Statute 1006.1494.
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Snap, Inc. Other
Use Bitmoji anywhere on web
- Directly insert Bitmojis into Gmail
- Click and drag to resize them
- Copy and paste them almost anywhere
Why: The permissions granted to this extension include the following, which are not permitted on district owned devices:
• GPS coordinates
• information about things near the user’s device
• network monitoring
• clicks
• mouse position
• scroll
• keystroke logging
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Blendspace Other
Tes Lessons is a digital platform that enables educators to discover, curate, and share digital lessons and educational resources. It provides access to a vast library of teacher-created materials across all grade levels to support diverse learning needs. Teachers can use the tool to integrate various media resources into interactive lessons for classroom delivery.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states, 'Our Sites use external ad servers (such as "DoubleClick") to serve the advertisements that you see on pages from our Sites. An ad server is a technology platform that stores, manages, and delivers digital advertisements to websites, mobile apps, or other digital platforms. They use cookies to collect information about your use of our Sites to help target ads to your interests.' This practice of targeted advertising based on usage data is directly prohibited for student covered information under FS1006.1494(3)(a). FERPA: The policy states that Tes acts as a 'Data Controller' for its own purposes, including 'marketing, or analytics on its platforms.' If student data falls under this 'Data Controller' role, it contradicts the FERPA 'school official' exception which requires the vendor to act under the direct control of the school for legitimate educational interests, not for its own independent commercial purposes. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the use of 'external ad servers (such as "DoubleClick") to serve the advertisements... to help target ads to your interests' and allows for 'selling, renting, or sharing of identifiable information with unaffiliated entities without express permission.' These practices are strictly prohibited for student personal information under PPRA, creating a direct conflict. COPPA: The policy details general consent mechanisms ('By providing us with your information... you understand that we will process...') but does not outline specific methods for obtaining verifiable parental consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information from children under 13, nor does it explicitly rely on schools to provide consent for educational contexts as COPPA permits.
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Google Other
Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. The blogs are hosted by Google and generally accessed from a subdomain of blogspot.com
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy permits targeted advertising based on user data, which is explicitly prohibited for student personal information under FS1006. It also details the building of user profiles for various purposes, including advertising, that extend beyond K-12 school purposes. PPRA: The policy explicitly allows for the use of user personal information for marketing and targeted advertising, which is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: Blogger typically requires users to be at least 13 years old. However, for any potential use by children under 13, the general policy's data collection and advertising practices (including behavioral advertising) are in direct conflict with COPPA's strict requirements for children's data and do not provide for verifiable parental consent or the specific limitations required for educational use.
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Blooket Other
Blooket is an interactive educational gaming platform that allows teachers to host competitive quiz games for classroom review and assessment. Educators can create custom question sets or choose from a vast library of user-generated content to engage students in various gamified learning modes.
Why: SCPS has determined that this site contains materials that may not be appropriate for all students.
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Bloomz Other
Communication Tool
Why: Data are shared for advertising or marketing.
Behavioral or contextual advertising is not displayed.
Data are collected by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Data are used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
Unclear whether this product allows third parties to use data to create ad profiles, data enhancement, and/or targeted advertisements.
This applications either did not meet relevant academic standards/rigor and/or poses a potential data privacy risk for our district.
SCPS Does not have eDiscovery for this application.
SCPS has SchoolMessenger, Skyward, Canvas and email to communicate.
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Booksource Other
Booksource Classroom is a free classroom library management tool designed for teachers to inventory, manage, and analyze their classroom book collections. It enables educators to track student reading habits, monitor book check-ins and check-outs, and identify gaps in their libraries to better support literacy.
Why: Vendor can not agree to terms in DSPA. They are unable to protect our data to the level that we are expecting a vendor to do.
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Boom Cards Other
Boom Learning is an educational platform that hosts Boom Cards, which are interactive, self-grading digital task cards. The platform provides teachers with real-time student performance data and tracking to easily assess comprehension and differentiate instruction. It serves a wide range of subjects and grade levels, making it highly useful for both mainstream and special education classrooms.
Why: The policies for Boom Learning indicate that it may be possible for educators to interact with students through the platform, but are not clear whether those interactions are moderated. The policies are also clear that while student data is collected through the service, that data remains under the control of the school or educator and will only be used for the purpose of offering the service. According to terms, advertisements are served only to adults as an opt-in function. Next, the policies for Boom Learning are clear that the service employs reasonable security methods, including encryption, to protect user data and that users will be notified in the event of a breach. Finally, the policies clearly indicate that the service is for use with K-12 students and that it is the responsibility of the school or educator to obtain parental consent prior to loading student information into the service.
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Braille Tutor+ Other
Braille Tutor is an interactive educational app designed to help students, educators, and parents learn Unified English Braille (UEB). Through step-by-step lessons and translation quizzes, it teaches both contracted and uncontracted braille. The application serves as an essential resource for special education programs supporting visually impaired learners and their support networks.
Why: The terms for Braille Tutor are clear that the service may collect personal information which may include information deemed sensitive. However, they are not clear about many limits on using information for purposes such as behavioral advertising. Parental consent is required prior to using this app with students.
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Winking Fox Productions Other
Easy Quiz is an interactive quiz software designed to pair with wireless buzzer hardware to host game-show style assessments. For educational organizations, it provides an engaging, high-energy way to conduct formative reviews, trivia events, and classroom competitions.
Why: There is no privacy policy available for review.
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Brismouth Apps Other
Bulk Texter Pro is a communication tool that allows educational organizations, teachers, and administrators to send personalized bulk text messages to students and families using their existing phone numbers. By supporting CSV spreadsheet uploads, educators can customize every message, schedule texts in advance, and preview them before sending. This tool helps schools increase parent engagement, improve student attendance, and streamline administrative workflows.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with COPPA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states the software is not intended for use by children under 13 and that the vendor does not knowingly collect personal information from them. It further states that if such data is collected, it will be removed. This directly conflicts with COPPA's provisions for schools to obtain consent and facilitate the educational use of online services by children under 13, as the vendor is refusing to handle U13 data.
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civics360 Other
Civics360 is an interactive instructional and review tool designed to help middle school students improve their understanding of civics concepts. It provides learning tools such as narrated videos, bilingual readings, vocabulary exercises, and practice tests to prepare students for civics assessments.
Why: STUDENTS SHOULD NOT USE OR SEND ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION (name, birthdate, etc.) TO THIS APPLICATION. Usernames and passwords should be something different from other applications since the username and password on this site is not sent over a secure connection.
This site does not provide Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. The connection isn’t secure because there’s no encryption to protect the connection. Everything is sent over the connection in plain text, which means it’s vulnerable to snooping and tampering. If you type private information like password or payment information into such a website, someone could snoop on it as it travels over the Internet.
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Class Dojo Other
ClassDojo is not for use in Seminole County Public Schools. SchoolMessenger is the approved application for communication between schools/teachers and parents/guardians and students.
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Classroomscreen Other
Classroomscreen is an online tool that allows you to display the instructions for your lesson in a clear and visual way. Choose from over 10 widgets to support your class activities and help students get to work.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy states that collected data, including names and email addresses from existing user accounts (which could be student accounts), may be used for 'marketing and promotional purposes' and that 'existing users with an account' are newsletter subscribers. This directly conflicts with FS1006.1494(2)(a), which prohibits using covered information to market or advertise to students. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that collected data (including names and email addresses from accounts) may be used for 'marketing and promotional purposes' and that 'existing users with an account' receive newsletters. This directly conflicts with PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling.
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Cloud Campaign Other
Cloud Campaign is a white-label social media management platform that helps educational organizations streamline and automate content scheduling, creation, and publishing. It enables school communications and administrative teams to manage multiple social media accounts, collaborate on approvals, and track performance metrics from a unified dashboard.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of display advertising and remarketing, including showing ads across the Internet based on past website visits. This directly conflicts with the prohibition against targeted advertising based on covered student information. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the intent to 'sell or market Cloud Campaign products and services to you' and uses display advertising and remarketing based on user behavior. This is a direct violation of PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling. COPPA: The policy explicitly states that the services are 'not designed nor intended for use by children or anyone else under the age of 13' and sets a minimum age of 14 for US users. This confirms the service is not COPPA-compliant and should not be used with children under 13.
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Codecademy Other
Codecademy is an interactive online learning platform that teaches students coding and computer science skills through hands-on lessons. For educational organizations, it provides structured learning paths in programming languages like Python, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript to foster technical literacy. Teachers can leverage the platform to supplement STEM curricula and track student progress.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states it uses tracking technologies for interest-based advertising and audience matching (e.g., Facebook Custom Audiences) and shares information with advertising technology companies, directly conflicting with the prohibition on targeted advertising based on covered information for K-12 students. FERPA: The policy states that data, including that associated with school accounts, is used for direct marketing, advertising, interest-based advertising, and sharing with advertising technology companies for commercial purposes. This goes beyond a 'legitimate educational interest' and undermines the 'school official' exception. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that student data (or user data in the school context) is used for 'direct marketing, including advertisements' and shared for 'commercial purposes' and 'joint marketing activities', which is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy explicitly allows for interest-based advertising, audience matching (e.g., Facebook Custom Audiences), and direct marketing, even for users under 13 when school consent is relied upon. This is a direct violation of COPPA's prohibition on behavioral advertising for children.
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CoderZ Other
CoderZ is a gamified, web-based computer science and virtual robotics platform for K-12 schools. It integrates STEM and critical thinking skills into an interactive curriculum where students program virtual 3D robots, eliminating the need for expensive physical hardware.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with PPRA, COPPA. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that cookies are used to "serve personalized ads or content" and for "Marketing" to "deliver personalized advertisements." This directly conflicts with PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling purposes. COPPA: Despite stating it "will never knowingly collect personally identifiable Information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13) without requiring parental consent," the policy's cookie consent banner explicitly contradicts this by stating cookies are used to "serve personalized ads or content" and "deliver personalized advertisements." This is a direct violation of COPPA's prohibition on behavioral advertising for children under 13.
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Concord Consortium Other
Today's learners, especially the most underserved, deserve to build strong futures in a complex world. We're dedicated to advancing STEM inquiry through technology to equip learners and empower lives.
We've been helping develop critical thinkers and problem solvers worldwide for 25 years with our innovative, free STEM learning resources.
Why: Vendor will not sign the SCPS Data Sharing and Privacy Agreement.
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Configura CET Other
An all-in-one space planning software that allows users to design, specify, and visualize spaces in 2D and 3D. For educational organizations, it can be utilized by staff for administrative facilities planning and by students in career and technical education programs focusing on interior design or architecture.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy describes using personal data for "Marketing" including personalizing content, communications, newsletters, direct emails, and offers. If applied to K-12 student data, this constitutes targeted advertising or commercial activity, which is explicitly prohibited. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly describes using personal data for "Marketing" (personalizing content and offers) and for "Training" (including AI models for product development/competitiveness), which are not authorized educational purposes for student data. FERPA: The policy's stated uses of personal data for "Marketing" (personalizing content and offers), "Training" (including AI models for product development), and sharing with "Content owners" for them to contact users are not consistent with acting as a "school official" with a "legitimate educational interest" under FERPA. PPRA: The policy explicitly states it uses personal data for "Marketing" and to "personalize content and communication (including newsletter subscriptions, direct emails, offers and website content)." If applied to K-12 student personal information, this is a direct violation of PPRA's prohibition on using student data for marketing or selling. COPPA: The policy explicitly states that "Children are not eligible to use the Configura Web Site and/or Configura’s products and services" and that Configura "does not knowingly solicit personal data information from or market to anyone under the age of majority nor intentionally collect personal information from children under the age of 13." This disclaimer means the service is not intended for COPPA-covered children and does not offer the required mechanisms for verifiable parental consent or school-as-agent consent, effectively refusing compliance if used by children under 13.
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conjuguemos Other
Conjuguemos is an online learning platform designed to help students practice and master foreign language verb conjugations, vocabulary, and grammar. It provides teachers with tools to create customized activities, assign practice exercises, and track student progress through automated grading. The platform offers a variety of interactive games and traditional drills to engage students in world language acquisition.
Why: The privacy policy for Conjuguemos provide reasonable protections for student information. Parental consent must be obtained prior to entering any student information into the service. Please review the items below from the vendor’s privacy policy.
• The service stores personal information of users, including students.
• Service encrypts data in transit and at rest.
• Policy states that the service may share personal information with “non-affiliated companies”.
• Service will notify school in the event of a data breach.
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cool math Other
Coolmath is an online educational platform that provides free math lessons, calculators, and interactive tools covering pre-algebra, algebra, and pre-calculus. It offers a variety of engaging activities and math-themed games designed to reinforce mathematical concepts for students. The platform serves as a supplemental learning resource for teachers and students in classroom or remote learning environments.
Why: This application either did not meet relevant academic standards/rigor and/or poses a potential data privacy risk for our district.
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Cosmic Kids Yoga Other
Cosmic Kids Yoga is a physical education and mindfulness platform designed to help young children build strength, balance, and confidence. Through interactive video adventures and storytelling, the platform teaches kids yoga poses and relaxation techniques in an engaging, ad-free environment.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with COPPA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states, "We do not collect ... personal information online from children under 13 years of age." This is a direct refusal to comply with COPPA requirements for services that collect data from children under 13. If a K-12 school district facilitates the use of this service by children under 13, the vendor's policy would not provide the necessary COPPA protections (e.g., verifiable parental consent, data minimization, parental access/deletion rights).
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CreatiCode Other
CreatiCode is an interactive block-based programming platform that allows students to design and code 2D and 3D creations, games, and simulations. It provides an engaging environment for K-12 educational organizations to teach computer science, computational thinking, and STEM subjects. The platform supports visual, self-paced learning tools that integrate easily into technology curricula.
Why: The terms for CreatiCode offer reasonable protections for student data shared with the company. They specifically prohibit advertising based on student information. However, they are also clear that the company requires teachers or schools to obtain parental consent prior to registering students on the service. As such, teachers must obtain parental consent to use this service with students. Other highlights from the service’s privacy policy are below.
• The service may collect names, initials, and email addresses.
• Student information is not used for advertising by the service.
• Student information is not shared with third parties other than providers that services necessary for the product to function.
• Personal information is only retained as long as is necessary to provide the service, comply with the Terms, resolve disputes, and no longer than is permitted by law.
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Cricut Design Space Other
Cricut Design Space is a companion design application used to create and customize projects to be cut with Cricut smart cutting machines. In an educational setting, it allows educators and students to design and produce custom visual aids, classroom decorations, STEM/STEAM models, and creative arts projects.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with COPPA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states that users must be of the "age of majority in your jurisdiction." This directly conflicts with using the service for children under 13 (the target of COPPA) or other K-12 students who are not yet adults. This renders the service fundamentally unsuitable for a K-12 district's use with minors without specific, superseding contractual agreements.
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Runestone Academy Other
CSAwesome is an interactive, web-based textbook and curriculum designed for Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A. It provides students with hands-on Java programming practice, interactive code execution, and immediate feedback directly within the browser.
Why: Overall, the service provides strong privacy protections for users. The policy makes clear that while the service does advertise to website visitors, they will not be served with any behavioral ads and registered students will not see ads on the website. Other highlights from the privacy policy can be found below.
Service may collect personal information from students.
Service may share personal information with third party service providers who are bound to keep that information private.
If the service is sold, personal information may be included in the data transferred to the successor.
Users may be able to post to the website and the service expects users to exercise caution to avoid personal information in such cases.
Service does not participate in third-party behavioral advertising.
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Modular Robotics Other
Cubelets Blockly is a visual, block-based programming application designed for coding and controlling Cubelets robot blocks. It provides a simple and powerful learning tool for students to explore parallel programming, variables, and logic. This legacy platform helps educational organizations introduce robotics and computational thinking in K-12 classrooms.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly allows for targeted advertising based on collected user data, which is prohibited for student information. It states that they and third parties 'may engage in online behavioral advertising' and collect data 'for targeting on a third-party platform'. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly states that data will be used for marketing, behavioral advertising, and profiling, which are not authorized educational purposes for student data. FERPA: The policy outlines uses of data, including for marketing and behavioral advertising, that extend beyond the contracted educational purpose, violating FERPA's requirement to limit use. PPRA: The policy explicitly permits the collection, disclosure, and use of personal information for marketing and behavioral advertising, which is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy explicitly allows behavioral advertising and profiling, which is prohibited when collecting personal information from children under 13.
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CyberStart Other
CyberStart is an interactive, gamified learning platform designed to teach students essential cybersecurity skills through hands-on challenges and labs. It provides educational organizations with a self-paced curriculum covering topics like cryptography, web security, and digital forensics, making it an excellent tool for introductory computer science and security courses.
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Disney Other
Disney+ is a subscription video streaming service that offers a vast library of movies, series, and documentaries from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. For educational organizations, it provides high-quality visual media that can enhance lessons in science, social studies, history, and arts. The platform features robust parental controls to manage content access and profile settings for a safe viewing experience.
Why: This service is intended for personal use and not commercial use.
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Double good popcorn Other
Double Good is an online fundraising platform that allows school groups, teams, and clubs to raise funds by selling gourmet popcorn through custom virtual pop-up stores. The platform simplifies the fundraising process by eliminating the need for inventory management, cash handling, and physical product delivery, while returning 50% of all sales directly to the organization.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states practices that could be deemed a 'sale' of personal information, which is prohibited for covered student information under FS1006. FERPA: The policy's extensive use of data for targeted advertising, marketing, profiling, and sharing with various third parties for commercial benefits directly conflicts with the FERPA requirement that data be used only for the contracted educational purpose and that the vendor act as a 'school official' under direct district control. PPRA: The policy explicitly details the collection, disclosure, and use of personal information for marketing, targeted advertising, and activities that could be considered 'selling,' which is strictly prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states that the services are not intended for children under 13 and that the vendor does not knowingly collect personal information from them. This means the vendor does not implement COPPA-compliant verifiable parental consent mechanisms, making school-facilitated use by children under 13 a direct violation.
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Cuana, LLC Other
Easelly is an intuitive design platform that allows students and educators to easily visualize information by creating infographics, reports, and presentations. It helps users convey complex ideas and data simply through a wide variety of customizable templates, making it an effective tool for visual learning and project-based assignments.
Why: The policies for Easel.ly provide reasonable protections for personal information. They also state that the service expects parental consent for any child using the service. Please see other highlights from the privacy policy below.
• Policy indicates that personal information is collected, but is not clear whether there are limits to the information collected.
• Policy requires parental consent for children to use the service.
• Service may send marketing messages and display advertisements to users.
• Personal information may be shared with third party advertising providers.
• Third parties are restricted to using information for the purpose contracted by the service.
• The service will notify users in the event of a data breach.
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Eclipse Foundation Other
An open-source integrated development environment (IDE) used in computer science education to teach programming, software development, and coding languages like Java, C++, and Python. It provides students and educators with professional-grade tools for writing, debugging, and compiling code.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of cookies to 'deliver relevant ads'. FS1006 prohibits targeted advertising based on covered student information. PPRA: The policy states the use of cookies to 'deliver relevant ads', which is a collection, disclosure, or use of student personal information for marketing purposes, prohibited by PPRA. COPPA: The policy makes no provisions for children under 13, lacking age-gating, verifiable parental consent mechanisms, or school-as-agent consent processes.
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Edia Other
Edia is an interactive mathematics platform designed for school districts to assign homework, quizzes, and assessments. It provides auto-grading, real-time feedback, and personalized math practice to help students master concepts and teachers save grading time.
Why: Overall, the terms for Edia provide reasonable privacy protections for students. However, parents should review the terms prior to providing consent for their child to use the product as parental information may be used for marketing purposes. The terms also require the teacher/school to obtain parental consent for any student under the age of 18. Please see the highlights from the terms below.
• Students under the age of 18 must have parental consent to use the service.
• When changes are made to the privacy policy, users must return to the policy page on the site to see any changes have been made.
• The service may send marketing materials to parents.
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EduNovela Other
Authentic, year-long, series and modern telenovelas made comprehensible.
Our programs are learner-centered, 1:1, delivered to your students individually with earbuds or headphones,
?for maximum comprehensibility and growth.
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Epic Other
Epic is a digital reading platform designed for kids, offering unlimited access to over 40,000 high-quality books, audiobooks, and learning videos. In an educational setting, it serves as an extensive digital library that supports independent reading, vocabulary development, and personalized learning path tracking for educators.
Why: Unclear whether data are sold or rented to third parties. Unclear whether data are shared for advertising and/or marketing. Unclear whether this product displays behavioral or contextual advertising. Unclear whether this product allows third parties to use data to create ad profiles, data enhancement, and/or targeted advertisements.
Vendor will not sign SCPS DSPA.
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eSpark Other
eSpark is an adaptive learning platform that provides personalized math, reading, and writing instruction aligned to school district curricula. It uses AI-powered and student-centered activities to deliver daily differentiated practice that targets individual student needs and skill levels. Teachers can track progress and manage learning goals through an interactive dashboard.
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Fact Monster Other
Fact Monster is a kid-safe, educational reference website that combines an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and homework-help tools. It provides students with curated, reliable information to support independent research and homework help across multiple subjects. The platform also offers learning games and quizzes to engage students in a fun, educational environment.
Why: Vendor will not sign our DSPA. Parental/Guardian consent required for students under 13 to share data.
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FANSchool Other
Fanschool is a safe student blogging and digital portfolio platform that helps educational organizations empower students to share their learning. It provides a secure space for students to practice digital citizenship, publish their work, and collaborate with peers and teachers.
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Flat for Education Other
Parental consent is required prior to use with students.
Why: Flat offers 2 services and has different terms for each. The Flat Individual service is not approved for use with students in Seminole County Public Schools. The Flat for Education service may be used with students, but teachers and parents should be aware of some features of the service.
Overall, the terms for Flat for Education offer reasonable privacy protections for students. However, teachers and parents should be aware that the service allows students to upload and collaborate on content within the service. The terms state that the service does not moderate these interactions, so care should be taken with student use. The terms also state that content generated or loaded on the site may be used by the service in a broad array of ways in perpetuity. Finally, the terms state that it is the school’s responsibility to obtain parental consent prior to using the service with students.
Other highlights from the terms are below:
• The service may use content generated by users for a variety of reasons in perpetuity.
• The service does not moderate the content loaded to the service by users.
• Service may collect student personal information, including information that may constitute education records.
• Service expects schools to obtain parental consent prior to using the service with students.
• The terms spell out the specific purposes that the service may use student information, but do not provide the same limits for student generated content.
• Service will not use student data for targeted advertising, but will for adult users.
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Flinn Scientific Other
Science2Go is a digital learning platform that combines virtual lab videos with interactive questions to teach core science concepts. It allows students to engage in science experiments and data analysis in a remote, hybrid, or in-person classroom environment. The tool helps educators assess student understanding and guide them through scientific inquiry.
Why: The privacy protections provided my Flinn Scientific are largely standard protections for adult users and allow common practices, such as advertising. However, the terms of Flinn Scientific are clear that the data collected from student accounts will only be used for the purpose of providing the educational service and not for advertising. All students under the age of 18 must have parental consent prior to using the service.
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Cignition Other
Cignition is a high-impact virtual tutoring platform designed for K-12 school districts, delivering personalized instruction in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The program features small-group and 1:1 live tutoring sessions led by experienced educators to build students' deep conceptual understanding and academic self-efficacy.
Why: The policies for Cignition clearly indicate that the service is aimed at children and that their information is not shared with any third parties for marketing purposes. However, they are not clear whether the service may allow students to post any content or interact with other users, nor whether any such uploads or communications would be moderated by the service. The policies are clear that the information collected by the service is only that which is required to operate the service and that only limited information is collected about students. Cignition's policies are also clear that the service employs reasonable security and will notify users of a breach when appropriate to do so. Finally, the policies are clear that the service requires parental consent prior to a child using the service and that consent is indicated when an adult registers children.
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Formative Other
Teachers must consult with Assessment & Accountability before using Formative.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, FERPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy grants Newsela an extremely broad, perpetual, and sublicensable license to use 'User Content,' which explicitly includes 'Personal Data.' This broad license for commercial or non-commercial use, distribution, and creation of derivative works directly conflicts with FS1006's prohibitions on building student profiles for non-K-12 purposes, selling/renting covered information, and disclosing covered information beyond K-12 school purposes. FERPA: The broad, perpetual, and sublicensable license granted to Newsela for 'User Content,' which explicitly includes 'Personal Data,' directly conflicts with FERPA's requirements for maintaining the confidentiality of education records, limiting use to the contracted educational purpose, and restricting redisclosure. Such an open-ended right to use and distribute student data, including commercially, is incompatible with FERPA.
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freeCodeCamp Other
freeCodeCamp is a non-profit, donor-supported interactive learning platform that teaches programming, web development, and computer science through hands-on tutorials and projects. For educational organizations, it serves as a comprehensive, self-paced curriculum to support computer science and technical education.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the service shows Google ads, which violates the prohibition against targeted advertising based on covered information for K-12 students, as the policy does not state these ads are not targeted or that student data is not used for targeting. Even if not directly targeted using student data, the presence of ads on an educational platform used by K-12 students presents a conflict with the spirit and letter of the statute. COPPA: The policy does not include any age-gating mechanism or verifiable parental consent procedures for children under 13, who may create accounts to use the educational service, leading to the collection of personal information (e.g., email, progress data) without COPPA-compliant consent.
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World Food Programme Other
Freerice is a gamified educational trivia platform that allows students to practice skills in various subjects, including vocabulary, mathematics, geography, and languages. For educational organizations, it offers a zero-cost tool that motivates students by donating grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Programme for every correct answer.
Why: The privacy policy for Freerice clearly indicates that the service displays behavioral advertising to users. The policy is also clear that the service is not intended for children under 13. Please see other important items from the policy below.
• Service may collect personal information when accounts are created.
• Personal information may be used to display ads to users of the service.
• Service may send marketing messages to users.
• Service works with third party advertising services to display behavioral ads to users.
• This service is not intended for children under 13.
• The policy indicates that security measures, such as encryption, are in place, but do not address how notifications would be handled in the event of a data breach.
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Girls Who Code Other
Girls Who Code provides interactive computer science curricula, coding activities, and educational pathways designed to support and inspire young women and nonbinary students. The platform offers clubs for grades 3-12 and specialized learning resources in emerging technologies like AI and cybersecurity to help close the gender gap in tech.
Why: Parental consent required as some personal information potentially collected by the service may be considered sensitive.
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Git for Windows Other
Git for Windows provides a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows. It offers both Git BASH command-line emulation and a graphical Git GUI, making it an essential tool for students and staff learning version control and software development.
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GitHub Other
GitHub is an AI-powered developer platform that enables users to store, manage, and collaborate on software code. For educational institutions, it provides a collaborative environment for computer science students to learn version control, work on group projects, and utilize automated workflows.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of third-party cookies for interest-based advertising and targeted advertising, and the sharing of Personal Data with affiliates for marketing and advertising purposes. These practices are prohibited for covered student information under Florida Statute 1006.1494, without an explicit carve-out for K-12 school-provided accounts within the general policy. PPRA: The policy explicitly details the use of third-party cookies for interest-based and targeted advertising and sharing data with affiliates for marketing. These practices directly violate PPRA's prohibition on collecting, disclosing, or using student personal information for marketing or selling purposes.
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Google Play Console Other
Google Play Console is a platform for developers to publish, manage, and monitor Android applications. For educational organizations, it allows IT administrators and developers to distribute custom school apps, monitor technical performance, and analyze usage metrics.
Why: The terms for the Google Play Console prohibit it’s use by anyone under the age of 18. Since there is not a mechanism to indicate students aged 18 or older in the Google system, this service cannot be enabled in SCPS. The MIT App Inventor may be a suitable replacement for this service.
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Grammarly Other
Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps students and educators improve their writing by providing real-time feedback on grammar, spelling, tone, and style. It offers specialized educational tools such as a plagiarism checker, citation generator, and essay checker to support academic integrity and writing development. The platform helps educational institutions streamline grading and ensure clear, professional communication across all departments.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states it uses personal information (email, usage data, inferences) for targeted advertising and discloses unique IDs for this purpose, which directly conflicts with the prohibition on targeted advertising based on covered information. PPRA: The policy explicitly states it uses personal information (email, usage data, inferences) for marketing and advertising purposes, and acknowledges that certain disclosures 'may constitute 'selling',' which directly conflicts with PPRA's prohibition on marketing, selling, or disclosing student personal information for commercial purposes. COPPA: The policy is silent on age restrictions and does not describe any mechanism for verifiable parental consent or school-based consent for children under 13, which is a fundamental COPPA requirement.
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Habitica Other
Habitica is a free habit-building and productivity application that gamifies real-life tasks and goals. For educational organizations, it can be used by students and staff to track homework, study habits, and daily routines by turning them into a role-playing game where users earn rewards and build positive habits.
Why: The policies for Habitica contain some reasonable protections for user information, such as that the personal information of users will not be sold to third parties. However, there are several items to be aware of when deciding whether to use this service in the classroom. Please note that parental consent is required for all students on this platform prior to its use.
• Site is not to be used by anyone under the age of 13.
• Service allows users to interact with one another, but clearly indicates that those interactions are not moderated.
• Service may allow users to post content publicly, but is not clear whether personal information will be filtered prior to content being made publicly available.
• The policy is unclear what would happen in the event of a data breach.
• Service may collect protected health information from users.
• The service makes use of targeted advertising.
• The service may use information collected through tracking technologies in any way they would like. There is a potential risk of information collected through tracking technologies being combined to be able to locate a user.
• Terms and Privacy Policy have not been updated since June 2015. They do not reflect the recent changes in privacy law.
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Honorlock Other
Honorlock is an online proctoring solution that helps educational institutions secure exams and prevent academic dishonesty. By combining automated AI monitoring with live human proctors, it ensures test integrity while integrating seamlessly into learning management systems.
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Hulu Other
Hulu is a streaming television service that offers a vast library of current and past TV shows, movies, documentaries, and original content. In an educational setting, teachers and staff can utilize its extensive media catalog to provide students with visual resources, historical documentaries, and cultural films that support diverse curriculum needs.
Why: This service is for personal use only and not commercial use.
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Integral Calculator Other
An online educational tool that calculates definite and indefinite integrals of mathematical functions. It supports calculus learning by providing step-by-step integration steps, interactive graphs for visualization, and a practice problem generator.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states that 'advertisement providers may employ behavioral online advertising,' which is prohibited for K-12 student online personal information. It also lists numerous third-party advertising partners. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy describes numerous uses of data for non-educational commercial purposes, including 'behavioral online advertising,' 'monetization purposes' via Google AdSense and other ad providers, and 'economic operation' which are not limited to the authorized educational purpose. FERPA: The policy describes uses of data (behavioral advertising, monetization, extensive third-party sharing for commercial interests) that are not limited to educational purposes under the direct control of the school district, thereby failing to meet the 'school official' exception requirements. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the use of 'behavioral online advertising' and 'monetization purposes' with numerous ad providers and participation in the 'Amazon Partner Program,' which constitutes using student personal information (if collected) for marketing and selling purposes, strictly prohibited by PPRA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states the use of 'behavioral online advertising' and integrates various third-party ad networks (Google AdSense, Adflare, AdPushup, etc.), which is strictly prohibited under COPPA when collecting personal information from children under 13.
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istatvball Other
iStatVball is a specialized volleyball statistics recording and analysis application designed for sports programs and athletic departments. It allows coaches and educators to track player performance in real-time, analyze team tendencies, and generate detailed visual reports such as heat maps and shot charts to support athletic development.
Why: Parental Consent Required
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Just Play Sports Solutions Other
Just Play Sports Solutions is an athletic coaching and team management platform designed to help school sports programs organize playbooks, scouting reports, and video content in a single app. It enables real-time collaboration among coaching staffs and streamlines content delivery to athletes. Additionally, it offers tools for tracking athlete accountability through quizzes and leaderboards, as well as managing front-office recruiting and rosters.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with PPRA. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the vendor 'may use certain non-sensitive information (such as your name, affiliated educational institution, or sports team name or logo) in our customer lists and promotional materials and for other marketing purposes.' For student users, this constitutes collecting, disclosing, or using student personal information for marketing purposes without requiring prior written parental consent, which is a direct violation of PPRA.
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Kids Listen Other
Kids Listen is a curated discovery platform and audio player that provides access to high-quality, educational podcasts designed specifically for children. In an educational setting, it serves as a valuable tool for building listening comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills through age-appropriate audio storytelling. Educators can easily stream content covering a diverse range of topics to support cross-curricular learning.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states that it performs targeted advertising using collected personal information, including unique device identifiers and geographic position, which is prohibited for K-12 student online personal information. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly allows for the 'Sale' of data and 'Targeted Advertising,' which means data is not used solely for authorized educational purposes as required when interacting with school districts. FERPA: The policy's explicit allowance for 'Sale' of personal data and 'Targeted Advertising' directly conflicts with FERPA's confidentiality requirements and the restriction that data only be used for the contracted educational purpose, especially if the data constitutes 'education records'. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that it performs targeted advertising and sells personal information, which is strictly prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The application explicitly targets children under 13, but the policy fails to describe a specific, verifiable parental consent mechanism for collecting personal information and, more critically, for the subsequent sale and use for targeted advertising.
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Kognity Other
Kognity is an interactive digital curriculum and learning platform designed to improve student outcomes and save teachers time. It combines comprehensive curriculum-aligned content with built-in assessments, real-time progress insights, and accessible learning tools for programs like IB DP, IB MYP, Cambridge IGCSE, and NGSS.
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LabXchange Other
LabXchange is a free science education platform created at Harvard University that allows educators and students to discover, share, and create personalized learning pathways. It provides high-quality virtual science labs, simulations, and interactive content designed to make science learning accessible and collaborative.
Why: LabXchange’s privacy policy indicates that the service may use information about users of the site for targeted advertising. They also clearly state that the service is not intended for children under 13 and that children may not register on the site. Children under 13 may only use portions of the site that do not require registration. Parental consent must be obtained for students age 13 – 17 prior to using them service.
• Students under 13 may not register for this site.
• Service may use third party tracking technology to track users and display targeted ads on other sites.
• Personal information may be shared with third party developers who create apps for the service.
• Third party providers with embedded content may collect information from users of the site and are not governed by LabXchange.
• May send marketing communication to users from service and some third parties.
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LearnZillion Other
LearnZillion is a comprehensive digital curriculum platform designed for K-12 school districts, offering high-quality instructional materials in mathematics and English Language Arts. The platform provides teachers with interactive lesson plans, real-time assessments, and professional development resources to support student learning.
Why: Parental consent is required.
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Little Bird Tales Other
Little Bird Tales is a digital storytelling platform that allows students to create, record, and share their own interactive stories. Students can upload original artwork, write text, and record their voices to build personalized tales, making it an engaging tool for language arts and creative expression.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy describes a business model that earns 'referral fees' and directs users to third-party advertisers and websites (e.g., OnlyFans) for 'superhero adult content,' which strongly implies targeted advertising incompatible with K-12 student data protection. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly states the website is for 'individuals aged 18 and older,' involves 'Explicit Material,' and aggregates 'superhero adult content,' directly conflicting with any authorized K-12 educational purpose. FERPA: The policy's explicit purpose and content are for adult material (18+ age restriction, explicit material, adult content aggregator), making it fundamentally incompatible with maintaining the confidentiality of K-12 education records. PPRA: The policy describes a business model that earns 'referral fees' and involves 'third-party advertisers' (e.g., OnlyFans) for 'superhero adult content,' which constitutes commercial exploitation incompatible with PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling. COPPA: The policy explicitly states the website is 'intended strictly for individuals aged 18 and older' and disclaims knowingly collecting information from anyone under 18, thus making no attempt to comply with COPPA's requirements for children under 13. This stance is incompatible with an educational application likely to be used by children.
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Lively Letters Other
Lively Letters is a multisensory educational app designed to simultaneously train phonemic awareness, phonics, and speech production skills. Utilizing research-based techniques such as hand cues, music, and character stories, the app helps students of all abilities, including those in special education, improve reading and spelling. It features interactive matching, tracking, and flashing activities alongside progress monitoring for educators and parents.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly permits the use of collected data for third-party advertising, developer's own advertising, and defines 'tracking' for targeted advertising, which is prohibited for student online personal information under FS1006. PPRA: The policy explicitly permits the use of collected data for 'third-party advertising' and 'developer's advertising or marketing,' and sharing data with a 'data broker,' which directly conflicts with PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling. COPPA: The policy makes no provision for obtaining verifiable parental consent for the collection of personal information from children under 13, nor does it outline school-based consent mechanisms for educational use.
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Magic School, Inc Other
Magic School provides "teachers and school staff with online access to generative artificial intelligence tools through our website, browser extensions, and other services (collectively our "Services"). Our Services are designed to save you time and support student success!"
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Why: Only Google Gemini, NotebookLM, and Microsoft Copilot are approved AI tools. See the Artificial Intelligence section in the Clever Portal for more information.
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Math Learning Center Other
The Math Learning Center (MLC) is a nonprofit organization serving the education community. Our mission is to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. We offer innovative and standards-based curriculum, resources, and professional development. Our products and services are used by educators throughout the United States and in many international locations.
Why: Personal information is displayed publicly.
Users can interact with trusted users and/or students.
Notice is not provided in the event of a data breach.
Unclear whether this product requires parental consent.
Vendor will not sign DSPA
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Math Playground Other
Math Playground is an educational website offering a wide variety of interactive math games, logic puzzles, and problem-solving activities for elementary and middle school students. It provides structured 'Thinking Paths' designed to help students in grades K-6 grow as mathematical thinkers by exploring concepts, modeling strategies, and practicing skills. The platform serves as a playful, visual learning resource that teachers and families can use to build student fluency and reasoning.
Why: While the service does not collect any personal information from students, it does display ads. Teachers should monitor the ads to ensure questionable content is not displayed.
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Mideo Other
Mideo is a specialized video recording application that allows users to capture high-quality video while simultaneously playing background audio or music from other apps without interruption. In an educational context, it is highly useful for recording physical education routines, athletic training, dance, and music performances where background audio cues are essential.
Why: The policy for the Mideo app does not address many of the concerns with data privacy clearly. For example, it indicates that personal information may be collected, but does not address what personal information includes. The policy does clearly state that it is not intended to cover anyone under the age of 13 and that the service does not want the information of children. Since the policy is not clear whether the app may collect personal information of children, but does say the service does not collect information from children, the app may not be used by any children under the age of 13 in SCPS. Please note other items from the policy below.
• Indicates that personally information may be collected, but does not specify the types of information.
• Videos are stored locally on the device, not by the service.
• Policy clearly states that children under 13 are not covered by policy and does not provide any method for consent.
• Policy does not address how any data breach would be handled.
• Advertising within the app is not addressed.
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Mission US Other
PBS LearningMedia is a curated digital media library that provides educators and students with access to thousands of high-quality, curriculum-aligned educational resources, including videos, interactive activities, and lesson plans. It is designed to enrich classroom instruction and support diverse learning needs across all grade levels.
Why: Parental/Guardian consent is required prior to use.
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MIT Other
MIT App Inventor is an intuitive, visual programming environment that allows everyone – even children – to build fully functional apps for Android phones, iPhones, and Android/iOS tablets. Those new to MIT App Inventor can have a simple first app up and running in less than 30 minutes.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states MIT will not enter into contractual agreements with school districts, which is necessary for enforcing district-requested deletion of student data and other K-12 specific protections. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly states MIT is unwilling to enter into a written data privacy agreement with school districts, directly conflicting with FAC6A requirements. FERPA: MIT explicitly states it does not maintain contractual agreements with school districts, meaning it cannot be designated as a 'school official' under the direct control of the district, a cornerstone of FERPA compliance for vendors handling education records. COPPA: The policy lacks any mechanism for verifiable parental consent (or school consent acting on behalf of parents) for the collection of personal information from children under 13, despite acknowledging that 'Young people, especially, should be careful' when using the site.
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Motion Array Other
Motion Array is an all-in-one creative marketplace that provides unlimited downloads of stock video, templates, music, and sound effects. For educational organizations, it serves as a robust resource hub for students and staff to elevate digital media projects, video productions, and school presentations.
Why: The terms for Motion Array clearly state that the service collects the personal information of users who register on the service. However, they do not address how the service may handle the personal information of any children who use the service. As a result, teachers must obtain parental consent prior to using this service with students. Prior to registering with the service, staff should also be aware of the following highlights from the terms.
• Service requires personal information be submitted to create an account.
• Service may store or process information in countries other than the United States.
• Personal information may be used for advertising purposes.
• Personal information is not sold to third parties.
• Terms do not address data breach notification practices.
• Terms do not address the use of the service by children, nor how any personal information of children may be handled.
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Mountain Math Other
Mountain Math and Mountain Language are supplemental review programs designed to reinforce and help students retain core mathematics and language arts concepts. Available as both digital online review centers and physical bulletin boards, the platform provides daily or weekly spiral reviews to strengthen student proficiency.
Why: The privacy policy for Mountain Math clearly states that the service does not collect any personal information from students. The service may, however use the personal information from adult users to direct advertising to the user. The privacy policy also omits information about how the service protects the information of users and what measures would be taken in the event of a data breach. Teachers should use caution when providing information to this service and only provide the bare minimum information required to use the service.
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MyCareer Tech Other
MyCareerTech is an online learning platform designed to deliver Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum to middle and high school students. It provides interactive modules, hands-on activities, and certification preparation to help schools equip students with essential career skills.
Why: The terms for MyCareerTech are clear that the service may collect limited information from students but are also clear that the information collected from students will only be used to display scores to teachers. The service does collect additional information from teachers. Teachers should review the service’s privacy policy before registering. Because the service does collect student names and test results, teachers need to obtain parental consent prior to use with students.
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Mystery Science Other
Mystery Science is a curriculum of open-and-go science lessons for kindergarten through fifth grade.
Why: Mystery Science supports the teaching of FL standards and can be used as a supplement to enhance Science.
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Netflix Other
Netflix is a subscription-based streaming service that provides access to a vast library of films, documentaries, and educational shows. In an educational setting, teachers can utilize it to stream relevant multimedia content, historical documentaries, and literature adaptations to enhance classroom learning.
Why: This service is for personal use only and not commercial use.
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NeuroFuel Other
NeuroFuel is a mental strength and performance training application designed for student-athletes, coaches, and athletic teams. It provides science-based mental training exercises to help users manage stress, improve focus, and develop positive habits such as visualization and goal setting. Educational organizations can integrate it into physical education and athletic programs to support overall student well-being and performance.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states that it, and its third-party partners, use tracking technologies to show "interest-based advertisements." Florida Statute 1006.1494 prohibits targeted advertising based on covered student information. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy states information may be used for "Providing marketing and promotional materials" and "interest-based advertisements." These are not authorized educational purposes and directly violate the requirement that data be used only for the authorized educational purpose. FERPA: The policy describes uses for marketing, promotional materials, and interest-based advertising. These uses go beyond what would be considered a legitimate educational purpose and mean the vendor would not be acting as a "school official" under the direct control of the district, nor would use be limited to functions for which the school would use its own employees. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the use of personal information for "Providing marketing and promotional materials," "Customer retention, feedback, and reactivation programs," and "interest-based advertisements." This is a direct violation of PPRA's prohibition on collecting, disclosing, or using student personal information for marketing or selling purposes. COPPA: The policy contains a critical contradiction: it lists collecting "Parent / Guardian permission if under 13 years of age" but then states in the Children's Privacy section, "We do not target or knowingly collect personal information from individuals less than 13 years of age." If data is collected from under-13s, the policy fails to describe a verifiable parental consent mechanism (or consent through the school acting as an agent) prior to collection. Furthermore, the stated uses for marketing and advertising would make any s
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nod.rocks Other
Nod provides real-time reactions and hand-raising capabilities for members of a Google Meet session. In an educational setting, it allows students to interact and provide feedback to teachers during virtual classes without interrupting the flow of the lesson.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The general policy for users 13 and older explicitly permits personalized advertising based on user interests and activity across Google services. This directly violates FS1006.1494(3)(a), which prohibits targeted advertising to students. While the Family Link policy prohibits personalized advertising for minors under 13, this protection does not extend to all K-12 students under the general policy. PPRA: For K-12 students aged 13 and older, the general Google Privacy Policy permits personalized advertising based on their interests and activity. This constitutes using student personal information for marketing purposes, which is prohibited by PPRA.
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Orboot Other
Orboot Earth AR by PlayShifu is an educational application that merges a physical globe with Augmented Reality to create an interactive learning experience. Students can scan regions of the globe to explore countries, cultures, wildlife, and monuments in 3D through quizzes and interactive activities. It is designed to expand global knowledge and encourage self-learning in early elementary students.
Why: The Privacy Policy for PlyShifu (Orboot) provides reasonable privacy protections for users. However, the children’s section of the policy contains conflicting language. It states that no personal information is collected from children, but also that the service may collect information as part of creating a profile. Parental consent must be obtained prior to using the service with students.
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Padlet Other
Padlet is an online virtual bulletin board that allows students and teachers to collaborate, share, and organize content in real-time. Users can post notes containing text, links, images, and videos onto customizable digital walls. It is widely used in educational settings for brainstorming, group projects, discussions, and interactive learning across various subjects.
Why: The terms of Padlet make clear that much of the content posted to the service may be displayed publicly. Even Padlets given the “secret” status may still be viewed by any person who obtains the link to that Padlet. The terms are also clear that it is the school’s responsibility to comply with all parental consent requirements prior to loading any student information into the service.
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Parlay Ideas Other
Parlay is an instructional platform designed to facilitate, measure, and improve class discussions. It helps teachers guide students through structured online written roundtables and live verbal roundtables to build critical thinking and communication skills.
Why: The privacy policy for Parlay offers strong privacy protections for student data. However, they also make clear that it is the responsibility of the schools using the platform to obtain consent from parents before letting students use the program. Teachers should make sure they obtain parental consent prior to loading any student information into the program.
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PBS Other
PBS Kids offers a wide range of educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS Kids shows.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with FERPA. FERPA: The policy explicitly disclaims FERPA applicability, stating 'PBS KIDS is not subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ('FERPA')' because it does not collect 'Student education records.' If a school uses PBS Kids in an educational context, any information collected from students that is directly related to a student and maintained by the school, or by an eligible party acting for the school, can be considered an education record subject to FERPA.
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picoCTF Other
CyLab Security Academy, formerly picoCTF, is Carnegie Mellon University's free, gamified cybersecurity learning platform. It provides a comprehensive space for students to learn foundational security concepts and advanced topics like AI security and blockchain integrity. Educational organizations can leverage this platform to foster cybersecurity skills, run competitions, and support student growth in computer science.
Why: No students under 13 may use this service.
Parental consent is required for all students under the age of 18.
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Piktochart Other
Piktochart is an online graphic design tool that allows educators and students to easily create professional-looking infographics, presentations, reports, and posters. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and vast library of templates, it helps turn complex information and data into visually engaging learning materials. This tool is highly versatile for classroom projects, visual storytelling, and administrative communications.
Why: Overall, the policies for Piktochart provide reasonable protections of user information. The also clearly indicate that the service is not intended for anyone under the age of 13. Please see the items below for other highlights from the policies.
• Service is not intended for children under 13.
• Possible for users to share user generated content publicly.
• Service may use personal information to conduct marketing to users.
• Targeted ads are displayed on Facebook.
• The policies do not clearly indicate the security measures in place.
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Piskel Other
Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites and pixel art. It allows students to design characters, animations, and tiles directly in a web browser, making it an excellent tool for art education, computer science, and creative game design projects.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of third-party advertising partners (Ezoic) that collect data (IP address, device info, unique IDs, etc.) to serve 'interest-based ads' and 'personalized advertisements,' which constitutes targeted advertising based on covered information, a direct prohibition under FS1006.1494(3)(a). F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The use of student data (such as IP addresses and device identifiers collected by Ezoic) for targeted advertising is not for an authorized educational purpose, violating FAC 6A-1.09550(2)(a). PPRA: The policy explicitly details the collection and use of data (IP addresses, device information, unique IDs) for targeted advertising by Ezoic and its partners, which is a direct use of student personal information for marketing or selling purposes, prohibited under PPRA (20 U.S.C. § 1232h). COPPA: Piskel explicitly states it is 'for all creators and pixel artists of all ages' and 'has no technical way of discriminating between users of different ages,' confirming that children under 13 may use the service.
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Yum! Brands Other
The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program is a reading incentive tool designed for teachers and parents to motivate children to read. Educators can enroll their classrooms, set monthly reading goals, and track daily reading minutes. Students who meet their goals are rewarded with a certificate for a free Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza to encourage consistent reading habits.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly acknowledges 'Data Sales' of personal information, which is broadly defined to include disclosures. Florida Statute 1006.1494(3)(c) explicitly prohibits the selling of a student’s covered information. PPRA: The policy explicitly states it uses student personal information for 'Marketing' purposes, including promotions for 'selected partners,' and acknowledges 'Data Sales.' These activities directly conflict with PPRA's prohibition on the collection, disclosure, or use of student personal information for marketing or selling purposes.
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Plickers Other
Plickers is the free card activity your students will love. Join millions and play in your next lesson. Vendor will not sign our Data Sharing and Protection Agreement. Parental / Guardian consent is needed before using with students.
Why: Unclear whether data are sold or rented to third parties.
Unclear whether data are shared for advertising and/or marketing.
Unclear whether this product displays behavioral or contextual advertising.
Unclear whether this product allows data collection by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Unclear whether this product uses data to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
Unclear whether this product allows third parties to use data to create ad profiles, data enhancement, and/or targeted advertisements.
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Poll Everywhere Other
Poll Everywhere is an interactive audience response system that allows educators to pose questions and receive instant student feedback during lectures or presentations. It supports various activity types, including multiple-choice polls, word clouds, Q&As, and competitions, to boost classroom engagement. Instructors can use the gathered data to assess comprehension, track attendance, and facilitate discussions.
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PosterMyWall Other
Create amazing Posters, Videos & Graphics For Your Business
Thousands of templates, free downloads and easy tools!
Why: Students should not create their own account. Rather the teacher creates the account and provides the students access to a folder within the account by way of a link. So that no personal identifiable information is collected.
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Powtoon Other
Powtoon is an online video and presentation creation platform that allows users to easily design engaging animated videos and presentations. For educational organizations, it serves as an intuitive tool for teachers to create visually rich instructional content and for students to develop creative projects across various subjects.
Why: Vendor will not sign our Data Sharing Agreement. Not to be used with students under the age of 16.
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Prezi Other
Prezi is a presentation software company founded in 2009, with offices in Budapest, San Francisco, and Riga. As of April 2018, Prezi had more than 100 million users who had created more than 325 million public presentations that have been viewed over 3.5 billion times.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy states that if Personal Data within User Content is made public, Prezi 'will not limit its use or disclosure'. This directly conflicts with FS1006.1494(3)(a), which prohibits disclosing covered information for non-K-12 school purposes. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy states that if Personal Data within User Content is made public, Prezi 'will not limit its use or disclosure'. This directly conflicts with FAC6A-1.09550(2)(b), which requires that data be used only for the authorized educational purpose and prohibits redisclosure without authorization. FERPA: Despite stating it acts as a 'school official', the policy's clause regarding 'Public User Content' allowing unlimited use or disclosure of personal data directly conflicts with FERPA's requirements that education records (including personal information within them) be used only for contracted educational purposes and not redisclosed without authorization.
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Content Delivery
PrintLab is an online learning platform providing 3D CAD and 3D printing courses, curriculum, and certifications. It offers standards-aligned resources including design tutorials, lesson plans, and project challenges for students and educators in classrooms and makerspaces.
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Prodigy Other
Prodigy has content from all major topics and will seamlessly cover Grades 1 - 8 to help ensure your students are ready for standardized testing.
Vendor will not sign our Data Sharing and Protection Agreement. Parental/Guardian consent is needed before using with students.
Why: Unclear whether this product allows data collection by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Unclear whether this product uses data to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
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Prusa Knowledge Base / Support Other
An open-source, feature-rich 3D slicing software designed to convert 3D models into instructions for 3D printers. It supports schools and universities in hands-on STEM education, design prototyping, and engineering projects by translating digital designs into physical objects.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of 'targeting cookies' for 'personalise advertising' and lists multiple third-party advertising services, which directly conflicts with the prohibition on targeted advertising based on covered information for K-12 students. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy describes data collection and use for purposes beyond authorized educational use, including personalized advertising, marketing, and general commercial activities. FERPA: The policy's broad data collection, use for commercial purposes (including marketing and advertising), and extensive sharing with third-party advertising partners prevent the vendor from being considered a 'school official' under district control, as data use is not limited to legitimate educational purposes. PPRA: The policy explicitly allows for the collection, disclosure, and use of personal data for marketing purposes, including sending commercial communications based on 'legitimate interest' and personalizing advertising, which directly violates PPRA's prohibitions if student data is involved. COPPA: The policy makes no age distinction and includes no age-gating mechanism, implying it collects personal information from users regardless of age, potentially including children under 13, without specific COPPA protections.
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OpenEDG Other
The Python Institute is a global nonprofit initiative by OpenEDG that provides educational curriculum, training courses, and professional certifications for the Python programming language. It helps educational institutions integrate structured computer science programs, covering general-purpose programming, data science, testing, and security.
Why: The terms for Python Institute’s parent company, OpenEDG, clearly state that the service may collect personal information from users. They also indicate that users will participate in activities that may collect user generated content but are not clear about the content to be created. Further, they are not clear how the company will respond in the event of a data breach. Finally, the terms clearly grant the service the license to publicly display any user generated content. As a result, parental consent for this service is required for all SCPS students.
Please see other highlights from the terms below.
• Children under 13 are prohibited from using the service.
• Service may collect name, address, email, phone number. The terms are not clear what types of user content may be collected.
• Terms grant service a license to publicly display any content loaded into the service.
• User records may be shared with PearsonVUE and/or Cisco Networking Academy.
• The terms state that accounts may be deleted by users but are not clear whether the service will permanently delete all user information at that time.
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Quill Other
Quill.org is a non-profit platform that provides free, interactive literacy activities designed to build reading comprehension, writing, and language skills for elementary, middle, and high school students. The tool uses diagnostic tests to create personalized learning plans and offers instant, AI-powered feedback as students practice grammar and sentence combining. Teachers can easily integrate it with Google Classroom or Clever to track student progress and deliver targeted writing instruction.
Why: Parental consent required.
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Quizlet Other
Quizlet is a web-based learning platform that provides students and teachers with tools to create, share, and study digital flashcards, practice tests, and interactive study games. It helps educational organizations reinforce classroom lessons, support independent study, and facilitate vocabulary and concept acquisition across all subject areas.
Why: Data are collected by third-party advertising or tracking services. Data are used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
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Rack Performance Other
Rack Performance is a specialized athletic training and weight room management software designed for school athletic programs and physical education classes. It allows coaches and educators to create custom workouts, track student-athlete progression, and organize weight room sessions efficiently.
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Remind Other
Messaging application. Remind is not for use in SCPS. SchoolMessenger is the approved messaging application for SCPS administrators and teachers. Information and resources about SchoolMessenger can be found in the SCPS Portal.
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Science2go Other
Science2Go is a digital learning platform that combines virtual lab videos with interactive questions and assessments to teach core science concepts. It allows middle school and high school students to engage in science exploration and data analysis both in the classroom and remotely.
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MIT Other
Scratch is a block-based visual programming language and online community targeted primarily at children. Users of the site can create online projects using a block-like interface. The service is developed by the MIT Media Lab, has been translated into 70+ languages, and is used in most parts of the world.
Why: Unclear whether data are sold or rented to third parties.
Unclear whether data are shared for advertising and/or marketing.
Unclear whether this product displays behavioral or contextual advertising.
Data are collected by third-party advertising or tracking services.
Unclear whether this product uses data to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
Unclear whether this product allows third parties to use data to create ad profiles, data enhancement, and/or targeted advertisements.
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Sheet Music Scanner Other
This will allow performing arts teachers, scan in their sheet music and it will create midi tracks for students to use to practice their individual instrumental parts. For use in Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, and more!
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy permits the use of personal data for targeted advertising, directly conflicting with FS1006.1494(3)(a). F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy outlines uses for personal data, including marketing, promotional campaigns, and activities deemed 'sale' for advertising, which extend beyond the authorized educational purpose for student data. FERPA: The policy allows for broad data uses including marketing, advertising, 'sale' (as per CCPA definition), and sharing with business partners for promotional offers, which are not consistent with maintaining the confidentiality of education records or limiting use to legitimate educational interests under FERPA's 'school official' exception. PPRA: The policy explicitly states using personal data for marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes, and describes activities that 'may be deemed a sale' for advertising/marketing. These practices directly conflict with PPRA's prohibition on the collection, disclosure, or use of student personal information for marketing or selling. COPPA: While the policy states it does not knowingly collect from minors under 16, it then discusses obtaining 'affirmative authorization' for the sale of personal information from children under 13, without detailing COPPA-compliant verifiable parental consent mechanisms for initial collection or explicitly stating reliance on school consent under COPPA.
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Slides Go Other
Slidesgo provides a vast library of free and premium Google Slides themes and PowerPoint templates designed to help educators and students create visually engaging presentations. It also features AI-powered tools such as an AI Presentation Maker and an AI Lesson Plan Generator to simplify class preparation and content delivery.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly describes personalized advertising, retargeting, and profiling users for commercial gain. If applied to student accounts (which the policy allows for minors under adult supervision), this directly violates FS1006's prohibition against targeted advertising and building student profiles for non-K-12 school purposes. PPRA: The policy explicitly details personalized advertising, retargeting, and profiling practices. If applied to student users (which is possible if the school contracts for minors), this constitutes a direct violation of PPRA's prohibition on using student personal information for marketing or selling. COPPA: Despite acknowledging that products can be 'contracted for use by minors' (implicitly children under 13 if a school contracts), the policy describes extensive personalized advertising, retargeting, and profiling practices. These are prohibited under COPPA for children under 13, regardless of parental/school consent for educational use.
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Smallpdf Other
Easy-to-use PDF tools to Edit, Convert, Merge, Split and Compress PDF files. Integrated with Gmail.
Convert, compress, merge, split and edit your PDF files
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states it uses data for targeted advertising and audience building, which is prohibited for student online personal information. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy states data is used for targeted advertising and audience building, which is not solely for the authorized educational purpose. FERPA: The policy explicitly states that Smallpdf is the 'controller of Your Personal Data' and that several third-party payment providers act as 'data controllers.' This indicates the vendor does not operate under the direct control of the school district as a 'school official' for the purposes of managing education records. PPRA: The policy explicitly describes the use of data for targeted advertisements and building custom audiences, which is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy does not mention any age restrictions for users or mechanisms for obtaining verifiable parental consent for the collection of personal information from children under 13.
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MakeMusic Other
SmartMusic is a web-based suite of music education tools that support efficient practice, helping musicians to develop and grow.
Why: The service has not signed the SCPS data agreement, so teachers or schools must obtain parental consent prior to loading any student information into the site.
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SMORE Other
Smore is an intuitive online platform designed for educators and administrators to easily create and distribute interactive, professional newsletters. It helps K-12 schools improve community engagement by streamlining communication with parents, students, and staff while offering built-in analytics to track email open rates and interaction.
Why: This site should be used by staff only.
Do not use this site with students.
Vendor will not sign the DSPA.
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Socrative Other
Socrative is an interactive assessment tool that allows educators to create quizzes, polls, and activities to gauge student understanding in real time. It offers automated grading, instant feedback, and detailed reporting to help teachers visualize progress and deliver targeted support.
Why: Vendor is non-responsive to signing our DSPA.
Teachers need to obtain parental consent prior to loading any student information into the app.
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Soundtrap for Education Other
Soundtrap for Education is a cloud-powered, online learning tool that enables students and teachers to collaborate on music creation and podcasting. It provides safe digital classrooms with powerful editing tools, interactive transcripts, and seamless integrations with major learning management systems.
Why: Soundtrap for Education’s terms clearly indicate that the service is intended to be used in the school setting and offers reasonable protections for student personal information. However, teachers and parents should be aware that the service both allows students to interact with one another and to create public profiles. Teachers should ensure that the ability to create a public profile has been disabled for students prior to giving students access to the service. Please also take note of the highlights from the terms below.
• Service is provided by Spotify.
• Service will collect personal information such as name and email address from students.
• Students are able to save original content to the service.
• Students may be able to interact with one another on the service.
• The service will not advertise to students based on usage of the service.
• Students may create a public profile, if permitted by teacher.
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Octagon Studio Other
Flashcards are no longer boring with Octagon 4D+. Created by Octagon Studio, Space 4D+ is a fast and lightweight app that allows you to scan the printed space cards and witness how the space come alive right before your eyes!
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with COPPA. COPPA: The policy makes a contradictory statement: it claims to 'never knowingly collect any personally identifiable information about children through the apps,' but then explicitly states that for mobile applications, it collects 'Device ID (to register serial number of 4D apps)' and 'Location data (direct to store based on IP address/location for 4D apps)' and uses 'anonymous data (such as your IP address or device ID)' for analytics. Device IDs and IP addresses are considered persistent identifiers (PII) under COPPA. The policy does not describe obtaining verifiable parental consent (VPC) for this collection, nor does it detail how it would rely on a school acting as an agent for consent, which is a direct violation of COPPA.
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Starfall Other
Starfall.com® opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers. Starfall activities are research-based and align with Individual and Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics.
Vendor will not sign our Data Sharing and Protection Agreement. Parental/Guardian consent is needed prior to using with students.
Why: Unclear whether this product allows third parties to use data to create:
ad profiles
data enhancement
and/or targeted advertisements.
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Steam Other
Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation that offers digital rights management, multiplayer gaming, video streaming, and social networking services. For educational organizations, it can provide access to a wide variety of interactive simulations, game development tools, and educational software. However, because it is primarily a commercial gaming platform, IT administrators must manage access and content filtering carefully.
Why: Steam may not be used in the classroom.
Steam may be approved on a case by case basis for use by organized eSports teams outside of school hours.
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Stop Motion Studio Other
Stop Motion Studio is an easy-to-use animation and movie-making application that allows students to create beautiful animated films using LEGO, clay, drawings, or everyday objects. It provides powerful creative tools such as interactive timelines, frame-by-frame editing, and sound effects, making it an excellent tool for engaging students in hands-on storytelling and digital art projects.
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Storyblocks, Videoblocks, Audioblocks Other
Storyblocks is a subscription-based stock media library that provides unlimited access to high-quality video, audio, and images. It enables educational institutions, teachers, and students to access professional assets for multimedia projects, video production courses, and classroom presentations.
Why: Concerns with this service from both Information Services and Teaching & Learning mean teachers should take extra care before using this service in the classroom.
No students under 13 may use this application in SCPS.
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Stride Track Other
StrideTrack is an online run club tracking program designed for schools to record, manage, and analyze student physical activity. It streamlines data entry by supporting barcode and mobile phone scanning for lap tallying, allowing physical education teachers and volunteers to track student goals, class progress, and award achievements.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with COPPA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states, 'LH Connected and its StrideTrack products never collect information from children.' For a K-12 product designed to track 'runners,' this claim directly conflicts with the practical application of COPPA in a school setting, as schools are highly likely to use the product with students under 13. By making this statement, the vendor attempts to exempt itself from core COPPA responsibilities for data pertaining to children under 13, shifting the entire burden of compliance onto the school, which is an unacceptable operational model for an ed-tech vendor.
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StudySpanish.com Other
The StudySpanish.com website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages, online applications and audio materials operated by Study Languages LLC.
Why: • The policy indicates that teacher accounts are registered differently, but does not address how the accounts may be different after registration.
• Policy does not address the ability of users to update or correct information.
• Personal Information is collected by the service.
• Service may share limited personal information with a third party marketing service.
• Policy indicates that the service uses reasonable methods to protect data.
Policy does not mention data breach notification process.
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SugarWOD Other
HIGH SCHOOL USE ONLY
Why: The terms for SugarWOD clearly state that the application is not intended to be used by children under the age of 13. This application may not be used with any elementary or middle school students. Please note the information below from the company's terms of service.
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Zaigood Inc. Other
Talk and Comment is a voice-recording browser extension that allows users to record and insert voice notes directly into any website, document, or learning management system. It helps educators provide verbal feedback and supports students with diverse learning needs by facilitating voice-based communication.
Why: The Privacy Policy for this extension indicates that personal informaion may be collected by the service and used for behavioral advertising. This extension is approved for staff use only.
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Teachable Machine Other
A web-based tool that makes creating machine learning models fast, easy, and accessible to everyone. It allows students and educators to train a computer to recognize images, sounds, and poses, offering an interactive, hands-on introduction to artificial intelligence concepts.
Why: Service is provided by Google and follows their consumer privacy practices. Teachers must obtain consent from parents before using this site with students.
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Thrively Other
Thrively is a personalized learning and social-emotional learning (SEL) platform that helps educators discover students' unique strengths, interests, and aspirations. Through strength-based assessments and interactive career exploration activities, it enables schools to guide students on personalized pathways toward future success. The platform provides teachers with actionable data to foster student well-being and life-readiness.
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TI Connect Other
App for managing TI-84 Calculators.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the use of "Advertising and marketing cookies" for "interest-based advertising on TI sites and third-party websites," and that this information may be shared with third parties. This practice directly conflicts with FS1006.1494(3)(a), which prohibits targeted advertising to students. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy explicitly states that TI does not sign data privacy agreements with individual school districts, which directly conflicts with FAC 6A-1.09550(2)(b)'s requirement for vendors to be willing to enter into such agreements. PPRA: The policy explicitly describes the use of "Advertising and marketing cookies" for "interest-based advertising" and states that information may be shared with third parties for these purposes. This is a direct violation of PPRA's prohibition on the collection, disclosure, or use of student personal information for marketing or selling purposes. COPPA: The policy explicitly states the use of "Advertising and marketing cookies" for "interest-based advertising." This constitutes behavioral advertising, which is prohibited under COPPA for children under 13 without verifiable parental consent for such purposes, and typically not permissible under the school consent exception for educational use.
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Tiki-Toki Other
Tiki-Toki is an online timeline creation tool that allows users to build interactive, multimedia timelines in both 2D and 3D views. It is designed to help teachers and students visualize history, customize time spans, and collaborate on engaging school projects using images and videos.
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time for kids Other
For 23 years, TIME for Kids has published a weekly magazine for elementary school students. With exclusive access to TIME’s award-winning content, TIME for Kids is uniquely positioned to teach kids to recognize and value authentic and trustworthy journalism.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states that personal information is used for 'Advertising' and 'Targeted advertising', and shared with advertising and analytics providers for such purposes, which is prohibited for K-12 student online personal information under FS1006. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that personal information, including contact information and online activity, may be disclosed for marketing and advertising purposes ('Data sales' to 'marketing partners' and 'advertising partners'), which is strictly prohibited under PPRA for student personal information. COPPA: The policy explicitly details practices of targeted and personalized advertising based on user data, including 'children's data' from 'TIME for Kids', which is strictly prohibited under COPPA for children under 13 without specific, stringent consent mechanisms, which are not detailed in the provided content.
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Tryhackme Other
TryHackMe is an online cybersecurity education platform that provides hands-on, gamified learning labs. For educational organizations, it offers structured learning pathways and safe virtual environments to teach students real-world IT security and hacking concepts. Instructors can utilize the platform to deliver interactive technical curricula and monitor student progress.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with FERPA, COPPA. FERPA: The policy states that limited user information, including performance data like rank, badges, streaks, and completed rooms, is 'publicly available on our platform' via leaderboards and public profiles. If used by schools, this would involve the redisclosure of student education records without consent, directly violating FERPA's confidentiality provisions. COPPA: The policy lacks any mention of age gating, parental consent mechanisms, or specific protections for children under 13, despite offering a 'gamified, hands-on cyber security training platform' which is likely to attract younger users.
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EdClub Other
TypingClub is the most effective way to learn how to type.
It is web based, and highly effective. TypingClub is (and will always be) free for both individuals and schools.
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Teaching.com Other
Typing.com is a comprehensive, free keyboarding and digital literacy platform designed for students of all skill levels. It provides standards-aligned typing curriculum, gamified lessons, and robust teacher management tools to track and report student progress.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states the ability to sell children's information with consent for California residents. Florida Statute 1006.1494(3)(c) strictly prohibits the selling or renting of covered student information, without exceptions for consent in the context of K-12 school services. FERPA: The policy mentions the possibility of selling children's information with consent. FERPA generally prohibits the redisclosure of personally identifiable information from education records for commercial sale, regardless of parental consent, when a school district has provided the data for an educational service. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that for California residents, children's information can be sold with consent. PPRA prohibits the collection, disclosure, or use of student personal information for marketing or selling purposes, particularly in a school context. COPPA: The policy's statement for California residents that it 'cannot sell your information without parental consent' for children under 13 implies that with parental consent, children's information *can be sold*. In a K-12 educational context, parental consent obtained by schools under COPPA is specifically for the educational use of the service, not for the commercial sale of children's data.
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Unreal Engine Other
Unreal Engine is an advanced real-time 3D creation tool used for game development, architectural visualization, and virtual production. For educational organizations, it provides students with industry-standard software to develop skills in programming, digital art, and interactive design. It empowers educators to teach cutting-edge computer science and Career and Technical Education (CTE) curricula.
Why: The terms for Epic Games, which also cover Unreal Engine, are clear that personal information about users is collected as part of accessing the service. Overall, the terms are fairly standard in stating how the service will use personal information. Since there are clauses in the terms that some parents may be uncomfortable agreeing to, parental consent is required for every student that uses Unreal Engine in SCPS. Some highlights from the terms are below:
• The service may collect personally identifiable information from users, but the privacy policy does not place clear limits on the types of data that may be collected.
• The service may allow third parties to place trackers on user devices that are able to track users across the Internet.
• Service may collect personal information from third party sources.
• Personal information may be used for advertising purposes.
• Privacy policy does not place definitive limit on how long the service may maintain personal information.
• Service may share personal information with third party advertisers to conduct campaigns on the service’s behalf.
• Privacy policy indicates that reasonable safeguards are in place to protect personal information but does not provide information about how the service would handle a data breach.
• Children under 13 must participate in an approval process with their parents on the Service.
• By posting any content on the service, the student would grant the service a license to use that content in any way they choose without compensation to the student.
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Vimeo Other
Vimeo is a video hosting, sharing, and services platform that allows users to upload, share, and view high-quality videos. For educational institutions, it serves as a secure platform for content delivery, enabling educators to host instructional videos, flipped-classroom lessons, and school-wide presentations.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy explicitly states that user data is used for marketing and targeted advertising on third-party sites, which is prohibited for student online personal information. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy outlines uses of data for marketing and advertising, which are not authorized educational purposes for student data. FERPA: The policy uses data for marketing and advertising purposes and shares it with advertising companies, which is inconsistent with limiting use to the contracted educational purpose and prohibits redisclosure of education records. PPRA: The policy explicitly states the use of user data for marketing and advertising on third-party sites, which is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy states an age requirement of 16 years or older to use services and describes behavioral advertising practices ('show you ads on third-party sites'). If a school facilitates the use of Vimeo by children under 13, these behavioral advertising practices would be a direct violation of COPPA, as the policy does not prevent them.
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VPerch by RoboNation Other
VPerch is a free virtual environment for designing, building, and simulating the performance of a SeaPerch underwater ROV. It introduces students to intentional design and engineering concepts in a browser-based or downloadable format. Users can also test and compete their designs in virtual underwater courses inspired by real-world robotics competitions.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, F.A.C. 6A-1.09550, FERPA, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy permits the transfer of unique Personal Data to external business partners for their offerings, which constitutes disclosing covered information for purposes other than a K-12 school purpose. F.A.C. 6A-1.09550: The policy permits the redisclosure of student personal information to external business partners for commercial offerings, which goes beyond the authorized educational purpose and lacks proper authorization. FERPA: The policy describes the unauthorized redisclosure of unique Personal Data (potentially education records) to 'external business partners' for marketing their 'particular offerings,' which is not a legitimate educational interest. PPRA: The policy explicitly states that unique Personal Data will be transferred to external business partners for the purpose of informing users about 'particular offerings,' which is a disclosure for marketing purposes prohibited by PPRA. COPPA: The policy's statement that parental approval is 'understood' if a child under 13 submits PII is insufficient and does not meet the requirement for verifiable parental consent under COPPA.
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wakelet Other
Wakelet is an all-in-one content curation and collaboration platform designed for educators and students to save, organize, and share digital resources. It allows users to build visual collections of links, videos, images, and PDFs to create interactive lesson plans, portfolios, and study guides.
Why: The policies of Wakelet clearly state that children under 13 may not register for the service. However, the service offers a feature that allows students to collaborate with teacher accounts without collecting personal information from the student. Before any student uses the service, including the collaboration feature, parental consent must be obtained. Also, please note the following items from the Wakelet privacy policy.
• Parental consent is required prior to using the service with any student.
• Children under 13 may not register for the service. Service offers a collaboration feature to teachers that allows children under 13 to participate in service without registration.
• Information posted on the service is publicly visible, unless specifically marked as private.
• Third parties may collect information from users through the use of the service.
• Service may embed tracking technology in email communications.
• Service may collect personal information about users when using a service, such as Facebook, to log in.
• Company is based in England and Wales and follows the laws of those countries.
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WeVideo Other
WeVideo is a cloud-based video editing and creation platform designed to foster student engagement and creative learning. It enables K-12 and higher education students and educators to collaborate on video projects, interactive lessons, and digital storytelling across any device.
Why: This is application is approved as 'Use with Caution' during the 2020 pandemic time period only.
Parental consent is required before any student data is loaded into the site.
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Facebook Other
WhatsApp is a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service that educational organizations can use to facilitate instant communication among staff, parents, and older students. It supports text, voice, and video messaging, as well as document sharing, which aids in quick coordination and administrative announcements.
Why: The policies for WhatsApp are clear that the service does not retain any messages once they are delivered. As a result, the district would not be able to access the communications between students and/or staff. Since the district is legally obligated to retain written communications, this feature is not permitted by approved communications tools. WhatsApp may not be used in Seminole County Public Schools as a result. Please use one of the approved communications tools for any school related messages.
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Whiteboard.fi Other
Whiteboard.fi is an online whiteboard tool specially designed for teachers and classrooms to facilitate formative assessment and active student engagement. It allows teachers to see all students' screens in real-time, providing instant, individual feedback in both physical and remote learning environments.
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Whooo's Reading Other
Whooo's Reading is an interactive reading platform designed to engage elementary and middle school students in independent reading while monitoring their comprehension. It features AI-driven quizzes that ask Depth of Knowledge questions for any book and provides personalized feedback to help students improve their reading and writing skills. Teachers and administrators can access detailed data reports to track progress and align instruction to standards.
Why: Whooo's reading should only be used with paid subscriptions. All purchases of Whooo's Reading subscriptions must go through Purchasing. Parental consent is also required prior to using this service with students.
There are some concerns with the Privacy Policy for Whooo's Reading. Please see the privacy notes for more information.
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Wolfram Alpha Other
Wolfram|Alpha is an engine for computing answers and providing knowledge using breakthrough algorithms, a curated knowledgebase, and AI technology. It assists students and educators by offering step-by-step solutions, calculations, and data visualizations across mathematics, science, and other subjects. This platform serves as a powerful instructional tool to enhance STEM education and natural language inquiry.
Why: Not approved following a district privacy compliance review: the vendor's terms directly conflict with Florida Statute 1006.1494, PPRA, COPPA. Florida Statute 1006.1494: The policy indicates the use of targeted advertising, which is prohibited based on covered student information under FS1006. While an opt-out is mentioned, the practice itself creates a direct conflict in a K-12 student context. PPRA: The policy states they may 'notify you of other offers or Services that may be of interest' if an email is provided, and mentions 'targeted (or "interest-based") advertising,' which constitutes marketing and is prohibited for student personal information under PPRA. COPPA: The policy explicitly states that Wolfram's Services are "not directed at children under 13" and they "do not knowingly collect PI from children under 13." This places the burden of COPPA compliance entirely on the school if the service is used by children under 13. Furthermore, the policy mentions 'targeted (or "interest-based") advertising', which is prohibited under COPPA for children, creating a direct conflict for school use with under-13 students.
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YOUSCIENCE Other
YouScience is an aptitude and career guidance platform that helps students discover their natural talents and align them with real-world career opportunities. Through scientifically-backed cognitive assessments and industry-recognized certifications, it empowers educational organizations to guide students toward successful academic and career pathways.
Why: Overall, the privacy policy for YouScience provide standard terms to protect the personal information of students. However, this vendor may collect a wide variety of personal information from students to render the service. The service also allows students to share personal information with third parties in a variety of ways. As a result, parental consent must be obtained prior to granting a student access to the service.
Please review these highlights from the YouScience privacy policy.
• Service may collect personal information including name, email address, mailing address, etc.
• Other information collected by the service may include career choices, background information, interests, multimedia files, geolocation, etc.
• Personal information may be used by the service to display promotional materials to students.
• Service may share personal information with other affiliated organizations.
• Service may invite students to participate in surveys that may ask about opinions, beliefs, ideas, activities, experiences, etc.
• Students are able to share personal information about themselves with third parties through the service.
• Student posts to forums in the service are publicly displayed.
• Service may collect personal information from social networking sites YouScience integrates with.
• Service is not clear how users may be notified in the event of a breach of personal information.
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Zfairs Other
zFairs is a hierarchical event management platform designed to streamline tiered, networked contests such as science fairs, history fairs, and STEM competitions. It provides educational organizations with integrated tools for online registration, digital project submissions, custom rubric-based judging, and automated scoring and reporting. The platform seamlessly scales from local school events up to state and national levels, simplifying administrative logistics.
Why: The terms for zFairs are clear that children must obtain parental consent prior to using the service. The privacy policy and terms for this service do provide overall reasonable protections for personal information, but also omit many potential practices of the service that parents should be aware of prior to providing consent.
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Assessment
ZZTEST automated functional test application used to verify the approval workflow end to end.
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