"Education" websites use in elementary schools

[lets-talk]

I'm very curious what money you see to be made off of "thought tracking"

I'm talking about kids expressing their thoughts on a 3rd party site. Maybe when the kids graduate, Harvard pays to mine the data and decide that certain kids fit their profile while others don't.

 

[MeowingCows]

Would it? The general public has endured a whole lot of loss of privacy without batting an eye. I don't think people will know the value of it until it's entirely gone and it's being used against them.

Children generate a lot of sympathy and attention. That's a very, very dangerous market to screw over.

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

https://web.seesaw.me/privacy

Seesaw Privacy, Safety, and Security
Our Promises

Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and business. The following summarize our promises to you.

• We never sell your data or student data.
• We never advertise in Seesaw.
• We don’t own the content you add to Seesaw.
• Student work is private to the classroom by default.
• We use the latest security industry best practices to protect you.
• We are transparent about our practices and will notify you if things change.
• We are compliant with FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR.

 

[cyhiphopp]

https://web.seesaw.me/privacy

Seesaw Privacy, Safety, and Security
Our Promises

Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and business. The following summarize our promises to you.

• We never sell your data or student data.
• We never advertise in Seesaw.
• We don’t own the content you add to Seesaw.
• Student work is private to the classroom by default.
• We use the latest security industry best practices to protect you.
• We are transparent about our practices and will notify you if things change.
• We are compliant with FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR.

Sounds pretty fishy to me.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Seesaw is basically a digital version of putting your child's pictures on the fridge.

Seesaw's privacy statement from when my daughter used it:

Seesaw Privacy, Safety, and Security
Our Promises

Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and business. The following summarize our promises to you.

• We never sell your data or student data.
• We never advertise in Seesaw.
• We don’t own the content you add to Seesaw.
• Student work is private to the classroom by default.
• We use the latest security industry best practices to protect you.
• We are transparent about our practices and will notify you if things change.
• We are compliant with FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR.

**EDIT**
@c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s beat me to it.

 

[lets-talk]

https://web.seesaw.me/privacy

Seesaw Privacy, Safety, and Security
Our Promises

Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and business. The following summarize our promises to you.

• We never sell your data or student data.
• We never advertise in Seesaw.
• We don’t own the content you add to Seesaw.
• Student work is private to the classroom by default.
• We use the latest security industry best practices to protect you.
• We are transparent about our practices and will notify you if things change.
• We are compliant with FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR.

I did see that but went looking for 3rd party verification.

Those of you whose kids are using this -- are you (your kid) able to delete stuff later? For example at year end, can you get rid of the content you posted?

 

[jmb]

I haven't reacted at all other than looking up the site. That said, nobody has concerns about the data collection and privacy info i pasted about the site? I mean even adults seem seriously concerned these days about tracking. Do your kids already twitter and facebook in elementary school?

In my case I don't need the site to know what they are doing in school? I already know (the school has its own site and i keep track of the work my kid does)

Then why did you ask?

 

[CycloneErik]

Sounds like a nefarious way to keep parents involved in their kids' schoolwork.
I knew this thread had potential.

 

[lets-talk]

Then why did you ask?

Ask what? If you mean why I created this thread, it's to understand what other parents did (assuming that they already went through the process of looking up this site etc)

 

[mdk2isu]

No no no no no no. You don't understand the app at all.

The only point of the app is for the student to share their work with their parents, that's it. They don't take tests on it or do any kind of homework. They are able to upload pictures and videos for their parents to see and the parents are able to view the content and comment on it and the kids are able to see the comments.

That's it.

So the app could potentially remove even more communication from parents to children and vice versa? I mean, if the parents already saw the work and commented on the work digitally, why do they need to actually have a conversation with their kids about their day and what they learned in school?

 

[1100011CS]

No, it's an unpaid service. And that concerns me.
Google and apple are already in the schools but i don't have much of a choice there.

It sounds to me like you had an agenda when you created this post.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Are they charging the school a fee? If not, then they are making money of you and your kids one way or another.

*off

 

[BCClone]

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.


Is that helicopters sounds I heard? Spend time with your kids at home at nights and weekends. I read and do homework with them besides playing games and attending things. My kid wlll bring the test home and we share then. Give the kid some space and let them learn independence and patience.

 

[cyhiphopp]

*off

No, they are literally turning kids into dollar bills. That's the hook!

 

[ArgentCy]

No no no no no no. You don't understand the app at all.

The only point of the app is for the student to share their work with their parents, that's it. They don't take tests on it or do any kind of homework. They are able to upload pictures and videos for their parents to see and the parents are able to view the content and comment on it and the kids are able to see the comments.

That's it.

So what we used to call Dinner at the table?

I mean I get it for some people who really want to know everything or be really involved in their kids life. I just don't think it would be for me.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.


Is that helicopters sounds I heard? Spend time with your kids at home at nights and weekends. I read and do homework with them besides playing games and attending things. My kid wlll bring the test home and we share then. Give the kid some space and let them learn independence and patience.

I think this is a way to try and engage some kids at school. They will likely think it's cool to see something they did on the internet, even if it's only for parents to see. And getting likes and comments is probably a thrill.

Helicopter parents will still helicopter, even without a site like this. Maybe this gets a kid excited about doing school work. That is a potential plus.

I know people are averse to "more technology" in the schools, but guess what, it's not going away. It never will and it will likely be more prevalent in the future. It's something everyone will eventually have to adapt to.

 

[cyhiphopp]

So what we used to call Dinner at the table?

Even without the site, kids still bring things home. If this site gets some kids to give a crap about some of their schoolwork, maybe it's worth it.

Saying "Back in my day we didn't need to blah blah blah" doesn't mean anything. Technology still exists and we aren't going back to one room schoolhouses.

 

[ArgentCy]

*off

Yes, I saw as I read it and yet, I still didn't bother to edit. F *off. How about that?

 

[BCClone]

I think this is a way to try and engage some kids at school. They will likely think it's cool to see something they did on the internet, even if it's only for parents to see. And getting likes and comments is probably a thrill.

Helicopter parents will still helicopter, even without a site like this. Maybe this gets a kid excited about doing school work. That is a potential plus.

I know people are averse to "more technology" in the schools, but guess what, it's not going away. It never will and it will likely be more prevalent in the future. It's something everyone will eventually have to adapt to.

Many of the kids I know already have social media and YouTube channels by 2nd grade. So this bumps it a year or two?

 

[ArgentCy]

I think this is a way to try and engage some kids at school. They will likely think it's cool to see something they did on the internet, even if it's only for parents to see. And getting likes and comments is probably a thrill.

Helicopter parents will still helicopter, even without a site like this. Maybe this gets a kid excited about doing school work. That is a potential plus.

I know people are averse to "more technology" in the schools, but guess what, it's not going away. It never will and it will likely be more prevalent in the future. It's something everyone will eventually have to adapt to.

That doesn't mean we have to let technology turn us to a live adaptation of 1984. If I want to see my kids in school I'll just drop in and watch.