Are you concerned about PARCC testing
issues?
Want to know about the sensitive student
information collected and handled by Pearson and other operators?
Have
concerns about the MCPS notebook rollout?
We will discuss these pressing
questions and more….
With computers distributed to our students (or soon to
be), it is time for parents to come together to learn about this the legal,
ethical and privacy issues posed by the technology, its pros and cons, and to
develop a plan of action to help our teachers planning the proper rollout
strategy.
Join us for this important meeting.
MCPS parents with
background in education, law, ethics, privacy, and information technology will
present and facilitate the discussion.
Date: March 30, 2015, Monday
Time: 7pm
to 8:30 pm EST
Location: Bethesda
Library, 7400 Arlington Rd,
Bethesda, MD 20814 - Parking available on site.
AGENDA
1. Technology in the Classroom.
A. Preparation—
students, parents, teachers.
B. Testing—PARCC
& other testing;
C. Privacy—data
mining by 3rd parties; access to health records;
D.
Security—protection of data collected;
E. Safety– wireless
vs. cable, code of conduct, cyberbullying
2. Create working groups and a plan of action
with measurable goals.
Webinar: join us onlin if you cannot make the meeting in person:
Once you log in, click on the Enter Meeting button, after you put your name in the code field box.
Once you see our screen/ppt, then please click on the tel icon at the top to join the audio via telephone or VOIP. If you select VOIP, you will have to download a second software.
With questions before the meeting, contact
ellen@ellenzavian.com orrapascal2003@gmail.com
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