Technology in the classroom: Digital education, privacy, and student well-being | La technologie à l’école : éducation numérique, vie privée et bien-être des élèves

Anthony Carabache is a staff officer in the Professional Development Department at Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.
- Journey from educational assistant to becoming a resource teacher focused on integrating technology in the classroom. [2:22]
- Examples of artificial intelligence being used by teachers and students [6:05]
- Privatization in public education through third-party tools and applications [9:06]
- Deceptive design and privacy concerns related to software used by students [12:00]
- Procurement guidelines to protect privacy when dealing with third party vendors [14:22]
- Teaching students to understand the value of their privacy [10:49]
- Ongoing impact of the pandemic on students' social literacy [19:06]
- The IPC’s Digital Charter for Ontario Schools and lesson plans [24:59]
Resources:
- Canadian privacy regulators pass resolution to address privacy-related harms resulting from deceptive design patterns (November 2024, IPC news release)
- Privacy and Access in Public Sector Contracting with Third Party Service Providers
- Ontario curriculum expectations for digital citizenship
- Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools
- Privacy Pursuit! Lesson Plans (free IPC lesson plans to teach kids about privacy)
- Teaching kids about privacy (Info Matters episode with Daniel Solove)
- Teenage confidential: Teens, technology, and privacy (Info Matters episode with Matthew Johnson)
- From high school to university: a young person’s perspective on digital privacy (Info Matters episode with Keith Baybayon)
- Ontario joins Canadian privacy regulators in passing resolutions on the privacy of young people and workers (October 2023, IPC news release)
- Resolution on children’s digital rights (Adopted resolution of the Global Privacy Assembly, October 2021 – IPC co-sponsor)
- Resources for children and youth (IPC resources)
- IPC Youth Advisory Council
- IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Bimonthly
- PublishedDecember 4, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. UTC
- Length37 min
- Season4
- Episode9
- RatingClean