Posting Student Work Online

Hengstler's primer for posting students' work online, has brought up questions and raised concerns about how to respect students' privacy, including:

  1. What considerations must teachers use when using platforms such as Google? Although my school district uses Google, I have learned from many of you, that others do not. 
  2. How can parents rescind permission if a safety issue arises concerning their child?
  3. Although students hold the copyright to their own work, who holds the copyright to a picture of that student's work?



Works Cited

Hengstler, Julia. “A K-12 Primer for British Columbia Teachers Posting Students’ Work Online.” Vancouver Island University, 19 May 2013.

Comments

  1. Ms. B HerselfMay 3, 2023 at 6:20 PM

    Nicole B-R: Great questions, number 3 is something I never considered! Is a picture of the original work different from the original work? hmm something to think about for sure. thank you!

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  2. Mrs Véro - Mme VéroMay 5, 2023 at 12:30 AM

    Hi Sara,
    Regarding Google, does your school district require parents to sign a waiver at the beginning of the school year? In my district, we are not allowed to use the Google Suite. Still, I know that for certain applications/websites, my district purchases or contracts with the company to ensure that they use servers in Canada to ensure security and conform to FOIPPA law. We also ask for some exceptions from parents, such as our school's Facebook page. First, the district has to fill out a form (Privacy Impact Assessment) for the government and then ask for parental consent at the beginning of the year before we can use it.

    As for your second question, I know there are possible procedures in case of an incident. For example, we started using an online "Je lis, je lis, littératie" reading website during the pandemic. As soon as the district became aware, they realized their servers were in the United States. They then asked us to provide them with all of our students' logins and filled out a formal request for the company in question to remove all traces of our students from their servers.

    For your third question, I'm not 100% sure, but if I draw the parallel to taking a photograph of someone, the law states that the picture is the photographer's property. But even if the photographer owns the copyright, to share the photo (for commercial or noncommercial purposes), the photographer must get permission from the subject. (CIPPIC, n.d.) So then, I think you need the student's permission to publish a photo of their work. Do you agree?

    -Véro

    Reference:
    Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC). (n.d.) Copyright and privacy in photography. https://cippic.ca/en/FAQ/Photography_Law#Who


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    1. Sara CMay 6, 2023 at 5:57 PM

      Hey Vero,
      I am at a disadvantage because I haven't been a classroom teacher and I'm not sure the procedure to getting online with the Google Suite. I do know that something goes out at the beginning of the year but I'm unsure if it is for computer use or specifically Google.

      Does your school still use Je Lis? Because the French immersion classes at my school also use that app. Now I am interested to know if we should be using it.

      I agree that we should have the student's permission to publish a photo. But is it a legal or ethical obligation? I'm not sure. It could also be one of those things where students are unaware that they can say no.

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