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

Info Matters

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

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them.

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