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2020 - 2021 List of Instructional Technology - Ed Law 2D Compliance (AKA the Green/Yellow Light Document - Version 3.0) 2020 - 2021 List of Instructional Technology - Ed Law 2D Compliance (AKA the Green/Yellow Light Document - Version 3.0) This resource document is designed to help districts served by WSWHE BOCES determine which tools are NYS Ed Law 2D/Part 121 compliant for the 2020-21 school year and inform their instructional and program decision-making. Updated on: November 3, 2020 The Green Light list includes those companies that have signed Agreements for Data Sharing & Confidentiality ​ ​ through Contract Procurement and/or Coser Services with Erie 1 BOCES for the NYS Instructional Technology Contract Consortium (NYSITCC), NYSLSA School Contracts for Online Resources in Education (SCORE) or WSWHE BOCES for the 2020-2021 school year. ● All technology products are subject to district approval, including“free products” with terms of service/click wrap agreements, not just paid subscription services. ● District Data Protection Officers must make the final determination if these BOCES agreements extend compliance to the school district. Please note: Not all vendor products/services may be included in the negotiated master contract agreements. ​ The Yellow Light list includes companies that are not currently 2D compliant. This list of products listed are in ​ ​ process but vendors have not yet signed a Data Sharing & Confidentiality Agreement with WSWHE BOCES. ​ ​ ● Contact your principal and/or district’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) in order to: ○ Request & obtain approval for use of the software, web service and/or applications, and ○ Develop a compliance timeline, and ○ Determine the necessary required actions such as protection of student PII, and parental consent for use of technology products. ● Vendors in this Yellow Light list may or may not have well-articulated privacy policies and FERPA ​ ​ ​ ​ assurances in place. Please review carefully. ○ Privacy Policies for each program are accessible through the vendor link ○ Common Sense Media, iKeepSafe, and Student Privacy Pledge also provide privacy ratings for ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ many of these programs and may be useful to inform local instructional decisions. ● Upon request from member districts of the Data Privacy & Security, Learning Technology, or School Library services, WSWHE BOCES will work with companies on the Yellow Light list to secure the required ​ ​ Data Sharing & Confidentiality Agreements on behalf of its districts. Use of both Green Light and/or Yellow Light products prior to completion of signed contractual or supplemental ​ ​ ​ ​ agreements are strictly local decisions determined by the school district upon recommendation of the district’s ​ ​ DPO and require administrative approval in accordance with district policies. ● Please follow the instructional technology request approval process for your school district or BOCES. ● Questions or clarifications should be directed to your school district’s Data Protection Officer (DPO). Compliant with Ed. Law 2D in 2020-21 when procured through the BOCES that holds the ​ ​ ​ contract and/or provides the procurement service. Instructional Technology Software Contracts (NYSITCC) - Erie 1 BOCES Link for: NYSITCC 2d Vendor Agreements ​ 3DBear A+Educators dba Woz U Education Accelerate Learning (Beyond TargetED, Focus, Propel & (STEMscopes) STEAM Lesson Library) Achieve 3000 (Smarty Ants, Achieve 3000 American Reading Company Amplify Education (Amplify Science) Literacy, Achieve 3000 Literacy w/ Boost, (SchoolPace/eIRLA & eLibraries) Achieve 3000 Literacy intensive, eScience 3000, Actively Learn, Achieve 3000 Math) Aperture Education BirdBrain (Hummingbird Robotics) BK Interactive (Boardworks) Blocksi Bloomboard Brain Hurricane (Wowzers Math) Brain Pop (All) Bridges Transitions (Choices) Buncee (for School Districts, for Classrooms) Career Cruising (Xello) Carnegie Learning (Cognitive Tutor, Math Certica (TestWiz) eTexts, MATHia) Charmtech Labs (Capti Voice) Chester Technical Services(Virtuoso) ClassCraft ClassLink(OneClick, Roster, OneSync) Code Four (Edsby) Code Monkey Codesters(Python 1&2, Curriculum Curriculum Associates (iReady Reading, Curriculum Technology (Curriculum Bundle) Writing, Math, Teacher Toolbox) Mapper) Defined Learning Dell Advanced Learning Partnerships Firm Discovery Education (Soc St Techbook, Math Techbook, Sci Techbook) Dreambox EBSCO (Learning Express) Edgenuity (Purposeful Prep-SEL) Edmentum (Education City, Exact Path, eDoctrina(Assessment Bundle, Certica EdPuzzle ( EdPuzzle Pro) Study Island, Reading Eggs, Exact Path, Solutions, Navigate Item Bank, Examgen Fresh Grade) Question Bank, beHave PBIS add-on, Standards based Report Card, Professional Growth, Curriculum Bundle) Educational Vistas, Inc. (StaffTrac, Data EduPlanet (EduPlanet 21) Eduporium (Root Robotics, Robo Mate, AIMS Soc St Management, Wunderkind, E-Blox) Datamate online portfolio, SEL System, Curriculum Developer) eSpark (Math & Reading) eSpark (K-5 & Frontier) ExcelSoft (Saras Assessment) *only for grandfathered districts Explore Learning (Gizmos & ReflexMath, Flocabulary Frontline Technologies (Frontline Science 4 us, Interactive Media) Evaluation,Focus for Observers, Focus for Teachers, Guidance Direct Gale (Miss Hubblebee’s Academy, Gale Google - GSuite for Education Hapara Interactive Science) High School Esports League Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Amira, Waggle, iDesign (Kitronik, VEX Robotics, Robolink, Writable, Math Inventory, HMH Into Math Zumi) (K-8), Into Math (Alg I, Geometry, Alg 2), Go Math (K-8), Math 180, Math Inventory, Math Expressions, HMH Science Dimensions (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Physics), You Solve It, Read 180 Universal, System 44 Next Gen, iRead, Reading Inventory, Phonics Inventory, Reading Counts) Illuminate Education (FastBridge Imagine Learning (Imagine Language & In position Technologies Learning) Literacy, Imagine Espanol, Imagine Math Facts, Imagine Math) Instructure (Portfolium, Mastery Connect) Interactive Media (Exploring Robotics) ISAFE iStation (iStation, ISIP Reading, Math, IXL Learning (Math, Science, ELA, SS Kinderlab Robotics Espanol) and Spanish) Kinems Learning.com Learning Ally Learning Sciences (iObservation) Learning Without Tears (Keyboarding Legends of Learning (Science Games) Without Tears) Lego Education (LEGO Robotics) Lexia Learning (Lexia Core 5 LinkIt Reading(preK-5), PowerUp Literacy(Grade 6+) Logisoft - Adobe MAD-Learn Maia Learning Makers Empire Manage Mindfully (Move This World K-12) MAPS.com (MAPS 101) Math Space McGraw-Hill (ALEKs Math, Impact Mesa Cloud Elementary SS (K-5), Grades 6-12 Networks SS-NY Edition, Studysync 6-12, Redbird) Microsoft Office 365 Mind Research Institute (ST Math) MobyMax (MobyMax ELA, Math, Science, SS) Modular Robotics (Cublets) Mtelegence (Readorium, Rising Reader MusicFirst (Music First, Music First 3-5, Scholar 6-8) teacher, Music First Jr) MyStemKit Naviance Nearpod (all add on bundles & Flocabulary) Newsela (Newsela Pro School, Newsela No RedInk Notable (Kami) Pro Teacher) NWEA (Map Growth, Map Reading Panorama PASCO Scientific Fluency, Spanish Language Assessments, Map Skills, Map Accelerator, CAPP) Passport for Good Pearson(1) (Review 360, Qglobal) Pearson/SAVVAS Learning (AIMS ​ WebPlus, WritetoLearn, MyWorld Interactive K-5, Project Imagine, Pearson Economics, Magruders American Govt, iLit Suite, SuccessMaker, Savvas Learning Company, My Perspectives, My View Literacy, Experience Chemistry, Envision Math, Successmaker Math, Elevate Science, Biology) Play Vs Inc Performance Learning Systems/dba PLS Power My Learning 3rd Learning (NY Learns) PowerSchool - Unified Talent Oneder Qualtrics (CX platform, iQ Package, Dashboard Package, Site Advanced Package, SMS Text) Quaver SEL Reading Plus Renaissance Learning (STAR Reading, ​ STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, STAR Custom, STAR 360, Accelerated Reader & AR 360, Growth Literacy Bundle, Flow 360, Flow Math, Freckle, myON reader & my ON News, ProLADR, My IGDIs) Rethink ED Right Reason Technologies (Right Path) RoboLab Rosetta Stone Rubicon West (Atlas) Scantron (Scantron Computer Adaptive Assessment System) Schoolbinder (TeachBoost Evaluation) School Links Scientific Learning (Fast ForWord) Second Step (*MS only) Sensavis Shmoop SkyOp (SkyOp Drone Training Curr) Small Factory Innovations (SiLAS) Smart Science(Gr 3-12 & AP) Spider Learning Standard for Success Suntex International (First in Math) Tech4Learning (Wixie) TEQ (OTIS Online PD, SMART Learning Lab The Answer Pad (Answer Pad) ​ Disc, NAO, SMART, STEM:IT, KANO, Matter & Form, Merge, SAMLabs, Robotis, Ozobot & Evo, Pi-Top, Sphero, STEMFuse, Little Bits, Makey Makey & Bloxels, OSMO, KIBO, Wonder Workshop, Active Floor, 3Doodler, Cubetto, DJI, Emblaser-Afinia, Farmself, Mayku, Piper, Squishy Circuits, UBTECH, Veative, Kai’s Clan) The Education Partners (7 Mindsets) The Graide Network (3-12) The Language Express (The Social Express K-5) Thimble.io Thrive Academics (Voyage) Vector Solutions (TeachPoint) Verite Group, Inc. (NetRef) Vidcode Vroggo Waterford(Math, Reading Academy, Early zSpace Learning) Distance Learning Software Contracts - Erie 1 BOCES / Erie 2 BOCES Link for NYSDL Consortium Ed Law 2d Vendor Agreements ​ Apex Learning (Tutorials & Courses) BlackBoard (LMS) Desire2Learn (D2L) ​ Edgenuity (Edgenuity, PathBlazer, Hybridge, Edmentum (Edmentum Coursework -formerly Florida Virtual School ​ ​ Digital Content Coursework-secondary, Plato, Calvert, edOptions, Exact Path) electives by eDynamic Learning, Duel Credit by Educere (Curriculum Revolution, Accelerate- Sophia, ELL courses, MyPath Intervention, AP/Non-AP, ASL University, CyberItalian
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