Category Archives: COPPA

Uncovering iOS 9.3 for Education

Posted on 01/31/2016 by William Stites

With the release of iOS 9.3 Apple will have finally taken steps bring true management to the iPad. While information can be found on the Apple web site there are still many questions and answers needed. While attending the NEIT (NYSAIS Education & … Continue reading →

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Finally! An Apple ID for Students under 13.

Posted on 03/03/2014 by William Stites

After much debate, discussion and begging by schools Apple has created a program that will allow student under the age of 13 to create Apple IDs. This announcement was made along with a number of other improvements to the MDM … Continue reading →

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Evernote Business for Education

Posted on 07/02/2013 by William Stites

Yesterday, in an email announcement, Evernote opened up Evernote Business for education. My first look at Evernote Business was when I attended last years Evernote Trunk Conference and heard the announcement of this new service.  While the focus was clearly on … Continue reading →

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Your school, COPPA and Evernote.

Posted on 11/21/2012 by William Stites

In the summer of 2011 while attending the Lausanne Laptop Institute (now the Lausanne Learning Institute) I was having a conversation with my friend Hiram Cuevas (@cuevash) about our use of Evernote.  He told me how excited he was to … Continue reading →

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COPPA and Verifiable Parental Consent

Posted on 05/22/2012 by William Stites

If you’ve spent anytime talking about an iPad deployment, AppleIDs, social media – particularly Facebook, how you can use Evernote (or many other web-based services) with students under the age of 13 you’ve more than likely been confused by COPPA. … Continue reading →

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COPPA Discussion on EdTechTalk

Posted on 02/14/2012 by William Stites

Recently I had the pleasure of joining Curt Lieneck (@clieneck) on EdTechTalk (#ETT21) for a discussion with Arvind (@arvind), Alex (@alexragone) and Vinnie (@vvrotny) on the topic of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Curt and I have been … Continue reading →

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The AppleID in your 1:1 Program – COPPA

Posted on 12/12/2011 by William Stites

We have a great 1:1 program at my school. In grades 4-12 every student (and all faculty) have a 13″ Macbook Pro with a 500GB backup drive along with a suite of software we’ve installed for productivity, content creation and … Continue reading →

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Dealing with COPPA: Compliance, the lies and the future.

Posted on 12/11/2011 by William Stites

I don’t know about you but I am struggling with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As we look to use different online tools in the classroom we evaluate them on the service(s) they provide, whether they meet our … Continue reading →

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