ClassLink, the leading provider of Identity and Access Management products for education, announces the availability of DataGuard, a powerful new tool designed to protect sensitive PII when schools share class roster data with vendor partners.
Read MoreRead MoreDuring the pandemic, schools became more reliant on tech than ever. The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech.
Many school districts routinely share class roster data with the ed tech platforms used within classrooms, and that frequently includes Personally Identifiable Information. DataGuard enables IT and technology implementation managers to limit the amount of sensitive data shared by dynamically replacing “key PII fields with meaningless letter scrambles before sending data to a vendor through roster server.
ClassLink, the leading provider of Identity and Access Management products for education, announces the availability of DataGuard, a powerful new tool designed to protect sensitive PII when schools share class roster data with vendor partners.
The results are in — this week ClassLink was awarded three 2023 EdTech Cool Tool Awards from EdTech Digest. The ClassLink Suite was named the winner in the Administrative Solution category. At the same time, ClassLink Analytics+ won in Learning Analytics/Data Mining Solution and New Product or Service (released 2020 or later).
Over the past several months, there have been a number of cybersecurity incidents targeting K12 institutions that have sent a chill down the spines of smaller, less resourceful districts. Three education technology leaders (ClassLink, ENA by Zayo and SecurityStudio) have come together to provide K12 schools with a “groundbreaking,” “free and easy-to-use” cybersecurity rubric designed to help schools assess their security policies and plan for continuous improvement.
Education technology leaders ClassLink, ENA by Zayo and Security Studio have pioneered a cybersecurity initiative to help schools become cyber-secure. The initiative is set to revolutionize the way K-12 schools approach cybersecurity, making it more accessible and affordable.
The safety and privacy of student data remains a top priority for ClassLink with the announcement of DataGuard. DataGuard protects personally identifiable information (PII) when sharing data with edtech vendors via ClassLink Roster Server. Additionally, ClassLink continues to advance IAM in education with several new tools and enhanced functionality.
ClassLink celebrated the exceptional achievements of schools and individuals last week at its annual conference, CLON 2023. Celebrating outstanding schools is at the heart of the Awards of Excellence. We recognize school systems for their commendable use of ClassLink in four key areas: implementation, growth, engagement, and analytics.
Leaders of the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County, Indiana have transformed digital learning for their 2,600+ students through their new implementation of ClassLink. Chantell Manahan, Director of Technology, says the district chose ClassLink because it allows them to better serve their students and staff through automated rostering and single sign-on access to over 6,000 digital resources and systems using open data standards.
