You make excellent points. My concern is less with where the data is stored
(cloud or locally) than it is with the lax password policies and human
behaviors regarding confidential information. Personally, I am confident of
Google's security practices, though I recognize that others may not be. I
use a plugin with my browser to force https connections wherever possible
for encryption between myself and a website, and try to use secure
passwords, using lastpass to create passwords for me, and a secure password
with last pass. So I am personally confident that this combination if
secure. However, I know that many of our users use the same password for
everything,seldom change them, and leave their workstations unsecured. So
for me it's more a "wetware" than software issue.
Hope all is well @ Mt. Tam!
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On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Dave Baker <dbaker@mttam.org> wrote:
> Does anyone else worry about posting information like this is such a
> public forum? Yes, it is "password protected" but I've seen too many
> passwords posted on bulletin boards and stuck to desk calendars to believe
> in password protection to a forum that is accessible from anywhere in the
> world. This combined with users not understanding sharing permissions
> well would make me very nervous about using a service like Google Docs for
> anything so confidential. Finally, what of Google's policy for how they
> are going to handle, store and track all this private data. What policies
> and protections do schools have in place when information stored in this
> public entity is accessed and used inappropriately?
>
> I would recommend a simple database solution. Something like what you
> request could quickly be created in FileMaker by adapting some of their
> template solutions.
>
> Dave
>
> David Baker
> Associate Head
> Dean of Technology
> Mount Tamalpais School
> http://www.mttam.org/
> dbaker@mttam.org
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
> September 12, 2010 at 8:23 AM -0700 wrote:
> >I would think about looking at Google Docs. You could set up shares and
> >or a
> >group. easy to do. Look into it.
> >
> >Norman
> >
> >On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Chris Weiss <chweiss@mindspring.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> We are looking for the best approach to tracking student information in
> >> regards to academic or social/emotional data and concerns. Currently,
> >our
> >> system involves typed or handwritten notes that we share via email or
> >store
> >> in notebooks. We'd like to ensure that this information remains
> >> confidential and that access is limited to those on the support team.
> >We
> >> would also like to attach longer documents like psych-ed testing, emails
> >> from parents and teachers, and the like. Does anyone have any
> >> recommendations?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Chris Weiss,
> >>
> >> Academic Dean
> >>
> >> Trinity Episcopal School
> >>
> >> Charlotte, NC 28202
> >>
> >>
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> >Norman Constantine
> >Director of Technology Integration
> >Wakefield School
> >The Plains, VA
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