Technology

TASB Resources

• Student Data Privacy: Laws Governing Third-Party Online Service Providers (pdf)
• School District Website Accessibility (pdf)
• School District and Campus Websites: Required and Optional Internet Postings (pdf)
• Theft, Loss, or Damage to Technology Devices at School (pdf)
• Charging Students for Instructional Technology (pdf)
• School Districts and Robocalls (pdf)
• School Cybersecurity: Getting Started (pdf)
• School Cybersecurity: Texas Requirements (pdf)
• School Cybersecurity: Security Breach Notification and Response (pdf)
• Intellectual Property in Schools (pdf)
• For information on technology in the classroom, see eSource at Instruction – Instructional Resources.
• For information on distance learning and the Texas Virtual School Network, see eSource at Instruction – Curriculum and Instruction – Dual Credit and Distance Learning.
• For information on virtual or remote instruction, see eSource at Instruction – Virtual Instruction.
• For more information on use of technology by board members, see eSource at Governance – Board Member Responsibilities – Technology Use.

Other Resources

• Texas Education Agency's (TEA) Internet Safety website provides resources for students, parents, and educators on internet safety topics, including cyberbullying, privacy, piracy, communication, security, and safety activities and organizations.
• The Texas Attorney General (AG) Cyber Safety website provides information about online safety with a focus on protecting children from online predators.
• The U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology website provides resources for transforming education through the power of technology.
• For information on E-Rate, see the following:
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E-Rate – Schools and Libraries USF Program website
  • TEA's Classroom Connectivity website
  • Universal Service Administrative Co. Schools and Libraries website
• The U.S. Copyright Office website contains the federal copyright laws and regulations, a searchable database of registered copyrighted works, and related materials.
• The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) website contains more guidance on the use of drones.
• The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Robocall by Schools website provides information about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other statutes for which the FCC has authority.
• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Complying with COPPA website provides guidance on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which may apply to third-party online service providers doing business with the school district. 
• The U.S. Dep’t of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ) Guidance on Website Accessibility website provides information about online accessibility under the American with Disabilities Act.