<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Welcome to Tuesday Topics, a monthly series covering topics with intellectual freedom implications for libraries of all types. Each message is prepared by a member of OLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee or a guest writer. Questions can be directed to the author of the topic or to the IFC Committee.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e2d51fff-7fff-a870-cde6-79948d4a2440"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:392px;height:156px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/dgjjQrJ03ydPoIr2Yo-I1841nWhca2RhWMo6gfiDHKl5MUBG6RPss6U9h8nQpDNx8qjebzXRGMVXeL3pfJp3eIewTjV5ndNdFhvPWcaDI-OSVDYJ8ky-SOehCMeYLT23kdpElTA_" width="392" height="156" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Distance Learning with Video and Audio - Privacy Considerations</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As most Oregon teachers and professors meet with students on Zoom, Google Meet, or other video conferencing tools, privacy is an urgent concern. Teaching online may not be ideal for most, but is still an opportunity to connect with students and stay safe during the pandemic. However, because there was little advanced planning, many instructors -- and those who support them, including school and academic librarians -  jumped to online platforms without time to thoroughly vet the policies, procedures and tools. Public libraries are also dealing with these issues as they plan for online library programming, such as author visits, trivia nights, guest speakers and more.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">  </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some issues librarians and educational institutions should consider include:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Students (or parents) may be uncomfortable allowing an entire classroom (virtually) into their home. Can students use blurred or virtual backgrounds? It’s important to keep this option turned on in the institutional settings, so that students and teachers can choose to hide their living spaces. This is difficult on some devices, however, including Chromebooks, the device most K-12 schools distribute to students -- they don’t support Zoom backgrounds. A class project creating a physical backdrop for students’ virtual classroom space might be helpful.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What can or should teachers require of students’ camera use? Requesting that students keep their cameras on, for example, seems reasonable. Requiring it may be problematic. For one thing, not all students have the stable wifi needed for both audio and video. For another, requiring “video on” is difficult sometimes for students who are anxious about their surroundings or their appearance. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many teachers are recording their classes. Where are these videos stored? How are they shared and accessed? How long are schools keeping them? What shows in the video - only the teacher and their presentation, or the entire class? Should class discussions be recorded? What if there is a classroom management issue caught on camera during a class? There are so many issues with recording and sharing classes, and </span><a href="https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/20/as-teachers-livestream-classes-privacy-issues-arise.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">we have barely begun to discuss them</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anyone (student, parent, or roommate) can use a phone or screen capture software to record portions or all of an online class. Those videos can (</span><a href="https://nypost.com/2020/05/20/nyc-kids-manipulating-and-posting-remote-teaching-clips-online/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and already have</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) been posted to social media or used to bully other students. Are there protocols at the institutional or classroom level to address such instances? Are students being taught the ethics around recording others? For public library programming, should staff warn participants that they should be aware of their surroundings or content?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What do teachers do if they see or overhear problematic or worrisome things during distance learning? While of course it is a positive thing if teachers are able to detect and report abuse or neglect, there is also the potential for over policing. For example, the </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/08/black-student-suspended-police-toy-gun/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Washington Post reported in September </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">that police officers were sent to a Black 7th grader’s house because he was playing with a Nerf gun during an online art class.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How secure are online video platforms like Zoom and Google Meet? While </span><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-enable-zoom-encryption/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom has improved its security settings</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, it’s still important to ensure that schools are using the best settings and security practices, for both meetings and storing video recordings. Platforms need to be FERPA and COPPA compliant and have safeguards like waiting rooms, passcodes, and authentication turned on.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Teachers who are working from home - not their classrooms - should also be aware of their environment and what is in the background, or what students may overhear. They should also be aware that parents are now able to watch and listen to their classes, which may have an impact on academic freedom and their ability to discuss controversial topics with their students. Students may also be inhibited as far as discussions, knowing that what they say won’t necessarily stay within classroom walls.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Testing is another issue that is challenging during distance learning. There are testing programs that increase surveillance on students - for example, software that is essentially spyware that students are required to install (both in </span><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21526792/proctorio-online-test-proctoring-lawsuit-universities-students-coronavirus" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">higher ed</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and in </span><a href="https://edsource.org/2020/testing-looks-very-different-in-california-during-distance-learning/641692" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">K-12</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">). If it’s installed on their own (not school-owned) computers, that’s an even more daunting issue. Even on school-owned computers, determining who has access to search history, camera views, and more can be challenging.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As we continue with distance learning in most Oregon school districts, colleges, and universities, at least for the near future, there are some good tips for families in </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/parenting/online-school-privacy.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this New York Times article about online privacy</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. For teachers,Torrey Trust, an Associate Professor of Learning Technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has some </span><a href="https://torreytrust.com/projects/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">excellent resources </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">on distance learning and on using video conferencing with students, including </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SbkMafUnixTfHCub3kBgnSeBCLpIUHL_/view" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this graphic</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Public libraries can also possibly offer workshops or tips on protecting online privacy when on camera. Last but not least, the </span><a href="https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/Privacy_for_online_teaching" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Library Freedom Project wiki</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has an excellent summary and list of resources.</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Miranda Doyle</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Member</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">District Librarian, Lake Oswego School District</span></p><br><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Works Cited</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Algar, Selim. “NYC Kids Manipulating and Posting Remote Teaching Clips Online.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New York Post</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, New York Post, 20 May 2020, <a href="http://nypost.com/2020/05/20/nyc-kids-manipulating-and-posting-remote-teaching-clips-online/">nypost.com/2020/05/20/nyc-kids-manipulating-and-posting-remote-teaching-clips-online/</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Barrett, Brian. “Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here's How to Use It.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wired</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Conde Nast, <a href="http://www.wired.com/story/how-to-enable-zoom-encryption/">www.wired.com/story/how-to-enable-zoom-encryption/</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Caron, Christina. “How to Protect Your Family's Privacy During Remote Learning.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The New York Times</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2020, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/parenting/online-school-privacy.html">www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/parenting/online-school-privacy.html</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chin, Monica. “An Ed-Tech Specialist Spoke out about Remote Testing Software - and Now He's Being Sued.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Verge</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2020, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21526792/proctorio-online-test-proctoring-lawsuit-universities-students-coronavirus">www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21526792/proctorio-online-test-proctoring-lawsuit-universities-students-coronavirus</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Johnson, Sydney. “Academic Testing Looks Very Different in California during Distance Learning.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EdSource</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, EdSource, 28 Oct. 2020, <a href="http://edsource.org/2020/testing-looks-very-different-in-california-during-distance-learning/641692">edsource.org/2020/testing-looks-very-different-in-california-during-distance-learning/641692</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peiser, Jaclyn. “A Black Seventh-Grader Played with a Toy Gun during a Virtual Class. His School Called the Police.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Washington Post</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, WP Company, 8 Sept. 2020, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/08/black-student-suspended-police-toy-gun/">www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/08/black-student-suspended-police-toy-gun/</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Projects.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Torrey Trust, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, 19 Oct. 2020, <a href="http://torreytrust.com/projects/">torreytrust.com/projects/</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Schwartz, Sarah. “As Teachers Livestream Classes, Privacy Issues Arise.” </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Education Week</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, 9 Sept. 2020, </span><a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/20/as-teachers-livestream-classes-privacy-issues-arise.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/20/as-teachers-livestream-classes-privacy-issues-arise.html</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="">Sample<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> School</span> Camera Policy (courtesy of Lakeridge Middle School, Lake Oswego, Oregon)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">At Lakeridge Middle School we want students to feel safe and meaningfully engaged during distance learning. One of our school-wide classroom expectations is that students are fully invested in their learning and in the shared learning of their class. One helpful way to demonstrate this is by keeping webcams on during class time. However, we also recognize that this is not the only way students can actively engage and “webcams always on” may impact some students’ internet bandwidth, may be a source of self-consciousness or anxiety, or may not be appropriate or necessary for other reasons based on the learning activity happening in class. </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic",sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As a best practice, students and teachers will work together to develop agreements and commitments regarding their classroom expectations including options for actively engaging in classwork.  </span><br></span></p><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>