Digital Review

Steps 1-3: 💬 Check the site features for online community gallery, sharing content globally, or chat feature (user to user; vendor support chats are ok).

Since I do not have a student account to explore, I searched the Prodigy Math website and used AI (Google Gemini) to determine if Prodigy Math had any of these features. 

Online Gallery/Content Sharing: AI concluded that it does not have a public gallery or the capability to share content globally in a way that's adjacent to social media. I also searched on the Prodigy website to confirm and found no mention of an online gallery/forum space where students could potentially share/access externally created material.

Chat Feature: Prodigy Math does have a chat feature where students in the class can communicate to collaborate as a team. This chat appears to be safe for students because students can only send pre-determined phrases created by the game. I used AI as well as information from the Prodigy Math Support website to find the answers.

 Safety & Privacy: Prodigy Math In-Game Chat

This would be considered acceptable and can continue with the next steps in the evaluation.

Step 4: 👶🏼 Terms of Use: What age must users be to use the digital resource? 

This is where you will need to open the digital tool's terms of use / service. These can be found in many locations, but most likely at the bottom of the homepage / login page.

Terms of Use / Service: explain what you can and cannot do on the platform. This might include things like how to use the service, what you can and cannot share, and what happens if you violate the rules.

Tip: To quickly find the section that determines age requirements use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F to find key words "age," "minor, "children," "13," or "18" in the document.

The Prodigy Math School game would need an educator to create a class with give students a code to join - essentially connecting the student account to the teachers. It will also eventually offer to have the parent connect for additional access to benefits in the game.

Step 5: 💻 Privacy Policy & Data Collection

This is where you will need to open the digital tool's privacy policies. These can be found in many locations, but most likely at the bottom of the homepage / login page.

Privacy Policy: explains how the company collects, uses, and protects your personal information. This might include things like what data they collect, why they collect it, and how they keep it safe.

Tip: To quickly find the section that determines age requirements use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F to find key words "sell," "third parties," "advertising," "FERPA," and "COPPA."

This would be considered acceptable and can continue with the next steps in the evaluation.

Step 6: 💾 Software Requirements

This information should be available on the app site or website. 

Tip: Use Google to search for "(app / resource name) supported devices and browsers." Search for a link that is directly from the app / resource website.

The Prodigy Math School game needs the latest Chrome browser on the Chromebook and the Prodigy app works on iPads Air 2 or newer with iOS 13 or higher. CFBISD current iPads are at least a Generation 5.

This would be considered acceptable and can continue with the next steps in the evaluation.

Step 5: 👩🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻 Student Accounts

This information should be available on the app site or website. Do students access with a temporary join code or class code? Are students able to sign in with Google? Keep in mind that we do not roster digital resources not purchased by the district (In this case, although logging in with ClassLink is an option- their credentials would not be recognized because we have not rostered this specific tool with ClassLink).

When evaluating a digital tool that allows students to sign in with Google, here are some permissions related to Google Drive that might be considered red flags:

🚩 Full access to Google Drive: If the tool requests full access to Google Drive, it means it can view, edit, create, and delete any files in the student's Drive. This is often unnecessary and could pose a privacy risk.

🚩 Sharing files without student consent: If the tool can share files from the student's Drive without their explicit permission, it could lead to accidental or unauthorized sharing of sensitive information.

🚩 Creating and deleting files: If the tool can create and delete files in the student's Drive without their knowledge or consent, it could disrupt their organization and potentially lose important data.

🚩 Modifying file metadata: If the tool can modify the metadata of files in the student's Drive (e.g., title, description, sharing settings), it could affect their organization and potentially compromise their privacy.

🚩 Accessing sensitive information: If the tool can access sensitive information stored in Google Drive (e.g., personal documents, photos, videos), it could pose a privacy risk.

Prodigy Math allows for students to sign in with Google and also does not appear to require unnecessary permissions with student's Google Drive. It also asks for a class code that the teacher can provide for manual rostering.

We can determine that this tools is safe to use with students. We can now use the Digital Resource Parental Consent Form to give parents an overview of the tool, share what data it collects, and get permission to use (opt-in).