I appreciated the quote from the article, " FERPA cannot be interpreted as building a total and complete wall between the school and the community. We would have really bad schools if that happened and very disengaged students." (Bathon, 2009).
FERPA is set up to protect students and their academic information and it makes sure that only those with just cause are looking at student records. It is not a violation of FERPA rights for students to share their work online. The article also states that they may peer grade their work and it be legal. Parents should be informed about their kids being assigned online assignments.
Parents have the right to prevent their minor child from having their photo taken, having access to the internet, or their child's information in the student directory.
Assignments posted to a blog or wiki is a great way to share information quickly without depending solely on limited class time and a great way to communicate back and forth quickly about comments or questions.
