Why AI Use Needs Governing Here
Teachers use AI assistants to plan lessons and give feedback, which means student work and records get pasted in. Student records are protected by laws such as FERPA in the United States, and a school needs to know which AI tools have seen them.
The Policy a New Client Starts With
A client created with the Education industry starts with these policy packs:
- Personal Data (GDPR/GLBA). Redact government IDs; warn on bulk contact data.
Every client also gets the baseline packs: Credentials & Secrets, CMMC — CUI & Export Control, Visibility Baseline, Prompt Injection & Jailbreaks.
Setting It Up
- Approve the teacher assistants the school has agreements with.
- Apply the personal data pack so government IDs are removed and bulk contact lists ask for a reason.
- Block companion chat apps on school devices.
- On Chromebooks, force-install the ProctoredAI extension from Google Admin Console.
Start every client in observe-only mode for two weeks, so the decisions are made on what staff actually use. The shadow AI audit describes the steps.
AI Apps to Decide On First
- GauthHigh
- BrainlyMedium
- PhotomathLow
- MagicSchoolMedium
- Brisk TeachingMedium
- DiffitLow
- GrammarlyMedium
- Copy.aiMedium
- WritesonicMedium
- QuillBotMedium
- JasperMedium
- MemMedium
- ReflectMedium
- WordtuneMedium
- RytrMedium
Questions
Does it work on Chromebooks?
Yes, through a Chrome extension force-installed from Google Admin Console per organizational unit.
Can teachers use AI for feedback on student work?
With an approved tool, yes. The school decides which tools may receive student work, and the rest are blocked or ask first.
What about students?
The same policy can apply to student devices, with companion and unmoderated chat apps blocked.
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