Step 1
Choose one public activity
Open the exact Lab/activity yourself, confirm it works on the school network, and decide the learning goal. Avoid optional sign-in or teacher-record features unless they are approved.
Lowest-data classroom path
Use the Labs without student accounts.
A practical setup for short classroom practice that minimizes identifying information and keeps progress on the device when possible.
Use this path first: public Word Lab practice, Math Lab, and Life Lab all work without creating a student account. Optional Word Lab teacher, roster, attendance, assignment, and portal features are a separate approval decision because they store server records.
Before students begin
Step 2
Set the privacy rule
Tell students: “Do not type your full name or any private information. If the page asks for a label, use the code I give you.”
Step 3
Use neutral labels only
If Math Lab needs a label for a local report, use initials or a district-approved classroom code. Do not encode birth date, school ID, disability, program, or grade into the label.
Step 4
Prepare shared devices
Use separate managed browser profiles or a private-browsing session when district policy permits. Close unrelated tabs, disable password autofill for the session, and keep devices from displaying another student’s prior report.
During practice
Keep responses instructional
Students should answer the activity—not type personal histories, diagnoses, family information, or details that identify another person.
Protect the display
Do not project an individual’s progress, code, assignment link, or report. Use private teacher check-ins and neutral language.
Use built-in access supports
Offer larger text, contrast, reduced motion/choices, read-aloud, manipulatives, scratch paper, or adult modeling as appropriate. Follow all required accommodations.
Keep recording on device
Word Lab Fluency Studio recordings stay on the current device for immediate playback and disappear after refresh/close. Still use headphones and a quiet location when privacy matters.
Avoid public links with identity
If an approved teacher sends an assignment/custom-practice link, keep the title non-identifying and share it only with the intended students.
Do not create shadow records
Do not copy scores, notes, or screenshots into unapproved documents, personal email, messaging apps, or public classroom boards.
After each student or group
Shared-device reset
- Finish or print only what the district permits.
- Close the activity and any generated report.
- Use the Lab’s clear-data control for Math or Life Lab when changing users.
- Clear site data/private session if required by local procedure.
- Confirm the next student cannot see the prior label, plan, progress, or report.
Handle paper and exports carefully
- Review before printing.
- Collect pages immediately.
- Store only in an approved location.
- Do not photograph or text student reports.
- Destroy or delete according to district record rules.
Information not to enter
| Do not enter | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Full name, birth date, home address, personal email, phone number | No label, initials, or district-approved random code |
| Student ID, passwords, login credentials | Approved site access flow only |
| Diagnosis, disability, IEP/504, medical or counseling information | Provide supports without recording the reason in the Lab |
| Discipline, abuse, family, immigration, legal, or safety narratives | Use the district’s approved confidential reporting/record system |
| Another person’s name or personal details in Life Lab plans | “A classmate,” “an adult,” or another non-identifying role |
Feature decision by Lab
Word Lab
Anonymous path available
Use public reading activities without a student account. Limited aggregate visit analytics are described in the privacy notice. Teacher tools and check-in are optional and require separate review.
Word Lab privacy ↗Math Lab
Browser-local path
Progress and optional label/preferences stay in the current browser. Use a neutral label and clear data between shared-device users.
Math Lab privacy ↗Life Lab
Browser-local path
Plans, completion, and accessibility preferences stay in the current browser. Keep plan text non-identifying and clear data after shared use.
Life Lab privacy ↗When anonymous use is not enough: If a teacher needs persistent rosters, assignments, progress records, family access, or attendance, pause and use the district vendor-review checklist before enabling those features.