alice-teacher SOPPA restrictions, java and security

[Barnum, William]

Heidi,

I work in Illinois and am familiar with some of the things that you
mentioned.

Alice is definitely not affected by SOPPA because students don't create
online accounts.

This is not my area of expertise, but I believe Java security risks come
from Java operating in a web browser. Your IT people could disable Java
from operating in the web browser, which should protect you from
vulnerabilities. Alice would still be able to function as a stand-alone
application. Perhaps someone who knows more about this could weigh in.

Bill Barnum
Computer Science Teacher
York Community High School

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 5:37 PM Heidi Kunselman <hkunselman at d92.org> wrote:

> Donald and Eric
> I have been using Alice for 10 years and have built 2 middle school
> curriculums  around alice 2 and 3. I teach at a Chicago suburban school but
> I am originally from PA and a true Steeler and CMU fan. (If you remember
> Don, I took the training course in the summer a few years back.) I love
> this program, along with the challenges and learning benefits it gives to
> my students.   I was wondering about the security risks using Java as the
> backbone of this program. They are tightening up the types of software and
> apps we can use because of SOPPA. I do not have a lot of knowledge in
> regards to networks and security risks.  Can The Alice program be run
> without a high security risk? Any explanation would be appreciated so I can
> validate the use to my new district tech administrator and continue to keep
> students engaged in programming with Alice.
>
> Any Help would be appreciated
> Heidi Kunselman
>
> Heidi Kunselman
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