Educational settings worldwide have a significant impact on the early use of digital devices and online media by children. Therefore, schools' educational technology (EdTech) adoption decisions may lead to long-term repercussions for students and society. The authors explore how schools make technology decisions on behalf of their students, focusing on the ways that privacy and data security are considered in technology adoption decisions and use. Adaptation-level theory helps to illustrate the growing dependence on technology in compulsory educational settings, the convenience of adopting digital tools, and the risks to children that result as they use and adapt to technology. Analysis of in-depth interviews and text analysis of public state reports indicate that confusion between information technology and EdTech consequentially leads to a “privacy-security chasm.” Findings highlight privacy-security challenges in K-12 school districts and the growing need to understand student privacy protection as part of children's digital well-being.

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教育中的强制性技术采用和适应：一个迫在眉睫的学生隐私问题

全世界的教育环境对儿童早期使用数字设备和在线媒体有重大影响。因此，学校采用教育技术 (EdTech) 的决定可能会对学生和社会造成长期影响。作者探讨了学校如何代表学生做出技术决策，重点关注在技术采用决策和使用中考虑隐私和数据安全的方式。适应水平理论有助于说明在义务教育环境中对技术的日益依赖、采用数字工具的便利性以及儿童在使用和适应过程中产生的风险到技术。对深度访谈的分析和对公共州报告的文本分析表明，信息技术和 EdTech 之间的混淆必然导致“隐私-安全鸿沟”。调查结果突出了 K-12 学区的隐私安全挑战，以及越来越需要将学生隐私保护作为儿童数字福祉的一部分。