Can I use my personal phone with Socrait?

Yes! The vast majority of teachers can – and are – using Socrait on their personal phones. 

We treat any data captured through our service as subject to FERPA and student data privacy laws regardless of whether it comes from a teacher’s personal phone or a school-issued device. Any information we receive is considered part educational records, and we process it only on behalf of the LEA, school, or relevant school official who is the authorized user. 

We do not permanently store student information on the teacher’s phone. Information like voice names are pulled directly from the web to the device’s memory when logged in. When the app is closed, the memory is cleared. 

We do not store any kind of audio files or transcripts on the phone. In fact, we never store audio files anywhere. You can be assured that you are not carrying student data around on your personal phone so long as you close the Socrait app when you are done with each teaching day. 

That said, please consult your school edtech leader about your school’s device management policies. We would be happy to do a call with them to go over our Privacy Policy, security, and any other questions they might have.