For Institutions
What a college's IT, privacy, accessibility and purchasing reviewers need before approving Clearbyte as an LTI tool.
Student Data and Privacy
What the lab platform receives from the LMS and creates during a lab, who can see it, AI use, retention, and FERPA.
Security
Hosting, lab account isolation and reset, sign-in and credentials, encryption, logging and backups.
Accessibility
The accessibility standard, what is in place, accommodations instructors can give, and known limits.
Student Agreement
The terms and acceptable use rules every student accepts before their first lab.
Website Privacy Policy
The www.clearbyte.com website and its contact, request and SMS opt-in forms.
Terms & Conditions
The terms for using Clearbyte services.
Summary
| LMS integration | LTI 1.3 with Deep Linking, Assignment and Grade Services, and Names and Role Provisioning Services. Used with Canvas. |
|---|---|
| Student data from the LMS | Name, email address, LTI user ID, course role, course ID and title. |
| Hosting | Amazon Web Services, US East (N. Virginia) Region. No other hosting provider. |
| Student AWS accounts | Provided by Clearbyte, one per student per lab, emptied and audited after every lab. Students never use their own AWS accounts or payment details. |
| AI | Short-answer grading, and feedback where the instructor turns it on, through Amazon Bedrock in the United States. No names or email addresses are sent. |
| Accessibility target | WCAG 2.1 Level AA. |
| Audits and certifications | No SOC 2 report. Not certified by 1EdTech, the standards body for LTI. |
| Breach notice | Within 72 hours of confirming an incident that exposes an institution's student data. |
Access and cost
Clearbyte is set up for each course directly; there is no self-service sign-up. Each course is assigned a set of lab AWS accounts, and each account runs one student's lab at a time, so the number of accounts sets how many students can work at once.
Pricing is quoted per institution, based on the number of courses and students. Email info@clearbyte.com for a quote.
Support
Students ask their instructor first. Instructors and administrators can email info@clearbyte.com. Support is provided on weekdays, with a first reply within two business days.
Available on request
- Review and signature of the institution's data privacy agreement.
- A completed HECVAT, the EDUCAUSE security questionnaire for higher education.
- An Accessibility Conformance Report (VPAT), once the planned accessibility review is complete.