July 12 assignment on Technology tools and how they are used

I'm not going to lie on this one - difficult. Many of these abbreviations for the systems that were listed, it sounded like a foreign language. I tried contacting the ISD to find out some more information, but got the "run around" and it is quite difficult to find those education people during the summer months - "this person is on vacation" or "I think you may need to speak with.... and they are out today".  So, the only one that at the elementary level that I'm even remotely familiar with, is infinite campus. I learned that it was a SIS, student information system. We use this system K-12 in our district.
I then did an internet search on gathering more information on infinite campus online, however, that became a nightmare as well because many of the webpages were simply school's web login pages. The actual company did have a webpage as well, with listed information about the company, however, it did not mention anything about FERPA on that page. I thought it was funny that it didn't even mention it..
TYPE OF INFORMATION ON INFINITE CAMPUS:
In looking at infinite campus, from what I use of it, there are many valuable and useful tools for teachers on this particular SIS. Student profiles and information are listed: address, a picture of the student, past grades for all previous grades, important allergy information, any interventions that have been done on the student, and common things such as address, siblings, date of birth, parents' names and email, phone number, cell phones, etc.
As for the teacher aspect, there is a 'search' button that a teacher can search out any student in the building. Information is kept for five or six prior years so if anything needs to be searched on a prior student, it is available. Assignments and tests can be recorded in infinite campus. In turn, there is a parent portal that parents are able to login and view and see the grades of their child.
Our attendance in the morning and afternoon are also done on infinite campus.
FERPA COMPLIANCE:
I read on the infinite campus website that it is serviced in 43 states and by hundreds of school districts nation-wide. With it being so widely used and accessed, it is vital that they would adhere to the FERPA guidelines. One of the first things that I notice is that parents need to have a special login in order to gain access into their child's "account information".
HOW TO GAIN A LOGIN: Parents must acquire a form that needs to be filled out from the technology department, this form needs to be filled out and returned to them, the technology department will then email the parents back with password and login information.
HOW IS IT COMMONLY USED: Infinite campus is used much differently than in middle school or high school. In elementary school, we use it to take attendance each day. Some teachers use it to keep track of scores on assignments and tests. We use infinite campus to fill out grades on report cards, and any information that is needed from the student is looked up on infinite campus (ie. needing a student's address, names of parents, etc.)
I would like the assignments section of infinite campus to be more "user friendly" and then I think more teachers would use it at the elementary level.