Protecting the privacy of student data when bringing technology into the classroom is one of the toughest organizational challenges facing schools and districts today. Parent and legislator concerns about how school systems protect the privacy of student data are at an all-time high. School systems must navigate complex federal and state regulations, understand how technology providers collect and protect student data, explain those complexities to parents, and provide the reassurance the community needs that the student information will remain safe. Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program provides solutions for all of these challenges and more. It is a step-by-step journey through the process of building the policies and practices to protect student data, and shifting the organizational culture to prioritize privacy while still taking advantage of the tremendous benefits that technology has to offer in the modern classroom.

How do education institutions protect student data privacy while working with technology providers? Often times, the work is clouded by a good deal of fear and uncertainty. In Student Data Privacy: Managing Vendor Relationships, Linnette Attai leverages her decades of experience working with technology providers and education institutions to provide the guidance education technology providers can use to manage their privacy responsibilities from a position of strength. Understand how defining your own data privacy and security requirements is the best pathway to creating actionable requirements for technology companies. Learn how to build collaborative partnerships with technology companies without compromising on data privacy. Leverage company knowledge to improve your own data protection program, and sharpen your negotiating skills so you can move ahead with the privacy requirements you need solidly in place. In doing so, you'll be on the right path to identifying the technology provider practices that are the right fit for your organization, and for the students and parents you serve.

How do education institutions protect student data privacy while working with technology providers? Often times, the work is clouded by a good deal of fear and uncertainty. In Student Data Privacy: Managing Vendor Relationships, Linnette Attai leverages her decades of experience working with technology providers and education institutions to provide the guidance education technology providers can use to manage their privacy responsibilities from a position of strength. Understand how defining your own data privacy and security requirements is the best pathway to creating actionable requirements for technology companies. Learn how to build collaborative partnerships with technology companies without compromising on data privacy. Leverage company knowledge to improve your own data protection program, and sharpen your negotiating skills so you can move ahead with the privacy requirements you need solidly in place. In doing so, you'll be on the right path to identifying the technology provider practices that are the right fit for your organization, and for the students and parents you serve.

Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals provides educators with the comprehensive and practical guidance they need to protect their students’ privacy in and out of the classroom. It breaks student data privacy laws down into core concepts that are easy to apply across a variety of situations and use cases. It also encourages educators to engage fully in the work of protecting student data privacy, with the tips and best practices they need to create a more secure environment for student data across the education institution. From classroom technologies to social media use, this book provides the frameworks to help teachers protect student data privacy, regardless of the technology, to better support their students, their education institutions and to elevate their own positions as transformational leaders in the classroom.

Protecting the privacy of student data when bringing technology into the classroom is one of the toughest organizational challenges facing schools and districts today. Parent and legislator concerns about how school systems protect the privacy of student data are at an all-time high. School systems must navigate complex federal and state regulations, understand how technology providers collect and protect student data, explain those complexities to parents, and provide the reassurance the community needs that the student information will remain safe. Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program provides solutions for all of these challenges and more. It is a step-by-step journey through the process of building the policies and practices to protect student data, and shifting the organizational culture to prioritize privacy while still taking advantage of the tremendous benefits that technology has to offer in the modern classroom.

Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals provides educators with the comprehensive and practical guidance they need to protect their students’ privacy in and out of the classroom. It breaks student data privacy laws down into core concepts that are easy to apply across a variety of situations and use cases. It also encourages educators to engage fully in the work of protecting student data privacy, with the tips and best practices they need to create a more secure environment for student data across the education institution. From classroom technologies to social media use, this book provides the frameworks to help teachers protect student data privacy, regardless of the technology, to better support their students, their education institutions and to elevate their own positions as transformational leaders in the classroom.