Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals

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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.

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Every year, many school districts hit the news for privacy breaches, leading to shattered trust in the community. Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals, written by Linnette Attai, a well-known expert in the field, provides invaluable, actionable guidance for teachers to understand how to properly protect the privacy of student data, while simultaneously leveraging digital tools for learning. Todays educators need robust training on how to protect student data privacy, but few districts are actually making that happen. In this book, Attai provides incredible foundational training, with actionable guidance and support, that will support teachers, while simultaneously building the needed trust in your community. -- Thomas C. Murray, Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools, Washington, D.C.; best-selling author of "Personal and Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences That Impact a Lifetime" and "Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrows Schools, Tod
Ms Attais new book on student data privacy is an essential read for every educator. She effectively provides context for the concerns, an educator's perspective, practical technical knowledge and relevant solutions in accessible language. As the CIO of a large public school district, it would be helpful if all of our Instructional leaders and teachers read this book so that they are knowledgeable about what data privacy means and how to keep student data safe, since it is so dependent on human action. -- Serena Sacks, Chief Information Officer, Fulton County Schools; 2019 Woman of the Year, Woman in IT Awards

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Linnette Attai has over 25 years of experience building organizational cultures of compliance and advising clients on strategic pathways through the complex obligations governing data privacy matters, user safety and marketing. As the founder of PlayWell, LLC, Linnette advises companies, education institutions, lawmakers and policy influencers. She serves as a virtual Chief Privacy Officer and Data Protection Officer to select clients and speaks nationally compliance matters. In addition to this book, she is also the author of Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program.