Cyber Law: Maximizing Safety and Minimizing Risk in Classrooms

"Bissonette has made an extremely important contribution to the technology leadership literature. School leaders face extraordinary challenges as they balance student empowerment with organizational responsibility. This book′s clear guidance, real-life scenarios, and practical tips help administrators navigate those shoals effectively."
―Scott McLeod, Associate Professor and Director
UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education

Protect students and staff by ensuring the appropriate, ethical use of technology!

Concerned that the fast-evolving technology used to empower students also puts the school at risk? The legal issues that affect today′s classrooms require a heightened awareness and understanding of Internet safety and cyber law.

This timely reference is an essential overview for teachers, media specialists, and administrators covering legal issues related to Internet and technology use. Lawyer and educational policy expert Aimée M. Bissonette provides up-to-date research, jargon-free summaries of legal cases illustrating potentially risky classroom situations, and proactive strategies on:

• Privacy, security, copyright, liability, and safety
• Internet tools, social networking sites, cyberbullying, and appropriate online behavior
• The use of non-school electronics such as cell phones, handheld computers, and cameras

With sample policies, procedures, permission forms, and contract language, Cyber Law turns complicated legal concepts into concrete ideas that will help schools act responsibly and anticipate new developments.

Aimée Bissonette is a lawyer, teacher, and writer. She has written extensively for trade publications and conducts training sessions for corporate, educational, and nonprofit groups (nationally and internationally) on the topics of copyright, rights negotiation and licensing, and the legal issues associated with technology in schools. She has written Web site copy for two Web sites on intellectual property and copyright law, and has written and co-produced a satellite broadcast for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities titled Copyright Considerations for Higher Education. She practices law with Little Buffalo Law & Consulting in Minneapolis, MN.