dos and donts of social media for educators 20150529
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Benefits of social media Provides a great space for sharing experiences,
best practices collaborating, researching and updating one’s knowledge
Exposes teachers to the possibilities offered by web 2.0 technologies
May increase student engagement
Keeps educators up-to-date on news and current public policy issues concerning education
Facebook Privacy Settings and Tools: https://www.facebook.com/about/basics/
Twitter Safety and Security Settings: http://bit.ly/13xKQqd
YouTube Policies, Safety, and Reporting: http://bit.ly/1aWVzsy
Pinterest Basics: http://bit.ly/ZL0QwI Flickr Privacy and Sharing: http://bit.ly/15IsUC
KNOW YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS!
Be prepared to share everything you post with a potential audience of millions.
Screenshots
Printouts
Typed or copied text
Online archival systems
UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS OF ONLINE PRIVACY
Posted from her home computer and on a page that was set to private.
UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS OF ONLINE PRIVACY
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Educator-Conduct/Licensure-Code-of-Professional-Conduct-for-Ohio-Ed or http://1.usa.gov/1LOmomt
The most subjective part of which concerns Professional Behavior:
Educators shall behave as professionals realizing that their actions reflect directly on the status and substance of the education profession
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Don’t disparage anyone on the basis of: Race or ethnicity Socioeconomic status Gender National origin Sexual orientation Political or religious affiliation Physical characteristics Age Disability
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Fired
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Never joke about taking any kind of violent action
Disciplined
Fired
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Don’t talk about breaking the law or violating rules, even if you haven’t been charged
Disciplined
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
LEARN ODE’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Most non-tenured teachers can be let go without cause. Teacher free speech rights are fairly limited:
Protected as Free Speech Matters of public concern, i.e. broader
social/political issues of the day
EXCEPT when their speech disrupts the school’s learning environment.
UNDERSTAND YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
NOT protected as Free Speech Matters of personal concern, e.g.
Social activitiesPersonal gripesPartying
Resigned DismissedSuspended
Dismissed
CENSORED
UNDERSTAND YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
UNDERSTAND YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
DON’T POST ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE
Refrain from: Profanity Obscenity Images with you drinking, using drugs, in
questionable settings, with disreputable companions, in inappropriate attire, or engaging in illegal activities
Anything that depicts you in an unfavorable light
NEVER tell stories about work that include personally identifiable details or information protected by state or federal privacy laws.
DON’T VENT ABOUT SCHOOL ONLINE
Fired
Even general statements or hypotheticals put you at risk.
DON’T VENT ABOUT SCHOOL ONLINE
Suspended
DON’T JOIN INAPPROPRIATE GROUPS
Don’t assume Facebook friends of your friends are safe. One Facebook spam victim lamented, “I just befriended her ‘cause the other guys we know did.”
With access to personal information, they can use that information to try to hack your personal accounts online, like your bank account .
DON’T FRIEND ANYONE YOUR DON’T KNOW
Create a Google alert to notify you when anything about you has been posted
Monitor comments that are posted to your page and your friends’ photographs
• Delete inappropriate language or content
• Remove the tags from inappropriate photographs & try to get photos removed
MONITOR YOUR OWN INTERNET PRESENCE
MONITOR YOUR OWN INTERNET PRESENCE
KEEP WORK AND PLAY SEPARATE
Don’t friend people you only know professionally Create a separate account if you want to connect
professionally or use a social network designed specifically for connecting professionally• Maintain appropriate boundaries• Always use professional language• Only connect with students transparently &
with everyone’s permission
Don’t friend students from your personal account!
• One teacher was fired for jokingly “threatening” a student with detention for calling him “sir.”
• Another teacher who friended students had inappropriate pictures of herself posted online. Her students were found to be talking about the pictures.
KEEP WORK AND PLAY SEPARATE
Do not use social media at school, except during free periods
Do not access your personal email on a school computer
Do not bring your laptop to school and connect to your school’s Wi-Fi
Do not use your school’s Wi-Fi with your mobile
LEARN YOUR SCHOOL’S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Don’t use technology to host or post improper or inappropriate material
Make sure everything you do online is in keeping with your school’s policy or policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations
LEARN YOUR SCHOOL’S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Feel free to discuss it with your OEA Labor Relations Consultant
CONTACT OEA IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS