POWERS OF GOOD & EVIL: USING THE

INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO

PROMOTE UNITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND

GROWTH IN THE CLASSROOM

JULIE OWEN – VICE PRESIDENT OF CLIENT RELATIONS

Christian

Parent

Worked in education &

education technology for 16 yrs

Experienced mistake maker

• Established 2002

• Service over 500 colleges, universities, for-profit, high

schools

POWERSIs the Internet, Technology, & Social Media bad? It

depends on WHO you ask and WHEN you ask themMom

Teacher

Principal

PR specialist

1 Timothy 6:10 – for MONEY is the root of all EVIL…

1 Timothy 6:10 - For the LOVE of money is the root of all EVIL…

THE POWER OF EVIL

Unlimited Opportunity (DANGER)

Experiences (AGE APPROPRIATE?)

Independence (NO SUPERVISION; NO ACCOUNTABILITY)

Innovation (CONFUSION)

Initiative (MISGUIDED)

WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL

Approved devices

Approved apps

Policies in writing

Assignments

Expectations

Personal awareness of new

technology

Parents

Student’s choices

Technology issues

Required standards or

milestones

WHAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL

THE POWER OF GOOD

Unlimited Opportunity

Experiences

Independence Innovation

Initiative

UNITY

VISION

•Shared End Result

MOTIVATION•Common Love

GUIDELINES

• Policy or Rules

WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Signed policy/procedure/contract (parents &

children)

• Clear expectations

• Mentor/Buddy system

• Installed protection

• Plagiarism – Turnitin

• No excuses

GROWTH

Create LIVING content & have students do the

same.

https://www.smarterproctoring.com

https://animoto.com/play/g1BYhA6y3phJWvviKk028A

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Launch a positive campaign

• Random Act of Kindness

• Personal Growth

• Learning Community

HOW?Learn concept or historical fact

Apply to current day situations

Create new content about concept

Past

FuturePresent

PROHIBITION

INSERT TECHNOLOGY PROJECT FOR

FUTURE

TIPS

Create approved research sites list

Quality Control – Test

Collaborate/Share

Know your students

#DANGER