Social Media Action PlanJulie Shumway – EDUC775, Fall 2014Drexel University

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…When You Can Do It Like This?

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…Or This?

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Acceptable Use PolicyMuch of our work in the classroom relies on technology. It is important that we are

able to use technology safely and respectfully. This document will help each of us know what is acceptable behavior in terms of our technology use. For the purposes of our class, Technology refers to the use of any school-provided equipment, access to the internet while on school grounds, and any work on our class activities while off school property.

All students will be granted the privilege of using technology to participate fully in the learning experience, in accordance with our over-arching principles of respect for self, respect for others, and respect for our environment:

Students will demonstrate self-respect. They will not share identifying information online (this includes choosing a username that is vague; please do not use your last name and birthdate as a username).

Students will respect others. They will use positive language, and will refrain from posting any comments that are hurtful to others. (This includes posting anything that could potentially identify another classmate to the world.)

Students will respect school equipment. They will not abuse any materials, and will report problems or accidents immediately. Students will not use the school’s equipment to research inappropriate topics (as defined in the class’s standard classroom rule).

Students found in violation of any element of this policy will have the violation peer-reviewed. The class will determine appropriate ramifications, based on precedent if any exists.

I, the undersigned, have read and agree to the Acceptable Use Policy as detailed here.

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Saqlain, N. (2012). Technology and Foreign Language Pedagogy: What the Literature Says. EDUCAUSE Review. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/technology-and-foreign-language-pedagogy-what-literature-says

MacWhinney, B. (2014). Language acquisition – the basic components of human language, methods for studying language acquisition, phases in language development. Retrieved from http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2153/Language-Acquisition.html