AudraLind,BethRaebel,BreSteele

KSP667:Dr.IndiMarieWilliams
Week2GroupProject
February21,2016

SocialMediaPolicyforTeachers

Prefacetoourguidelines:statedpurpose
Thepurposeofthesesocialmediaguidelinesforteachersshouldnotbetolimitteacheraccessto
excellenttools.Instead,theseguidelinesshouldencouragethecreationofanenvironment
wherefacultyareeducatedandcaneducatestudentsinthe21stcenturyliteracies(Anderson,
2012).
Anothergoalsocialmediapoliciesistopreventinappropriatecontactbetweenstudents
andstaff.Blockingsocialmediainitselfdoesnotprohibitinappropriatecontact.Teachers
shouldrefertotheirowndistrictsexistingpolicyonappropriateteacherandstudent/teacher
communication.Theseguidelinesrelatespecificallytodistrict,schoolorclassroomsocialmedia
accountsestablishedforthepurposeofstudentlearningintheclassroom.Anappendixof
additionalresourcesadvisingteachersofsocialmediacommonsenseforprivateaccountscanbe
foundattheendofthisdocument.

DefinitionofSocialMedia:
1. Socialmediaisdefinedasanyformofonlinepublicationorpresencethatallows
interactivecommunication,including,butnotlimitedto,socialnetworks,blogs,Internet
websites,Internetforums,andwikis.(NYCDepartmentofEducationSocialMedia
Guidelines,2013)
2. SomeexamplesofnetworkingsitesincludebutarenotlimitedtoFacebook,LinkedIn,
Twitter,Instagram,Flickr,YouTube,SnapChat,Remind,Kik,Schoology,Groupme,
SeeSaw,Homeroom,Edmodo,etc.(Anderson,2012)

KnowledgeofGuidelines
1. Makesureyouknowyourschooldistrictssocialmediaandtechnologyusepolicies
beforeinteractingwithstudentsonline.
(EducationMinnesota,2016).

AppropriateUseoftheInternetandDistricttools
1. Donotaccessinappropriatesitesonyourschoolissued/owned/controlleddevicesat
anytime,before,during,orafterschool.
(EducationMinnesota,2016).
2. Maintainseparateemailaccountsforpersonal/professionalsocialmediaaccounts.
(NYC
DepartmentofEducationSocialMediaGuidelines,2013)
3. Ensurethesafetyandconfidentialityofstudents.
(MinnetonkaPublicSchools,2010)


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Assumptionof(orlackthereof)ofPrivacy
1. Befamiliarwiththesocialmediaprivacysettingsbeforeyouopenthesitetostudents.
2. ConsidercomputeruseincludingInternet,emailandsocialmediatobeaprivilege,nota
right.Useschoolissued/owned/controlleddevicesforschoolworkyoushouldhaveno
expectationofprivacyinthosedevices.(EducationMinnesota,2016).
3. Noexpectationofprivacyinregardstousinga
professionalsocialmediaaccount
.
Supervisorsreservetherighttoremovepostingsoraccounts.(MinnetonkaPublic
Schools,2010)
4. Protectconfidentialinformationofallstudentsandstaff.(MinnetonkaPublicSchools,
2010)
5. Beforepostingmedia,checkyourdistrictspolicyonphotopermissionsforstudents
featuredinthoseimages.(Districtsapproachthisdifferently.Somepoliciessuggest
securingpermissioninwritingorviaaconsentformthatiscirculatedamongteachersso
theyknowwhotheycanphotograph.Somepoliciessuggesttheopposite:thatonthe
annualinformationform,aparentmustoptoutofhavingtheirchildphotographed.Our
groupsdistrictsareamixtureofthesepolicies.).
a. Regardlessofyourdistrictspolicy(optinoroptout),bemindfuloftheprivacy
ofyourstudentswhenitcomestostudentworkandimages.(Kelly,2015).
b. Iftheyare13oryounger,makesureyourpolicyisincompliancewithCOPPA.
Iftheyaregreaterthan13,COPPAdoesnotspecificallyapplynevertheless,
modelrespectbyaskingstudentpermissiontopostphotosorstudentworkonline
(Varlas,2011).

Appropriatecommunication
1. Teachersmustberespectfulandprofessionalonline.Teachersshouldtreatprofessional
socialmediaspaceandcommunicationlikeaclassroom.
(MinnetonkaPublicSchools,
2010)
2. Usecommonsense,caution,andsoundjudgmentwhenusingprofessionalsocialmedia
accounts.
(NYCDepartmentofEducationSocialMediaGuidelines,2013)
a. RemembertheThreePsofInternetuseandhowtheyapplytosocialmedia:
(EducationMinnesota,2016).
i.
Permanent(longafteryourpostsaredeleted,theyarecachedsomewhere).
ii.
Perfect(asfarasmemorygoesyourexactwordscanberetrievedatany
laterpoint)
iii.
Public.
b. UseSchoolaccountsforinstruction,educationalopportunitiesand
schoolsponsoredextracurricularorenrichmentactivities.Contactwithstudents
shouldneverbefromyourpersonalaccount,andshouldbelimitedtoeducational,


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instructional,schoolextracurricularactivity.
(NYCDepartmentofEducation
SocialMediaGuidelines,2013)
c. Usepersonalaccountsforyourpersonallife.Youneverneedtocontactstudents
fromyourpersonalaccountorusesocialmediatodiscussastudents(oryour)
personallife.(
(NYCDepartmentofEducationSocialMediaGuidelines,2013)
3. Respectandprotectyouraudienceandourlearningcommunity.
(SiteImprovementPlan,
2011).
a. Keepinmindtheyreflectadiversesetofcustoms,valuesandpointsofview.
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).
b. Obvious:avoidethnicslurs,offensivecomments,defamatorystatements,insults,
obscenity.
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).
c. Whenposting,considerprivacyandwhethertopicsareobjectionableor
inflammatory.
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).
d. Makeitclearthatviewsandopinionsareyoursanddonotrepresenttheofficial
viewofthedistrict.
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).
e. Establish,teachandmodelageappropriategroundrulesforparticipationwith
classroomsocialmedia.(EducationMinnesota,2016).
f. Teachstudentswhatgooddigitalcitizenshiplookslikeandpracticegooddigital
citizenshiponline.(Holland,2013).
4. Communicatewithstudentsonlyonprofessionalsocialmediaaccounts,beingas
professionalastheywouldbeintheclassroom.
a. Informparentsandyouradministratorsifyouplantousesocialmediainyour
classroom.(PaightonAcademy,2014.).
5. Monitorthemembershipofclassroomsocialmediaaccountsandprovideaccessvia
passwordsecuritywhenpossible.Makesureeveryparticipantisamemberofyourclass.
(EducationMinnesota,2016).

Upholding

AcademicIntegrity/Copyright

(SiteImprovementPlan,2011)
1. Respectandmodeladherencetocopyrightlawandfairuse
(SiteImprovementPlan,
2011).
2. Donotquotemorethanshortexcerptsofsomeoneelseswork
(SiteImprovementPlan,
2011).
3. Givecredittotheoriginalauthororsource
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).
4. Linktooriginalworkratherthancopyingit
(SiteImprovementPlan,2011).


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AppendixA:
SocialMediacommonsenseforeducators(advicespecifictopersonalaccounts)

SocialMediaDosandDontsForEducators

handoutsfromEducatonMinnesotas
SocialMediaworkshopattheJanuarypoliticalconference.
https://drive.google.com/a/isd181.org/file/d/0B000YYRIqHrDajRUX0lSR2xFRm5JRWJ
mbXFUUWlHYzdkbF9R/view

SocialNetworkingNightmares
NEAarticleonteachers,firstamendmentrightsandjob
security.Dated(Myspacereferences)butstillasolidread.
http://www.nea.org/home/38324.htm

SurvivingSocialMedia:EducatorRulesforPersonalUseofFacebookandTwitter
http://www.educationworld.com/tech/social_media_rules.shtml

WhatEveryTeacherNeedstoKnowAboutSocialMedia

perspectivefromtheUK
http://www.paigntonacademy.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/Whateveryteacherneeds
toknowaboutSocialMedia.pdf


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SourcesCited

Anderson,S.(2012).
SocialMediaGuidelines
.Edutopia.Web.Retrieved17February2016,
from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/socialmediaguidelinesstevenanderson

EducationMinnesota.(2015).
SocialMediaDosandDontsforEducators.
[Brochure].27Jan.
2016.

Holland,B.(2013,June18).
IntroducingSocialMediatoElementaryStudents.
Retrieved
February21,2016,from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/introducingsocialmedialowerelementarybethholland

Kelly,K.(2015).
TeensonDigitalPrivacy
.Edutopia.Retrieved18February2016,from
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/teensdigitalprivacy

MinnetonkaPublicSchools
.
(2010).
Policy#470:EmployeeUseofSocialMedia
.Web.20Feb.
2016.<http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/policies/470.pdf>.

NYCDepartmentofEducationSocialMediaGuidelines.(2013)(1sted.,pp.114).NewYork
City.Web.Retrieved20February2016,from
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BCF47CED604B4FDDB752DC2D81504478/0/
SMG_FINAL_20130415.pdf

PaightonAcademy.(2014).
WhatEveryTeacherNeedstoKnowAboutSocialMedia
.United
Kingdom:ESafetySupport.Retrieved20Feb.2016from
http://www.paigntonacademy.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/Whateveryteacherneeds
toknowaboutSocialMedia.pdf

SiteImprovementPlan.(2011).
KimmelFarmSocialMediaGuidelinesandBestPractices
.
[Dropboxdocument].Retrieved19February2016,from
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11220586/Social%20Media%20Best%20Practices%
20For%20Teachers.pdf

Varlas,L.(2011).
PolicyPriorities:CanSocialMediaandSchoolPoliciesbe"Friends"?
Ascd.org.Retrieved19February2016,from
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/policypriorities/vol17/num04/CanSocial
MediaandSchoolPoliciesbeFriends.aspx