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Teachers & Social Networking… To Be or Not To Be…. Presenters: Smith, Miller, Blunck , Frith. ?. ?. ?. ?. Driving Question: How can we prepare novice teachers to use social networking appropriately?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. Overall Goal of Session.
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Teachers & Social Networking… To Be or Not To Be… Presenters: Smith, Miller, Blunck, Frith
? ? ? ? Driving Question: How can we prepare novice teachers to use social networking appropriately? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Overall Goal of Session • Teachers will be able to understand how to use social networking appropriately with students.
Specific Learning Objectives • Teachers will be able to identify inappropriate uses of social networkingand the consequences that accompany it. • Teachers will be able to identify appropriate uses of social networking with students and the rewards that accompany it. • Teachers will be able to identify alternative sources of social networking to enhance student learning and remain appropriately educational.
Materials needed for this Professional Development • Computer Lab • Internet Access • Social Networking Websites: Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo, and Instagram • Projector ***This will be a hands on professional development in which we will spend time discussing and interacting with websites in the computer lab.
Appropriate or NOT??? Pre-Assessment
Work Related Issues??? • School Lockdowns? • Complaints about work?
(I) Standard 3.9. • The educator shall refrain from inappropriate communication with a student or minor, including, but not limited to, electronic communication such as cell phone, text messaging, email, instant messaging, blogging, or other social network communication. Factors that may be considered in assessing whether the communication is inappropriate include, but are not limited to:
(i) the nature, purpose, timing, and amount of the communication; • (ii) the subject matter of the communication; • (iii) whether the communication was made openly or the educator attempted to conceal the communication;
(iv) whether the communication could be reasonably interpreted as soliciting sexual contact or a romantic relationship; • (v) whether the communication was sexually explicit; and • (vi) whether the communication involved discussion(s) of the physical or sexual attractiveness or the sexual history, activities, preferences, or fantasies of either the educator or the student.
Check and Maintain your Privacy Settings • Make your passwords complicated so that it is harder to be hacked. • Make certain that your settings are private or public, depending on who you would like to have access to your sites.
Avoid Oversharing • Do not share personal information that you wouldn’t share with your class. Remember that teachers are not immune to cyber bullying and may receive threats and personal attacks.
Use Common Sense • Avoid referring to your job, coworkers, students, parents, school district, or community in a negative light.
Establish clear boundaries • With students and their parents • Communicate your (and your school’s) social media policy so there are no unrealistic expectations.
Google Yourself • Find out what your school, students, or parents can find out about you and respond to inappropriate findings quickly.
Create an alternative online community. • Edmodo • Educators using Facebook • PB Works
Tweet Your Training Activity • Each group has been given a scenario about teachers using social media. • Login to Twitter using the group login information provided on your scenario sheet. • Within your groups, brainstorm appropriate uses of social media within each scenario. • As you brainstorm, Tweet the ideas and include “#SocialMediaPD” within the Tweet.
Social Media PD Group 1 @SMPD127 June 13 Do not friend students on your personal Facebook #SocialMediaPD SM PD1 Social Media PD Group 3 @SMPD327 June 13 Keep Instagram pictures clean. Once its posted, its PUBLIC! #SocialMediaPD SM PD3 Social Media PD Group 2 @SMPD227 June 13 Edmodo is a great resource for teachers and students, with less risk than Facebook. #SocialMediaPD SM PD2 Social Media PD Group 4 @SMPD427 June 13 Establish clear expectations for social media with students before usage begins. #SocialMediaPD SM PD4
Tweet Your Training- Discussion • Group 1 Scenario- Mrs. Smith, a high school English teacherhas been adding students as friends to her personal Facebook page, using the forum to answer questions and guiding classroom related discussions. Some students have begun asking personal questions about relationships and controversial life issues. Jacob’s mother, who monitors Jacob’s Facebook page, feels uncomfortable about this and requests a conference with Mrs. Smith to discuss what she believes is inappropriate activity. • Has Mrs. Smith done anything wrong? • What tips do you have for Mrs. Smith to avoid inappropriate Facebook activity?
Tweet Your Training-Discussion • Group 2 Scenario- After hearing a presentation at a conference, junior high school principal Miller has banned the following sites from being used in his classrooms: Facebook, Skype, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. A number of teachers and many students are upset with this decision. • Why do you think Mr. Miller banned these sites? • Name other online tools teachers can still utilize in their classroom and receive the same or similar benefits as the banned sites.
Tweet Your Training- Discussion • Group 3Scenario- The PE teacher at an elementary school has created a popular blog about teaching PE and healthy living. In one entry, he describes (but does not name) several coworkers he sees as having poor eating habits that contribute to them being overweight. One teacher thinks she is writing about her and brings the post to the attention of the principal. • Is it appropriate for teachers to write in a public forum about students and/or teachers, even in a positive nature? • What action do you think should be taken on the PE teacher?
Tweet Your Training- Discussion • Group 4 Scenario- Mr. Johns, last year’s Teacher of the Year, recently joined Instagram and posts pictures on a regular basis. He did not establish his privacy settings and has not realized that several of his students are “following” him. Over the summer, Mr. Johns goes on vacation with his wife and posts pictures of them drinking cocktails on the beach. When school starts in August, the principal of Mr. John’s school overhears students calling Mr. Johns a ”heavy drinker”. • Do you think the content of Mr. Johns’ pictures were inappropriate given that he was on summer break? • What advice would you give Mr. Johns to avoid this from happening?
Resources Huessner, K. M., & Fahmy, D. (2010, August 19). Facebook firing: teacher loses job after commenting about students, parents on Facebook - ABC News.ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News. Retrieved June 4, 2013. This resource explains how powerful the use of Facebook can be on the career of teachers. In this case, a teacher is fired for her inappropriate comments about her students, parents and district. It exposes how the line is blurred between private and public with teachers and how conscious they must be on social media. This provides support for the case that teachers must be educated about the risks of the use of social media and what they post.
Resources Johnson, D. (2010, September 16). Social networking scenarios [Blog]. Retrieved from http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/9/16/social-networking-scenarios.html. The scenarios used for the Tweet Your Training activity were derived from this blog entry.
Resources Kelli Wynn, S. (2013, March 21). Teacher misconduct accusations triple; Social-media use blamed for improper behavior with students; Special report in our schools. Dayton Daily News (OH). The purpose of the article was to inform local readers of the increase in inappropriate student-teacher relationships in Ohio. The article focused on the Centerville, Madison, Mason, Wayne and Northeastern school districts and was written for residents in these respective areas.
Resources Kuehn, L. (2012). Getting into trouble on Facebook.Our schools/ Ourselves. 21(2). 83-88 Retrieved on June 1, 2013, from http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2012/02/osos106_Trouble_Facebook.pdf. The author discusses the rise in teachers who are facing disciplinary action from their school based on what they posted online. It is noted that most high school students think it is acceptable to be friends with their teachers on Facebook, while their parents disagree. Teachers should think about how they are being represented on Facebook and realize that professionalism must be maintained even after you leave the school gates; because once information is public it can be interpreted the wrong way and is easily accessible to more than just its intended audience.
Resources McCormack, S. (2013, May 7). Olivia Sprauer, former teacher, forced to resign after bikini modeling photo surfaces (PHOTO). Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 4, 2013, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/olivia-sprauer-teacher_n_3230211.html. This resource is a very recent article exposing the actions of a teacher posing in bikini modeling photos and was ultimately fired. The teacher knowingly posed in these photos and knew the risk of her actions. This article supports the reason of inappropriate use of social media and teacher discretion outside of work for getting fired. It is used to support the claim with current evidence and provide even more reasoning for educators to understand the definition of professionalism.
Resources Simpson, M., & Long, C. (2010). NEA - Social networking nightmares. Retrieved June 17, 2013, from http://www.nea.org/home/38324.htm. The first article contains scenarios of which teachers were let go and how their plea of “first amendment” never upheld in court. It also gives a brief overview of the first amendment. The second article shows positive ways and reasons to use social networking in the classroom.
Resources Social media law: "Well-meaning, but misguided" - YouTube. (2011, August 11). YouTube. Retrieved June 25, 2013, from http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAY5MRKzKv8 This video is about the Missouri State Law that was passed to ban teachers from using social media with students to avoid problems. It sheds light on the issue of how to use social media appropriately and can spark a discussion on whether this is the right decision or not for teachers to consent with
Resources Teachers (2013, June 11). Social media in schools: The do's & don'ts - World Class Teachers. Retrieved June 17, 2013, from http://www.worldclassteachers.co.uk/social-media-in-schools-the-dos-donts. This article contains some more do’s and don’ts. It also has them from a student’s point of view. (Which we may need to include in our PD. Teaching teachers how to teach students appropriate uses.)
