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http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/parentinfo/Documents/Facebook_Page_Guidelines.pdf Include this page on facebook policies Read to/focus on concerns http://www.tasb.org/about/schools/build/facebookfan.aspx Include this site on considerations
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http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/parentinfo/Documents/Facebook_Page_Guidelines.pdfhttp://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/parentinfo/Documents/Facebook_Page_Guidelines.pdf • Include this page on facebook policies • Read to/focus on concerns • http://www.tasb.org/about/schools/build/facebookfan.aspx • Include this site on considerations • http://socialschoolpr.wordpress.com/tag/school-district-facebook-pages/ • List the 5 metrics on the school’s facebook page and explain them • https://district.d230.org/Publications/Facebook%20guidelines.pdf • Another example of the restrictions on a school’s facebook pa ge • http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/ADM/Publ/Facebook-Posting-Guide.pdf • Another example of facebook and the district • https://www.facebook.com/crschools?fref=ts • Another example of a facebook page with lots of positive comments June 26, 2013 Shall a school district have a presence in social media?
Step-by-step guide for establishing a Facebook page • http://nextcommunications.blogspot.com/2010/08/facebook-for-school-districts-set-up.html • Step-by-step guide to establish a facebook page including : • See steps for editing your page for considerations • Facebook page rules-set your guidelines • Discussion boards, links, events, posting updates to the page for the district, not personally • Excellent information
Closing a Facebook Page • http://nextcommunications.blogspot.com/2011/05/closing-school-districts-facebook-page.html • After 20 months, the facebook page turned out to be too labor intensive, so it was deleted • The liabilities of a facebook page outweighed the benefits • This is an excellent article on pros and cons of a district facebookpage
Kirkwood School • https://www.facebook.com/KirkwoodSchoolDistrict • Likes every page directly associated with the district (elementary, middle school, high school, sports boosters) • Pics of teachers being trained during the summer • Reminder notes like pictures for seniors • Visits to classrooms, field trips, special projects • Links back to special areas of the official school webpage • Academic awards • Positive PR only!
Richland Schools • https://www.facebook.com/richlandschools • Info summarizing points of Board meetings • Recognitions • Recap of state budget issues • Recap legislative issues
Philadelphia Facebook Page • https://www.facebook.com/PhillyEducation • Not as tightly supervised as this District permits all sorts of comments
Twitter • http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/09/schools_turn_to_facebook_twitt.html • Considerations of using twitter for a school district • Tweets and comments must be closely monitored
Shall North Mac CUSD #34 have a presence in social media? • So long as there is social media there will be a way to communicate positive and negative comments regarding the District • The major factor to consider is how much time do you want to devote to your social media account • Do the benefits outweigh the headaches?