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1 Social Media Impact on Employment October 2, 2013 Human Resource Services

2 What is social media? Any online service used to communicate with others or display images. INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST

3 Social Media Myths  My settings are secure and others can’t see my information if I have not allowed them to.” FALSE  What I do on social media is my personal business and my employer cannot interfere in my personal online persona.” FALSE  If I have deleted an image, then it is gone forever.” FALSE  What I say on social media is a protected first amendment right.” FALSE

4 Talking with your friends over dinner is like footprints in the sand. What is the difference between talking with friends and posting on social media? Talking with your friends over social media is like footprints in concrete.

5 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics can be located on the LISD website in Board Policy DH (Exhibit), Employee Handbook pages 42-44 Employee Handbook can be located on the intranet through HR Forms and Documents

6 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: The Texas educator shall comply with standard practices and ethical conduct toward students, professional colleagues, school officials, parents, and members of the community and shall safeguard academic freedom.

7 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: The Texas educator, in maintaining the dignity of the profession, shall respect and obey the law, demonstrate personal integrity, and exemplify honesty.

8 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: Standard 2.2. The educator shall not harm others by knowingly making false statements about a colleague or the school system.

9 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: Standard 3.8. The educator shall maintain appropriate professional educator- student relationships and boundaries based on a reasonably prudent educator standard.

10 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: 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, e- mail, instant messaging, blogging, or other social network communication.

11 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Educator Code of Ethics: 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, e- mail, instant messaging, blogging, or other social network communication.

12 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Employee Handbook  If an employee wishes to use a social network site or similar media for personal purposes, the employee is responsible for the content on the employee’s page, including content added by the employee, the employee’s friends, or members of the public who can access the employee’s page, and for Web links on the employee’s page.” page 47

13 Policy Guidance and District Requirements Employee Handbook  As role models for the district’s students, employees are responsible for their public conduct even when they are not acting as district employees.” page 47

14 What is my belief of what is private or public on social media sites?.

15 Can I be disciplined or fired for my social media posting? Teacher who was asked to resign based on a Facebook Comment.

16 How do I protect myself on social media? Tips to help you be aware and protect yourself.

17 Identity Theft   A 2011 Javelin report found longtime social networking users were almost twice as likely as those newer to social networking to become victims of ID theft.”

18 Identity Theft   Users post their full name including maiden name.   Users post their birthdate.   Users post the month and day of the birthday, but not the year.   Users post the year they graduated from high school or college.   Users post their hometown.

19 Telling people when you aren’t home   If you have location services set up on your phone for social media sites, thieves are able to know when you are not at home.   Posting vacation photos or comments about vacations.   Tagging when you arrive at a location. If you tag yourself often, thieves can predict your patterns.   Many applications on your cell phone list your location when you comment or post something.

20 Friending parents of your students or students themselves   When you friend parents of district students, all comments are considered public.   It is highly discouraged to friend the parents of students in the district.   Photos, comments, and sexual orientation status is copied and sent to district officials on a daily basis from employee social media sites.

21 Security Settings   Set your security on social media sites to the most restrictive access from outside sources.   REMEMBER: Just because your settings are set to the highest security does not mean that your information or photos are secure. The settings of your friends can cause your information to be shared with others.

22 Maintain a Professional Image   Always remember that your comments are a direct representation of your district, campus, and profession. No matter when the comment if made or who it is directed at.   Always assume that your posts or pictures will be shown at a P.T.A. meeting on the big screen in the cafeteria.

23 When do I need to have separate professional and personal accounts? Things to Consider

24 What do you typically post?   If you post photos of yourself in social settings involving alcohol, then have separate accounts.   If you are tagged in pictures or LIKE pictures or videos that can be considered unprofessional, then have separate accounts.   If people post inappropriate language on your social media, then have separate accounts.

25 What do you typically post?   If you utilize your social media as a form of professional communication or promotion, have separate accounts.   If you post religious or political comments, then have separate accounts.   ALWAYS REMEMBER: When you have separate accounts, you do not need to friend or LIKE your professional account. You should know what you are doing on a day to day basis.

26 What happened to Freedom of Speech?   If you are making negative comments about your supervisor or employer, then your comments are not protected by the First Amendment Freedom of Speech.

27 What happened to Freedom of Speech?   If your comments, photos, or any activity, school- connected or otherwise, that, because of publicity given it, or knowledge of it among students, faculty, and community, impairs or diminishes the employee’s effectiveness in the District, the employee can be disciplined or recommended for non- renewal or termination.

28 Google Yourself   It is recommended that you Google yourself several times a year to see what information appears.   Search images of your name in Google.

29 Photos and Tags   If a picture is posted online and you tag someone, a box shows up around their face. This picture is now available to the public and is saved on a Google Website.   Once you’ve been tagged in it, it is saved forever. Even if you untag yourself, it remains out in cyberspace forever.

30 Sexting   A dramatic increase in sexting has occurred with individuals between the ages of 35 – 55.   Depending on the method used, those pictures or comments may be available to others.

31 Protect yourself and don’t put yourself in a potential situation.

32 What questions do you have about social media?


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