March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 1 Professionalism, Social Media & Electronic Communications AOS 92 Spring 2012

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 2 Know Thyself & Thy Media Defined - Now & Tomorrow Elsewhere - Other Professions & states Two worlds - Professional & Private Be aware - perceptions/pitfalls Prudent Steps Good Judgment

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 3 Defined -- Now into the Future Definition: SOCIAL MEDIA noun pl but singular or pl in constr forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and micro-blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS SY Across US Vast majority use appropriately Increasingly finding compelling reasons to limit teacher-student contact Boards revising media policies (12+ states) Not just education, Florida Judges & Military

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 5 “Don’t confuse me with the facts.” In a court of law, facts matter In the rest of the world beliefs matter People know what they believe………. in spite of ALL of the facts. Perceptions are more real the reality!

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 6 Familiarity Breeds Contempt TMI Better not knowing Loses moral authority to lead

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 7 Personal ties to the world Professional uses of Social Media Professional and Personal Lives Overlap Potential trouble Verizon video

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 8 Example of Potential Problem E.g. 1 You are friends with a student who has conversation/photo on his page that is a violation of school policy. What do you do? Even if you don’t see it, do his other friends assume you did…so you condone the behavior?

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 9 Example of Potential Problem E.g. 2 Your college friend finds a photo or you hammered and tags your image on his page. What is your privacy setting? How is your moral authority affected when you promote anti-substance policies or try to teach or enforce rules?

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 10 What Can AOS92 Do? 1.Do nothing until a disaster occurs. 2.Ban contact on all Social Media. 3.Find middle ground: A.Make people aware of pitfalls B.Give some advice C.Provide school-own media

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 11 Personal ties to the world Professional uses of Social Media #1: keep work, work — and keep your personal life, private Potential trouble Consider Having Two Accounts: A Purely Private Account & A Public Face Account

It’s NOT just policy; it’s the LAW INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: Under Maine law, [AOS92 schools] shall not publish on the Internet information that identifies a student, including but not limited to the student’s full name, photograph, personal biography, address, home address, date of birth, social security number and parents’/legal guardians’ names, without written consent of parents or legal guardian. March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 12

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 13 #2: Know your settings! Can people see who I'm sharing with? People who can see a post you share can see: 1. Audience People who can see your post can see the audience you chose to share next to your post: Public ( ), Friends (+) ( ), or Custom ( ). If you chose to use Custom to include or exclude specific people from seeing your post, then only "Custom" will show next to your post. People will not be able to see the individuals you specified. 2. Lists If you choose to share with one of your default lists (Close Friends, Acquaintances, Restricted)default lists or a custom list, the people on that list will be able to see the other people included on that list;custom list however, they won’t be able to see the name of that list. If you choose to share with one of your smart lists, the people on that list will only be able to seesmart lists the name of the list. And watch out for changes to those settings!!

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 14 Facebook changes e.g. Without your permission

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 15 Do your Circles overlap? I can be: Friend Family Colleague Classmate Soccer Parent Google Plus

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 16 #3:Know If Your Media Interact? YouTube videos history combined with Google Search history (1 Mar 2012) Access other social media via your Facebook (think Zynga’s Farmville or Pandora online music) Future mergers and gateway access?

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 17 #4: Realize, ONCE you post it, you lose control of it Is this the picture you want in the staff lounge, copied and posted in the hall, or in the Morning Sentinel tomorrow?

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 18 Once you post it, you lose control of it Is this the picture you want in the staff lounge, copied and posted in the hall, or in the Morning Sentinel tomorrow? As Blackhawk wrote in their country song: You better think again Think it over one more time …… You better think again

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 19 #5: Use School-Operated Social Media in Class 1.Moodle 2.FirstClass web sites 3.Bluefield (social media) in FC 4.AOS92 Google Docs Domain Can be Internal Only Local control of accounts & archive Students are compelled to use

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 20 #6: Be careful with NON-AOS92 web/media sites in Class Teachers can host resources BUT Cannot compel students to create accounts nor post material Student can opt-out without penalty at any time No local control or easy contact: –Court order for account archives –Normally cancel malicious accounts

March 1, 2012Technology Department - Waterville Public Schools; a proud part of AOS92 21 We’re Counting On You! Good Judgment Think and think again Take prudent steps Consider alternatives or options Ask questions when unsure Be Professional

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