Social Media Guidelines for High School
When creating policies for social media use in my school district, I had to take into account that we currently do not have any policies in place regarding social media specifically. My high school is beginning to implement more technology devices to allow for more use of social media in our classrooms, and I think this will be a good start to take to my administrator. My intention is to get feedback on this document from my administration, and then the staff that will be using social media in their classroom. After that process, we can begin developing professional development for teachers so that they can become more comfortable with using social media in their classes.
The use of social media in the classroom is expanding and there needs to be a set of guidelines to help both staff and students to participate appropriately in this learning tool. Currently there are no guidelines in place for the Nampa School District for the use of social media in the classroom. My hope is that this initial document will provide a launching point for the board to adopt a set of guidelines for use.
This is a living document, and as such, will need to be amended as necessary. It is my recommendation to seek advice from all parties involved to get a feel of any additional concerns that may arise. These parties include teachers, staff, students, administration, and parents. My recommendation is to set up a polling portal for feedback on policies, and suggestions.
1. While using social media, it is your responsibility to abide by the school’s code of conduct at all times. You are representing the school.
2. Remember that everything you post is public. Do not post anything private or that you do not want everyone to know about.
3. Do not use anyone else’s identity to post to social media. This will be treated like you are representing yourself as someone else.
4. Never share personal information with anyone outside of your network. Be cautious about sharing with your network as well.
5. Make sure that your privacy settings are set so that only people in your network will be able to see your information.
6. Make sure you have permission before posting pictures of fellow students.
7. Make sure to credit any work that is not yours when you post. If it is not your original thought, then it needs a source.
8. Make sure to obtain permission from parents before involving their students in school sponsored social media.
9. If you come across inappropriate content on school sponsored social media, report it immediately.
10. Posting inappropriate content will lead to disciplinary actions according to the district handbook.
Resources:
Anderson, S. (n.d.). How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/edutopia-anderson-social-media-guidelines.pdf
Bartels, D. (n.d.). socialmediaguidelines / Student Guidelines. Retrieved from http://socialmediaguidelines.pbworks.com/w/page/17050885/Student%20Guidelines
Pingry School: Social Media Guidelines. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pingry.org/page.cfm?p=887
The use of social media in the classroom is expanding and there needs to be a set of guidelines to help both staff and students to participate appropriately in this learning tool. Currently there are no guidelines in place for the Nampa School District for the use of social media in the classroom. My hope is that this initial document will provide a launching point for the board to adopt a set of guidelines for use.
This is a living document, and as such, will need to be amended as necessary. It is my recommendation to seek advice from all parties involved to get a feel of any additional concerns that may arise. These parties include teachers, staff, students, administration, and parents. My recommendation is to set up a polling portal for feedback on policies, and suggestions.
1. While using social media, it is your responsibility to abide by the school’s code of conduct at all times. You are representing the school.
2. Remember that everything you post is public. Do not post anything private or that you do not want everyone to know about.
3. Do not use anyone else’s identity to post to social media. This will be treated like you are representing yourself as someone else.
4. Never share personal information with anyone outside of your network. Be cautious about sharing with your network as well.
5. Make sure that your privacy settings are set so that only people in your network will be able to see your information.
6. Make sure you have permission before posting pictures of fellow students.
7. Make sure to credit any work that is not yours when you post. If it is not your original thought, then it needs a source.
8. Make sure to obtain permission from parents before involving their students in school sponsored social media.
9. If you come across inappropriate content on school sponsored social media, report it immediately.
10. Posting inappropriate content will lead to disciplinary actions according to the district handbook.
Resources:
Anderson, S. (n.d.). How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/edutopia-anderson-social-media-guidelines.pdf
Bartels, D. (n.d.). socialmediaguidelines / Student Guidelines. Retrieved from http://socialmediaguidelines.pbworks.com/w/page/17050885/Student%20Guidelines
Pingry School: Social Media Guidelines. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pingry.org/page.cfm?p=887