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Social Media Thoughts 21st Century
- What social networking and/or social media sites do you use in your role as a school leader? I currently use twitter for several of my classes. I have several accounts and have found only one of the twitter pages gets much feedback.
- Do you feel that this is beneficial? In what ways? What positive and negative feedback have you received from students, families, and the community? I feel like it is beneficial with keeping in touch with students through twitter. They also interact with us years after they graduate which is nice to see.
- What is your school’s policy on inappropriate technology use? In what ways could your policy be adjusted or updated? How would your policies be expanded and improved with more student involvement in their creation? We have a training that we go through district wide that gives us the info about inappropriate use of social media and how to approach it in a professional manner. I personally am pretty active on facebook. I do not allow (or accept) students as my friends until they graduate high school. This for me has been a huge benefit in getting feedback about my curriculum as well as getting quite a few to come back in as guest speakers.
- How can school leaders help their teachers recognize signs of cyberbullying? I feel like it is really hard with some of the apps that students use (like snapchat) are really hard to monitor because it disappears after it is seen. I personally am struggling with this in my own parenting.....because according to my 6th grade daughter, she's the ONLY one who does not have snapchat. I'll see how long I can hold out for.
Hi Shelby! First of all, I love the look of your blog. Your use of graphics, and your concise communication, makes it very easy to navigate, read, and enjoy. Second of all, you can assure your 6th grade daughter that she's NOT the only one who doesn't have snapchat. My 7th grade daughter doesn't have it yet either. Ha! One question, regarding your Twitter pages...which one gets the most feedback?
ReplyDeleteHi Shelby,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post. I am sure it must be helpful to have connections with students via twitter after they have graduated. Is it typically something they post that prompts you to invite them in as a guest speaker? Having alumni come into your class can be extremely powerful for current students. And, the disappearing snapchat is really challenging to manage. After our daughter was badgering us to get Snapchat before she was 13 (and we consistently declined), then she heard about the link between mental health concerns related to adolescents who have Snapchat. We gave her the choice when she turned 13 and she chose not to get an account. I was really surprised. As you can imagine, it didn't last. She does have Snapchat, but monitoring it is next to impossible. My wife and I also have it and try to model the appropriate way to use it (when we can figure it out). But, seeing what she snaps is another story.