Social Media Guidelines for Educators

Frederick S. Lane

AETN – ArkansasIDEAS

Conway, AR

8 July 2014

Lecture Overview

• Introduction

• Teaching and Technology

• Cybertraps for Educators

• Social Media Guidelines for

Educators

Background and Expertise

• Attorney and Author of 7 Books

• Focus on the Impact of Technology on

Law, Society & Privacy

• Numerous Lectures to School Districts,

Administrators, Teachers, PTOs & PTAs,

and Students

• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board

• Computer Forensics Expert and

Consultant

A Communication Revolution

Dramatically Shifting Boundaries

• Nearly All High School Students Now Have a Personal Phone Number

• … As Do Half of Middle School Students and a Third of Elementary Age Children

• Communication Is No Longer Limited to Face-to-Face and Telephone Calls

• Almost Infinite Number of Communication Apps

The Facebook Generation

• “The Facebook” Launched in 2004 –When Today’s Young Teachers Were About 10

• 73% of People on Internet Use Social Media

• But 90% of People Aged 18-29• Young Adults Also Access Social Media

on Mobile at Much Higher Rates

Not Just Teachers

Modern Teaching Challenges

• Murkier or Non-Existent Boundaries

• Glorification of Youth Culture

• Sexualization of Students

• Shifting or Unformed Social Norms

• The Pace of Online Activity

Overwhelms Decision Making

Cybertraps for Educators

• The End of Educator Privacy?

• Workplace Cybertraps

• Cyber Assaults on Teachers

• Cyber Assaults on Students

Too Much Information?

Cybertraps for Educators

• Are Teachers Even Entitled to a

Private Life?

• The Freedom of Speech Paradox

• The Fishing Charter Dilemma

• The Playboy Postulate

• The Doxy Proposition

Workplace Social Media Cybertraps

• Productivity / Cyberloafing

• Inappropriate or Hostile

Communications

• FERPA / Student Privacy Violations

• Inappropriate or Illegal Online

Activity

A Cautionary Tale• “After today, I’m thinking the beach sounds

like a wonderful idea for my 5th graders. I HATE THEIR GUTS! They are all the devils spawn!” – Christine Rubino, Facebook, 6/23/2010

• Friend comment: “oh you would let little Kwame float away!”

• Rubino reply: “Yes, I wld not throw a life jacket in for a million!!”

Social Media Assaults on Educators

• Online Allegations of Bad Behavior

• Cyberbullying, Cyberharrassment,

and Cyberstalking

• Cyberbaiting and “YouTubing”

• Impersonation and Identity Theft

Social Media Assaults on Students

• Cyberbullying, Cyberharrassment, and Cyberstalking

• Impersonation and Identity Theft• Inappropriate Texts and Posts• Voyeurism and Invasion of Privacy• Solicitation, Sexting, Sexual Assault, and

Sextortion

Social Media Guidelines for Educators

• Guiding Principles

• Practical Personal Tips

• District-Wide Prevention

• District Policies and Procedures

• Advocacy and Networking

• Cyberethics for Educators

Guiding Principles

• I’m a Teacher, Not a “Friend”• Transparency Is My Friend• There Is Such a Thing as Too Much

Information• Post Unto Others As You Would Have

Them Post Unto You• Promotion of Digital Citizenship

Practical Personal Tips

• THINK!• Understand and Implement Best Privacy

Practices• Understand That’s Not Enough• If It’s Digital, It’s Been Copied• Digitize Deliberately• Delete Is a Myth

District-Wide Prevention

• Planning Ahead Is Crucial• Well-Drafted Policies and Clear

Procedures• Education of the Entire Community• Networking with Unions, Law

Enforcement, and Legislatures• Rinse and Repeat

District Policies and Procedures

• Does Your District Have an AUP?

• Do You Know What’s In It?

• Embrace the Spirit, Not Just the

Letter

• Incorporate the AUP into Curricula

and Lesson Plans

Advocacy and Networking

• The Career You Save May Be Your Own• The Politics of Policy-Making• Understanding Begins with U• Conforming Policies and Procedures to

District Goals• Great Educational Opportunity for

Students

Cyberethics for Educators• Pre- and Post-Certification Training in

Technology and Cybertraps• Establish Personal Framework for

Cyberethical Behavior• Sound Decision-Making Online and Off• Modeling Cyberethical Behavior for

Students• Educating Cyber Citizens for 21st Century

Contact Information• E-Mail:

• FSLane3@gmail.com

• Telephone:

• 802-318-4604

• Twitter

• @Cybertraps, @FSL3

• LinkedIn:

• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/

• SlideShare.net

• www.slideshare.net/FSL3

Social Media Guidelines for Educators

Frederick S. Lane

AETN – ArkansasIDEAS

Conway, AR

8 July 2014