legal tweets: balancing the promise of social media and its implications in schools
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These slides are from a presentation at PSU on May 8, 2012TRANSCRIPT
Legal Tweets Balancing the Promise of Social Media and Its Implications in
Schools
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First a Tweet...
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Elements embedded
Important facts
Context/history
Stakeholders
Remedies/Action Plan
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Change due to the Net
Role of teacher from expert to facilitator
Students are digital natives
Conflict is inevitable-legal resolution
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Student ExpressionTinker
Armbands OK as long as they do not “substantially interfere with the operation of the school”.
Bethel
Sexual innuendo is ok.
Layshock
Upheld rights of students to set up fake MySpace accounts.
Supreme Court: not yet on social media.
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Banning is not the solution
“We live in an amazing age of global travel and communications, which explorers like Lewis & Clark probably never imagined could exist. The information landscape today is similar to an amazing buffet of food: Full of choices, fraught with challenges, and ripe with opportunities. Like the ocean, the Internet can be a dangerous place but also an extremely engaging and fun destination. Just like responsible parents who teach their children to swim in the ocean and make good decisions when they are in and on it, as educators we need to help our students learn to safely and effectively use the Internet in constructively powerful ways.” (Fryer, 2006)
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Instead: Teach students how to use social mediaTHEN: Children’s Internet Protection Act (2000)
Required for e-rate
NOW THE WORLD HAS CHANGED: Social Media, Mobile Technologies
“Education, not mandatory blocking and filtering, is the best way to protect and prepare America’s students.” (from ISTE)
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Use of Social Media by Educators
Employers Checking out Potential Employees
Digital footprint
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Abby’s Social Media Timeline
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Abby’s Social Media Timeline
The first commercial dial-up Internet provider was launched the year she was born.
She was a year old when the first web site was created
Four when the first popular web browser, Netscape Navigator was released, and
Eight years old when Google launched.
11 years old when Wikipedia was born.
14 when Facebook launched.
16 when the first Tweet was delivered in 2006.
17 when The iPhone was the biggest innovation of 2007.
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Still, employers have to be careful
Maryland Dept. of Corrections:
"Do you have any web page accounts such as Facebook, MySpace, etc.? If so, list your username and password."
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Complaining about your employer
Stein Case
Given “other than honorable discharge” for negative comments re: Obama
Role of NLRB
Usually rules in favor of employee and is stretching into non-Union arenas.
From Section 7 of the NLRB Act in 1935. OK to use social media to criticize employers.
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Getting the Word Out
Facebook comments from citizens
Protected by First and 14th Amendment
Bottom line-be ready to deal with criticism if you open up the avenue.
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Teacher’s PLN
Be Careful!
Christina Rubino lost job for saying on FB:
“After today, I am thinking the beach sounds like a wonderful idea for my 5th graders! I HATE THEIR GUTS! They are the devils (sic) spawn!”
The Court remanded the case back to NYDOE
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Leader’s Action Plan
Districts must develop rigorous and appropriate PD.
Districts must develop sound social media policies.
Leaders need to monitor changing Federal policy and legal decisions.
In the midst of a positive approach to the promise of social media, leaders must be aware of pitfalls that can trounce the educational potential of technology.
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Anyone out there?
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