ACADEMY DISTRICT 20Social Media Guidelines

Information Technology Education Services

christine.schein@asd20.org

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Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions.

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

— Unknown

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Read the Guidelines –

What are the key points ? Discuss with your group. Be prepared to share out

GU

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words would you use to describe the Guidelines?

Discuss with your group

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impair your professional effectiveness or reputation?

How can you use Social Media to cultivate only professional relationships with students?

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“Your online behavior should reflect the same standard as those used for face to face communications”

Academy District 20

Social Media Guidelines

Teacher Facebook

Pages

Superintendent Facebook Reaction

North Carolina Example

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What is your Reaction?

Have you see this on Social

Media Sites?

Tagging Photos

New York City Schools and Social Media

The education profession

is vested by the public with a trust

and responsibility requiring

the highest ideals of

professional service

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EDUCATORS

TRUST & RESPONSIBILITY

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"Bullying means any written or verbal expression, or physical or electronic act or gesture, or a pattern thereof, that is intended to coerce, intimidate, or cause any physical, mental, or emotional harm to any student.”

HB 11-1254 changed the definition of bullying to include cyberbullying.

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Bullying is prohibited on district property, at district or school-sanctioned activities and events, when students are being transported in any vehicle dispatched by the district or one of its schools,

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off school property when such conduct has a nexus to school. (from District Policy)

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“School officials [can] discipline students for conduct occurring off of school premises where it is established that the conduct materially and substantially interferes with the educational process.” (from Court case below)

- J.S. v. Bethlehem Area School District (2000)