Saturday, July 11, 2009

Re: Social Networking Best Practices for Teachers

Great list, Thomas. I'll be taking a look at ours based on this.
Susan Carter Morgan
On Jul 11, 2009, at 4:14 PM, Thomas Daccord wrote:

> Here are 10 basic guidelines:
>
> 1. The first rule is treat others online as you wish to be treated =20
> online!
> 2. Introduce yourself - existing members, and potential colleagues, =20=

> will
> often reach out to you.
> 3. Use the same username on different platforms - it=92s easier to =20
> communicate
> and establish contacts if you keep the same name.
> 4. Upload an image of yourself, or at least some image that denotes
> something about you.
> 5. Join established conversations - often what you want to discuss is
> already being discussed; take a moment to see what people are =20
> conversing
> about, and who is participating, and join in.
> 6. Share as much as you take - it's an online participatory =20
> democracy that
> only works if people contribute.
> 7. Don't "protect" too much - protecting your posts/tweets will make =20=

> it more
> difficult for potential colleagues to find you.
> 8. Don't post too much personal information - most people don't want =20=

> to know
> what you had for breakfast, but rather what you're reading, viewing,
> writing, thinking, and teaching.
> 9. Converse, don't yell - always going off your own idiosyncratic =20
> gripes is
> a quick road to online isolation.
> 10. Consider separate professional and personal accounts - some =20
> educators
> converse with students via one account and their family and friends =20=

> through
> another.
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com> =20=

> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> Does anyone have a policy outlining best practices of personal use of
>> social
>> networking sites for their faculty they're willing to share?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> A. Popoola
>> Sacred Heart Schools
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>
>
> --=20
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>
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