here and from talking to students and faculty. It covers Facebook and =
behavior - you can download it on the ISEnet ning: =
http://isenet.ning.com/group/evolvinginternetsafetysocialnetworkingdiscus=
sions/forum/topics/updated-high-school
Jenni Swanson Voorhees
Sidwell Friends School
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Brian Lee
Sent: Sat 11/7/2009 11:26 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Facebook/social media policy for students
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I agree with your viewpoint, Corneilus. I would look at training =
students
about online proper behavior. Common sense regarding to online =
behaviors
are not naturally ingrained. Sometimes, people believe their online
behaviors are private which will hurt them later in the future.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: Cornelius Walker <cnw@mac.com>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators =
<ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:03:08 -0500
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Facebook/social media policy for students
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> On Nov 7, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Cuevas, Hiram wrote:
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>> Do any schools have a policy prohibiting their students from having =
FB
>> accts if they satisfy the TOS?
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> I can think of fewer ways to irritate and engender bad will amongst
> your students. It's one thing to prohibit access to Facebook during
> the school day or using school resources; it's another entirely to say
> "thou shalt not have a Facebook account."
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>> Should schools be creating policies for students regarding FB or any
>> other social media for that matter that occurs outside of school?
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> Your policies should focus on behaviors, not technologies. If you're
> going to prohibit something, it should be prohibited whether it's on
> Facebook or a piece of paper or on the athletics field. Common reasons
> schools want to prohibit Facebook use are to curb student harassment
> or bringing the name of the school into disrepute. If you prohibit
> those specific behaviors rather than the technologies, then both
> existing and new technologies are automatically covered.
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>> Would the school be overstepping its bounds if such a policy existed?
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> Independent schools have a lot of latitude in what behaviors, both
> during and outside of school, that they can police. However that
> doesn't make every attempt a wise one.
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> Cheers,
> -corn
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> Cornelius Walker
> The Proof Group
> http://proofgroup.com/
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